Cornellà
Full name Unió Esportiva Cornellà, S. A. D.
Founded 29 April 1951; 74 years ago (1951-04-29)
Stadium Camp Municipal de Cornellà
Capacity 3,724
Owner Lionel Messi
President Gabriel Carmona
Head coach Ignasi Senabre
League Tercera Federación – Group 5
2024–25 Segunda Federación – Group 3, 14th of 18 (relegated)
Website www.uecornella.cat
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

Unió Esportiva Cornellà, S. A. D. is a Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 29 April 1951, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 5, holding home games at Estadi Palamós Costa Brava, which has a capacity of 3,724.

History

Club logo until 2021

Unión Deportiva Cornellà was founded on 29 April 1951 by the merging of Club Atlético Padró and Academia Junyent.[1] Since its foundation the club participated in regional competitions and Tercera División until the season 2013/2014, when it achieved the historic promotion to the Segunda División B.[2]

On 6 January 2021, Cornellà upset La Liga giants Atlético Madrid by a score of 1–0 in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[3] They were eliminated in the following round by Barcelona, as the final score was 2–0 after extra time.[4]

On 16 April 2026, footballer Lionel Messi acquired full ownership of Cornellà.[5]

Club background

  • Unión Deportiva Cornellá (1951–1999)
  • Unió Esportiva Cornellà (1999–)

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1951–52 6 2ª Reg. 11th
1952–53 6 2ª Reg. 5th
1953–54 6 3ª Reg. 7th
1954–55 5 2ª Reg. 8th
1955–56 5 2ª Reg. 2nd
1956–57 5 2ª Reg. 2nd
1957–58 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 17th
1959–60 4 1ª Reg. 7th
1960–61 4 1ª Reg. 13th
1961–62 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 10th
1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 17th
1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 17th
1965–66 5 2ª Reg.
1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 16th
1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 9th
1968–69 4 Reg. Pref. 15th
1969–70 4 Reg. Pref. 11th
1970–71 5 1ª Reg. 2nd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1971–72 5 1ª Reg. 3rd
1972–73 5 1ª Reg. 10th
1973–74 5 1ª Reg. 7th
1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 8th
1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 6th
1976–77 5 1ª Reg. 4th
1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 14th
1979–80 5 Reg. Pref. 9th
1980–81 5 Reg. Pref. 15th
1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 19th
1982–83 6 1ª Reg. 7th
1983–84 6 1ª Reg. 6th
1984–85 6 1ª Reg. 4th
1985–86 6 1ª Reg. 8th
1986–87 6 1ª Reg. 6th
1987–88 6 1ª Reg. 13th
1988–89 6 1ª Reg. 12th
1989–90 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
1990–91 6 1ª Reg. 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1991–92 6 Pref. Terr. 3rd
1992–93 6 Pref. Terr. 5th
1993–94 6 Pref. Terr. 3rd
1994–95 6 Pref. Terr. 4th
1995–96 6 Pref. Terr. 1st
1996–97 5 1ª Cat. 5th
1997–98 5 1ª Cat. 9th
1998–99 5 1ª Cat. 2nd
1999–2000 4 3ª 4th
2000–01 4 3ª 15th
2001–02 4 3ª 18th
2002–03 5 1ª Cat. 1st
2003–04 4 3ª 10th
2004–05 4 3ª 16th
2005–06 4 3ª 17th
2006–07 5 1ª Cat. 6th
2007–08 5 1ª Cat. 1st
2008–09 4 3ª 12th
2009–10 4 3ª 5th
2010–11 4 3ª 8th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2011–12 4 3ª 5th
2012–13 4 3ª 2nd
2013–14 4 3ª 1st
2014–15 3 2ª B 15th Round of 32
2015–16 3 2ª B 5th
2016–17 3 2ª B 9th Third round
2017–18 3 2ª B 4th
2018–19 3 2ª B 4th First round
2019–20 3 2ª B 4th First round
2020–21 3 2ª B 5th / 1st Round of 32
2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 14th First round
2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 11th
2023–24 3 1ª Fed. 18th
2024–25 4 2ª Fed. 14th
2025–26 5 3ª Fed.
  • 3 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF
  • 7 seasons in Segunda División B
  • 1 season in Segunda Federación
  • 12 seasons in Tercera División
  • 1 season in Tercera Federación

Players

Current squad

As of 9 October 2025.[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Rubén Miño
2 DF  ESP Diego Garzón
3 DF  ESP Gerard González
4 DF  ESP Iván de la Peña
5 DF  ESP Tomás Peñalba
6 MF  ESP Ot Serrano
7 FW  ESP Ibai Reches
9 FW  ESP Héctor Tejada
10 FW  ESP Víctor Aliaga
11 FW  ESP Marc Fernández
12 FW  ESP Santiago Guzmán
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ESP Isaac Vila
14 DF  ESP Gonzalo Pereira
15 DF  ESP Alejandro Pereira
16 MF  ESP Moha Ajani
17 DF  ESP Dídac Rodríguez
18 MF  ESP Ian Arqués
19 MF  ESP Joan Benet
21 FW  SRB Stefan Golubovic
22 DF  ESP Manel Lozano
23 FW  ESP Leo dos Reis

Honours

  • Tercera División
    • Champions (1): 2013–14
  • Copa Catalunya
    • Champions (1): 2017–18

Notable players

Further information: Category:UE Cornellà players
  • Jordan Tha'er Bawab (youth)
  • Senegal Keita Baldé (youth)
  • Spain Pep Caballé
  • Spain Enric Gallego
  • Spain David García
  • Spain Eloy Gila
  • Spain Sergio Gómez
  • Spain Borja López
  • Spain Pere Martínez
  • Spain Rubén Miño (youth)
  • Spain Ignasi Miquel (youth)
  • Spain Xavi Moro
  • Spain Xavi Puerto
  • Spain David Raya (youth)
  • Spain Víctor Ruiz (youth)
  • Spain Enric Vallès
  • Spain Gerard Martín
  • United States Pedro Soma

References

  1. ^ "Unió Esportiva Cornellà, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. ^ "El Club". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  3. ^ "Atletico Madrid suffer shock Copa del Rey defeat to third tier Cornella". 90min. 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ Roberts, Mike (21 January 2021). "Cornellà 0-2 FC Barcelona: Victory in extra time". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Leo Messi, new owner of UE Cornellà". UE Cornellá. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Plantilla". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.

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