Stage Front Stadium
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Stage Front Stadium, also known as Estadi Cornellà-El Prat (Catalan pronunciation: [əsˈtaði kuɾnəˈʎa əl ˈpɾat]; Spanish: Estadio Cornellà-El Prat [esˈtaðjo koɾneˈʎa el ˈpɾat]), is an all-seater football stadium on the outskirts of Cornellà de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat, in the wider Barcelona urban area (Catalonia, Spain). It took three years to build and cost approximately €60 million. Opened in August 2009, it was awarded as Venue of the Year at the Stadium Business Awards on 18 June 2010 in Dublin.[2][3]
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Cornellà-El Prat | |
Full name | Stage Front Stadium |
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Former names | Cornellà-El Prat (2009–2014) Power8 Stadium (2014–2016) RCDE Stadium (2016–2023) |
Location | Cornellà and El Prat, Barcelona, Spain |
Coordinates | 41°20′52″N 2°4′32″E |
Owner | Espanyol |
Operator | Espanyol |
Executive suites | 44 |
Capacity | 40,000[1] |
Record attendance | 40,240 (Espanyol vs Real Madrid CF; 13 February 2011) |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 9 May 2003 |
Built | 9 May 2005 |
Opened | 2 August 2009 |
Construction cost | € 60 million |
Architect | Mark Fenwick, Javier Iribarren (Reid Fenwick Asociados) and Esteban Gasulla (Gasulla Arquitectura y Gestió) |
Project manager | Jacques Coltard |
Structural engineer | Indus |
Services engineer | PGI Group |
General contractor | FCC Construcción i Copisa |
Tenants | |
RCD Espanyol (2009–present) Cornellà (2022–present) Spain national football team (selected matches) Girona (2024–25; UEFA matches) |
With a capacity of 40,000 seats.[4] it is the 10th-largest stadium in Spain and the 3rd-largest in Catalonia. It became the home of RCD Espanyol in 2009, replacing their previous stadium, the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, being the 8th stadium in the club's history.
It is one of the potential host cities for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.