Camp Nou

Camp Nou
UEFA [1]
Map
Full nameSpotify Camp Nou
LocationBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Public transit at Palau Reial or Les Corts
at Collblanc
at Av. de Xile
OwnerBarcelona
Executive suites23[7]
Capacity105,000 (expected)[6]
Record attendance120,000 (Barcelona vs Juventus), 1986 European Cup, Quarter-finals[8]
Field size105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)[2]
SurfaceGrassMaster Hybrid grass[5] (5% synthetic fibres, 95% natural grass)
ScoreboardSony
Construction
Built1954–1957
Opened24 September 1957; 67 years ago (1957-09-24)[2]
Renovated2023 - 2026 (expected)[3]
Expanded1982, 1994,[4] 2023 - 2026 expected[3]
Construction cost€1.73 billion
ArchitectFrancesc Mitjans and Josep Soteras
Tenants
Barcelona (1957–present)
Catalonia national team (selected matches)
Barcelona Women (selected matches)
Website
Spotify Camp Nou

Camp Nou (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌkamˈnɔw]), meaning New Field and often referred to in English as the Nou Camp, is a stadium in Barcelona and the home of La Liga club Barcelona since its opening in 1957.[1][9] It is currently undergoing renovation, and with a planned increased seating capacity of 105,000 [10] it will be the stadium with the largest capacity in Spain and Europe, and the second largest association football stadium in the world.[11][12]

Camp Nou has hosted two European Cup/Champions League finals in 1989 and 1999, two European Cup Winners' Cup finals, four Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final games, five UEFA Super Cup games, four Copa del Rey finals, two Copa de la Liga finals, and twenty-one Supercopa de España finals. It also hosted five matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (including the opening game), half of the four matches at the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the football tournament's final at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Renovation of the stadium commenced after the end of the 2022–2023 season. Final completion of all renovations is scheduled for June 2026, although the club may return before that date.[13][14] During the renovation, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is serving as Barcelona's home ground.

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  3. ^ a b "FC Barcelona presents the improvements to the future Camp Nou project at the College of Architects of Catalonia". FC Barcelona. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Camp Nou History". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "New pitch to be laid at Spotify Arena". FC Barcelona. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Barcelona to build new stadium unless Camp Nou gets 105,000 capacity". The Guardian. 10 December 2013. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. ^ [1] Archived 5 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved on 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Cifras Récords del FC Barcelona | FCBarcelona.cat". Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Spotify Camp Nou developing nicely". FC Barcelona. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ^ "A stadium, with all the latest advances for 105,000 spectators" (PDF). FC Barcelona. December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ^ "¿Qué estadios de fútbol tienen mayor capacidad en el mundo? El ranking con el Top 20" (in Spanish). GOAL.com. 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Estos son los 10 estadios de fútbol más grandes del mundo" (in Spanish). La Razón. 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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