Unión Deportiva Cornellà was founded on 29 April 1951 by the merging of Club Atlético Padró and Academia Junyent.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] They were eliminated in the following round by Barcelona, as the final score was 2–0 after extra time.[8]
^Aragón, Heraldo de (10 June 2019). "El técnico del Ejea se va al Cornellá y llega al Ebro su nuevo director deportivo". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
^chrisentrenador (2018-09-10). "Barcelona – Nou Camp Municipal de Cornellá". Estadios de España. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
^"Unió Esportiva Cornellà, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
^"El Club". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
^"Atletico Madrid suffer shock Copa del Rey defeat to third tier Cornella". 90min. 6 January 2021.
^Roberts, Mike (21 January 2021). "Cornellà 0-2 FC Barcelona: Victory in extra time". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
^"Plantilla". Unió Esportiva Cornellà (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
External links
Official website (in Catalan and Spanish)
Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
Club & stadium history - Estadios de España (in English)