Stage Front Stadium

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]

Stage Front Stadium
Cornellà-El Prat
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Full nameStage Front Stadium
Former namesCornellà-El Prat
(2009–2014)
Power8 Stadium
(2014–2016)
RCDE Stadium
(2016–2023)
LocationCornellà and El Prat, Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates41°20′52″N 2°4′32″E
OwnerEspanyol
OperatorEspanyol
Executive suites44
Capacity40,000[1]
Record attendance40,240 (Espanyol vs Real Madrid; 13 February 2011)
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground9 May 2003
Built9 May 2005
Opened2 August 2009
Construction cost€ 60 million
ArchitectMark Fenwick, Javier Iribarren (Reid Fenwick Asociados) and Esteban Gasulla (Gasulla Arquitectura y Gestió)
Project managerJacques Coltard
Structural engineerIndus
Services engineerPGI Group
General contractorFCC Construcción i Copisa
Tenants
RCD Espanyol (2009–present)
Cornellà (2022–present)
Spain national football team (selected 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.

History

The stadium is known as the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat because it is located on the borders of the municipalities Cornellà and El Prat. The club hopes to find a buyer for the naming rights for the stadium.

Espanyol defeated Liverpool 3–0 in the stadium's inaugural match on 2 August 2009.[5]

After the death of club captain Daniel Jarque on 8 August 2009, just six days after the inaugural match, it was proposed that the stadium should be renamed in his honour.[6] However, the club has not taken a definite stance on the subject.[7]

In July 2014, the stadium was renamed as Power8 Stadium for sponsorship reasons.[8] It was discovered that Power8 was an investment fraud which duped 100s of Asian investors, organised by Bryan Cook and Thomas Yi of London Capital. In January 2016, the club renamed the stadium as RCDE Stadium ending the sponsorship of Power8.[9]

In June 2023, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and the North American company Stage Front reached a sponsorship agreement to rename the Espanyol Stadium as thr Stage Front Stadium.

Other uses

On 3 July 2010, the stadium received a live concert of American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, during The E.N.D World Tour, in front of 30,000 fans.

On 1 June 2019, German metal band Rammstein performed at the stadium as part of their Europe Stadium Tour 2019 with 33,825 fans in attendance.

League attendances

This is a list of league games attendances of Espanyol at Cornellà-El Prat.[10]

Season Total High Low Average
2009–10529,34139,26022,27527,860
2010–11497,69140,24020,13426,193
2011–12448,86335,12216,62723,624
2012–13397,59630,02315,28020,926
2013–14373,22332,13112,65019,643
2014–15355,12830,25312,71018,691
2015–16348,35327,39512,46118,334
2016–17381,42831,08214,81320,075
2017–18335,30924,83611,65917,648
2018–19362,21925,70013,46919,064
2019–20[lower-alpha 1]296,93532,08417,39022,841
2020–21Season played under closed doors
2021–22[lower-alpha 2]329,88625,04911,09517,362
  1. Matches played under closed doors not included.
  2. Some matches played with limited attendance.

References
  1. Jones, Rich (2019-02-09). "We ranked the top 10 stadium in La Liga - with a surprise No.1". mirror. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  2. "Facilities | RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. Jessop, Tara. "How To Attend An Espanyol Football Match". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  4. "Facilities | RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  5. "Liverpool Crushed As Espanyol Celebrates New Stadium In Style". Goal.com. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  6. ENCUESTA: ¿Debería llamarse 'Dani Jarque' el nuevo estadio del Espanyol? elEconomista.es, 9 August 2009
  7. "Pedro Tomás: "Permitidme que no me pronuncie porque no sería oportuno decir nada"". Marca.com. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  8. "El estadio del Espanyol pasa a llamarse 'Power8 Stadium' hasta 2021". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  9. "El Espanyol da por liquidado el contrato con Power8" (in Spanish). El Periódico. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  10. "Espectadors a Cornellà-El Prat". OscarJulia.com (in Catalan). 27 May 2013.
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