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| Former names | Estadi del FC Barcelona (until 2000) |
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| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41°22′51.20″N 2°7′22.19″E / 41.380889°N 2.1228306°ECoordinates: 41°22′51.20″N 2°7′22.19″E / 41.380889°N 2.1228306°E |
| Broke ground | 28 March 1954 |
| Opened | 24 September 1957[1] |
| Owner | Fútbol Club Barcelona |
| Operator | Fútbol Club Barcelona |
| Construction cost | 288 million ₧ or €173 million |
| Architect | Francesc Mitjans |
| Capacity | 98,772[1] |
| Field dimensions | 105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)[1] |
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| FC Barcelona (1957–present) | |
The Camp Nou (Catalan for "new field"; Catalan pronunciation: [kam ˈnɔw]); often erroneously called the Nou Camp (in both Spanish and English) is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium has been the home of Fútbol Club Barcelona since its construction in 1957. It is a UEFA 5-star rated stadium, and has hosted numerous international matches at senior level, and UEFA Champions League finals, the most recent being in 1999. It has a capacity of 98,787, making it the largest stadium in Europe, and the tenth largest in the world. Its official name was Estadi del FC Barcelona (FC Barcelona Stadium) until 2000, when the club membership voted to change the official name to the popular nickname, Camp Nou.[2]
Across Camp Nou is the Palau Blaugrana, the stadium for indoor sports and adjacent is the Ice Rink, the stadium for ice-based sports. Just behind the complex is the Mini Estadi, the stadium where Fútbol Club Barcelona Atlètic, Barça's reserve team, play their games.
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History
By the early 1950s, Barcelona had outgrown its old stadium, [3] Camp de Les Corts which had held 60,000 supporters. The Camp Nou, built between 1954 and 1957, was designed by architects Francesc Mitjans-Miró, Lorenzo García Barbon, and Josep Soteras Mauri. FBarcelona won their first game at Camp Nou in impressive fashion, a 4–2 victory against Legia Warsaw, with Eulogio Martínez scoring the first goal at the new stadium. Over 90,000 fans were present at this momentous occasion.
The stadium capacity has varied, opening at 106,146, but growing to 121,749 for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. With the outlawing of standing sections at the stadium in the late 1990s, its capacity settled to just below 116,000.
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The facilities include a memorabilia shop, mini pitches for training matches, and a chapel for players. The stadium also houses the most visited museum in Catalonia, El Museu del Barça, which receives about 1,200,000 visits a year. The museum was inaugurated in 1984 under the presidency of Josep Lluís Nuñez. The museum shows 1,420 pieces of Barça's history, of which 420 are trophies. The inauguration ceremony of the 1982 World Cup was held on 13 June. In front of a 100,000-strong crowd, Belgium beat Argentina 1–0.
The Camp Nou also hosted musical performances and other non-football events. Artists who have performed at the stadium include:
- U2
- Pink Floyd
- Michael Jackson
- Madonna
- Bruce Springsteen
- Frank Sinatra
- Julio Iglesias
- Sting, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel and El Último de la Fila at the Amnesty International's Concert for Human Rights
- The Three Tenors: José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti
- José Carreras
- Montserrat Caballé
- Lluís Llach
Pope John Paul II celebrated mass with a congregation of over 120,000 at the Camp Nou on 17 November 1982.
Future
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the stadium, the club issued an international tender to re-model the stadium. The objective was to turn the stadium into an integrated and highly visible urban environment. The club seeks to increase the seating capacity by 13,500 seats, making it the world's largest football stadium. The plan must accommodate a minimum of 50% of seats to be under cover.
On 18 September 2007, British architect Norman Foster and his company were selected to "restructure" the Camp Nou. The plans include an extra 10,000 seats to be added and the estimated cost is €250 million.[4]
Recent and historical significant matches
- 1964: Real Zaragoza 2–1 Valencia (final, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)
- 1972: Rangers 3–2 Dynamo Moscow (final, European Cup Winners' Cup)
- 1982: Barcelona 2–1 Standard Liège (final, European Cup Winners' Cup)
- 1982: Belgium 1–0 Argentina (opening match, 1982 World Cup)
- 1989: Milan 4–0 Steaua Bucureşti (final, European Cup)
- 1992: Spain 3–2 Poland (final, 1992 Olympics)
- 1999: Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich (final, Champions League)
Bibliography
(Spanish) Josep Maria Casanovas, La Catedral del Barça, with a dvd, Sport, Barcelona, 2007.
References
- ^ a b c "FC Barcelona Information". FCBarcelona.cat. http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/club_avui/informacio_corporativa/barca_enxifres/barca_enxifres.html. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ 68.25% vote to change name to Camp Nou Official website
- ^ History of Camp Nou Official website
- ^ Norman Foster will restructure the Camp Nou. Official website
| Preceded by Two legged Final |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final Venue 1964 |
Succeeded by Stadio Comunale Turin |
| Preceded by Karaiskakis Stadium Piraeus |
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final Venue 1972 |
Succeeded by Kaftanzoglio Stadium Thessaloniki |
| Preceded by Rheinstadion Düsseldorf |
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final Venue 1982 |
Succeeded by Nya Ullevi Gothenburg |
| Preceded by Seoul Olympic Stadium Seoul |
Olympic Football tournament Final Venue 1992 |
Succeeded by Sanford Stadium Athens |
| Preceded by Neckarstadion Stuttgart |
European Cup Final Venue 1989 |
Succeeded by Praterstadion Vienna |
| Preceded by Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam |
UEFA Champions League Final Venue 1999 |
Succeeded by Stade de France Paris |
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