Camp Nou

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The Camp Nou, currently called Spotify Camp Nou due to sponsorship by the Spotify company, is a sports venue owned by Fútbol Club Barcelona, located in the district of Les Corts of the city of Barcelona, Spain. It was inaugurated on September 24, 1957, being the stadium with the largest capacity in Europe and the third in the world.

The capacity of the stadium has varied from its initial capacity of around ninety thousand seats, to its maximum capacity of one hundred and twenty thousand spectators, with the construction of the third tier for the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Its current capacity since 1998 it has had less than one hundred thousand spectators, after establishing the seating locations for the entire stadium and being classified by UEFA with the highest distinction, "elite stadium".

Camp Nou

Aerial view of Camp Nou

Exterior view of the East Lateral

View level of ax

The need to build a new stadium arose at the beginning of the 1950s, with the spread of football in Spain and the arrival at the club in 1951 of Ladislao Kubala. Despite the fact that the old Camp de Les Corts had With 60,000 seats, they wanted to build another with a capacity of around 90,000 spectators, which would accommodate the thousands of fans who wanted to attend to watch the matches of the Culé team live and turn the new stadium into one of the largest and majestic in the world.

The Camp Nou was promoted and built during the mandate of President Francisco Miró-Sans. The project was entrusted to the architect Francesc Mitjans, Miró-Sans' first cousin and his neighbor, since they lived in the same building on the street Amigo in Barcelona, also built by Mitjans. The first stone was laid on March 28, 1954, with an initial budget of 67,000,000 pesetas. However, problems in the construction, mainly derived from unforeseen anomalies in the subsoil, delayed its completion and, above all, made it more expensive up to the 288,000,000 that it finally cost, to which the acquisition of land around it also contributed. The club hoped to cover the cost with the sale of the land of the Les Corts field, but the Barcelona City Council took ten years to reclassify it, giving rise to a period of certain economic scarcity, until finally the Spanish head of state and government At that time, Francisco Franco authorized the reclassification of the Les Corts land and put an end to the crisis of the Barcelona entity.

The stadium was inaugurated on September 24, 1957 (Mercy Day, patron saint of Barcelona), in the presence of authorities such as the Archbishop of Barcelona (Gregorio Modrego), the Minister-Secretary General of the Movement (José Solís), the provincial civil governor (Felipe Acedo Colunga) or the mayor (José María de Porcioles). A series of commemorative events and a friendly football match between Barcelona and a team of Warsaw players were organized, which ended in victory the local team 4-2. The first goal of the game and, therefore, the first goal in the history of the Camp Nou, was scored by the Barcelona player Eulogio Martínez.

The first official match that the stadium hosted took place on October 6, 1957, between Barcelona and Jaén, in a match corresponding to the fourth day of the 1957/58 National League Championship. The result was 6–1 in favor of the locals with goals from Villaverde (who scored the first goal in the history of the Camp Nou in an official match in minute 3), Tejada, Ladislao Kubala and three from Eulogio Martínez.

At first it was planned that the new stadium would bear the name of the club's founder, Joan Gamper, but faced with opposition from the authorities at the time, the board of directors at the time opted to inaugurate it with a more neutral name: Barcelona Football Club Stadium. However, the field was always popularly known as the Camp Nou (new field), in reference to the "old" Les Cortes field. For this reason, on September 22, 1965, President Enric Llaudet called a consultation among the partners to decide on the official name of the venue. Barcelona Football Club Stadium received the most votes, ahead of the proposals Estadi Barça and Estadi Camp Nou. However, the latter continued to be the most common name among the press and fans. For this reason, on April 11, 2001, President Joan Gaspart convened a new consultation between the members, who on this occasion mostly decided to make the name Camp Nou official, ahead of the options Estadi Joan Gamper and the hitherto official Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona (since November 8, 1973). On July 23, 2001, the members' assembly ratified the name of Camp Nou as the stadium official.

Model Camp Nou proposed by the "Project Foster".

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the stadium in 2007, the club, then chaired by Joan Laporta, announced the launch of a remodeling project for the Barca venue, with the requirement of respecting its original structure. An international competition was called, where more than 80 architectural firms from all over the world presented their projects.

On September 18, 2007, the jury made up of representatives of the club, Barcelona City Council and the College of Architects of Catalonia, chose the Foster and Partners project as the winner, with a proposal inspired by Antoni Gaudí's trencadís, which planned to cover the outside of the stadium based on panels with the colors of the club (azulgrana) and the Catalan flag (red and yellow). The project also included a "more modern and comfortable" stadium and the expansion of capacity by 10,000 seats. The model with the winning project was presented to the public for the first time during the run-up to the Barça-Sevilla match on September 22, and was subsequently exhibited on the second floor of the club's museum. The initial budget was 250 million euros.

The project was put on hold for three years, waiting for Barcelona City Council to approve the redevelopment of the land adjacent to the Camp Nou. Despite finally obtaining the green light, with the arrival of Sandro Rosell as president in 2010, Norman Foster's project was rejected. The subsequent board chaired by Josep Maria Bartomeu, opted for specific reforms and improvements to the stadium, as well as a comprehensive remodeling of its surroundings, to create the so-called "Espai Barça".

Model of the Espai Barça project exhibited at the blue-green museum.

Main article: Espai Barça

The "Espai Barça" is a project, presented in 2014 by the then president Josep Maria Bartomeu, which entails a complete reform and unification of the area occupied by the Camp Nou block, the Palau Blaugrana and the adjoining grounds of the Miniestadi del Les Corts neighbourhood.

For the approval of this project, a referendum was held among the members on April 5, 2014, with the participation of 31.65% of the social mass (37,535 members), a historical figure considering there hadn't been one in over 50 years. The victory of the 'yes' was clear, with 72.3% voter approval, giving the green light to begin the process of obtaining the required licenses, along with the selection of the projects for the redevelopment of the stadium and the construction of a new sports hall.

On March 8, 2016, the club announced that the project submitted by the Japanese architecture agency Nikken Sekkei was the winner of the competition with an indoor stadium design that also increased the capacity to 105,000 spectators. various changes in dates and construction deadlines, the board of directors estimated that the works would last between the summers of 2020 and 2024. However, given the economic crisis that the club experienced, and the mismanagement of the board, led to the fact that Bartomeu resigned in October 2020, which left the Espai Barça detained without being able to start work.

On March 15, 2022, it was announced that Spotify had reached an agreement with FC Barcelona to acquire the naming rights to the stadium for a value of €250 million. After the approval of the sponsorship agreement with Spotify by the Extraordinary Assembly of Delegate Partners of FC Barcelona held on April 3, 2022, on July 1, 2022 the stadium was officially renamed Spotify Camp Nou.

At the beginning of 2023, President Joan Laporta proposed rebuilding the Camp Nou to increase its capacity to 105,000, make a retractable roof covered by 30,000 square meters of solar panels to power a 360-degree screen that will roll the stands In addition to these details of the Camp Nou, a hotel, offices, an ice rink and the new Palau Blaugrana for basketball will be built outside. The guaranteed cost is around 900 million euros.

The company chosen by FC Barcelona to carry out this reconstruction is the construction company called Limak Holding, a Turkish holding company with interests in construction, energy, cement and tourism founded in 1976, specializing in infrastructure and superstructure projects.

The reconstruction of the Camp Nou is expected to be finished in 2026 although FC Barcelona will not play at the Camp Nou in the 23/24 season.

Former accreditation of Category 5 stars from UEFA to Camp Nou.

The Camp Nou has undergone various renovations. The first took place in 1981, when the stadium was expanded for the celebration of the '82 World Cup that was played in Spain. The capacity of the stadium then stood at 120,000 spectators. The second remodeling took place in 1994, to adapt it to UEFA regulations, which requires that all seats be seats. This made it necessary to lower the level of the pitch so that, with the disappearance of the walking areas, the stadium would lose as few seats as possible. The capacity was at the current 99,354 locations, all seats. The dimensions of the pitch are 105x68 meters. On February 13, 1998, it was classified as an elite category stadium by UEFA, being the second in Spain to achieve this category.

In the Camp Nou facilities are the official headquarters of Barcelona Football Club, the administration offices, and the "Museu del F. C. Barcelona", the club's museum, which is the most visited in Catalonia. In addition, the Camp Nou is the centerpiece of a complex that also houses the "Miniestadi", a football stadium with 20,000 seats where the clubs youth teams play their matches, "La Masía", residence where the club's youngest athletes live, and the "Palau Blaugrana", a multipurpose pavilion with 8,000 spectators where the teams from the sections train and play basketball, handball, roller hockey and futsal of the club.

The inner panoramic of the stadium from the west tribune.

See also: History of Spain’s football selection matches

The Spanish team has played 18 games in Barcelona, five of which have been played at the Barça coliseum. In turn, it hosted the 1992 Olympic soccer final, in which Spain defeated Poland 3-2, proclaiming itself Olympic champion.

Main article: Euro 1964

In 1964, Spain hosted the final phase of the second edition of the European Nations Championship. The championship was held in the “final four” format, with semifinals and a final, and was played between the two largest stadiums in the country, the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid and the Camp Nou in Barcelona, which hosted one of the two semifinals. and the match for third place.

Main article: 1982 World Cup Soccer

In 1982, Spain hosted the World Cup and the Camp Nou hosted five, the venue that hosted the most matches. On June 13, 1982, it was the inaugural venue of the championship, hosting the ceremony and the match that faced the then current world champion Argentina against Belgium. In the second phase of the championship, it was one of the four venues that hosted the competition, along with the Bernabéu (Group B), Sarriá (Group C) and Calderón (Group D), with the three Group A matches played at the Barça Coliseum Lastly, it hosted one of the two semifinals, the match between Italy and Poland, in which the Italians obtained a pass to the final.

The Camp Nou has hosted four single-game continental finals, corresponding to the European Cup/Champions League (2) and the European Cup Winners' Cup (2). In addition, it has hosted ten other double-legged continental finals in two other competitions, the Fairs Cup (5) and the European Super Cup (5).

European Cup

Main article: Headquarters of the European Cup/ Champions League final

The final of the European Cup/Champions League has been played in eight editions in Spain, two of them at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.

Coup Europe

Main article: Headquarters of the European Closure

The final of the extinct European Cup Winners' Cup, played by the European clubs that won the national cups, was held in two editions at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.

Main article: Headquarters of the final of the Spanish Championship

The final of the Spanish Championship has been held in eighteen editions in Barcelona, hosting the Barca club's stadium nine times: four at the Camp Nou, another four at Carrer Indústria and one at Les Corts. Barcelona has participated in two of the four Cup finals that the Camp Nou has hosted.

September 24, 1957. Friendly party of inauguration of Camp Nou between Barcelona and the Warsaw Selection, which ended with victory of the local group by 4-2. The first goal of the party and, therefore, the first goal in the history of Camp Nou was marked by the Barcelonist Eulogio Martínez.
October 6, 1957. First official match at Camp Nou. He faced Barcelona and Jaen, in match for the fourth day of the National League Championship. The result was 6-1 in favor of the premises, with goals of Villaverde (the first official goal in the stadium), Tejada, Kubala and three of Eulogio Martínez.
27 November 1974. Commemorative Party of the 75th Anniversary of F. C. Barcelona. The local group faced the German East selection.
28 November 1998. Party of inauguration of the commemorative acts of the centenary of the F. C. Barcelona, with the assistance of S.A.R. Infanta Cristina. He faced Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, in match for the 14th day of the National League Championship, which ended with a visitor victory for 0-1, goal of Jugović.
28 April 1999. Friendly party between Barcelona and the Brazilian selection, as part of the celebration of the centenary of the club.
January 6, 2021. Commemorative meeting of the 50th anniversary of the first female football match at Camp Nou, between F. C. Barcelona and R. C. D. Espanyol.

September 6, 1969. Party of homage to Ferran Olivella. They face F. C. Barcelona and the Brazilian Palmeiras.
September 1, 1976. Party of tribute to Salvador Sadurní, Antoni Torres and Joaquim Rifé. They face F. C. Barcelona and the Stade de Reims French (2-0).
27 May 1978. Johan Cruyff, who left the club, and the team in general, had been proclaimed champion of the King's Cup. The F. C. Barcelona and the Ajax of Amsterdam faced the two teams in which Cruyff had played. Previously, the teams of veterans from Barcelona and Ajax were confronted.
24 May 1981. Part of tribute to Juan Manuel Asensi. They face F. C. Barcelona and Puebla de México (2-1).
September 1, 1981. I pay tribute to Carles Rexach. They face F. C. Barcelona and the Argentine selection (1-0).
11 September 1984. Party of tribute to Antonio Olmo and Pedro María Artola. The F. C. Barcelona and the Athletic Club (0-2).
9 October 1984. Party of tribute to Quini. They face F. C. Barcelona and a combination called the League Selection (2-0).
5 September 1989. Party of homage to Migueli. They face the F. C. Barcelona and the Bulgarian selection.
10 March 1999. Jubilee party to Johan Cruyff. F. C. Barcelona faces the years of the "Dream Team" in front of the F. C. Barcelona team in 1999.
29 May 2004. Party of homage to Hristo Stoichkov. They face ex-players of F. C. Barcelona under the name "Dream Team" and a selection of stars.
August 7, 2017. Party of homage to the 71 deceased on Flight 2933 of LaMia. They face F. C. Barcelona and Chapecoense (5-0), at Trofeo Joan Gamper

U2 Concert at the stadium in 2009.

In addition to football events, the Camp Nou has hosted various musical events and other sports such as rugby.

September 5, 1983: Julius Churches Concert.
July 7, 1985: Lluís Llach Concert.
August 3, 1988: Bruce Springsteen Concert.
August 9, 1988: Michael Jackson Concert for his Bad World Tour tour.
September 8, 1988: Julius Churches Concert.
September 10, 1988: Macroconcierto en favor de los Derechos Humanos, organized by Amnesty International, with actions by Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman, and El último de la Fila.
July 13, 1997: Concert of "The Three Tenors": Josep Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.
October 1, 1999: Concert by Josep Carreras, in the framework of the events of the Centenary of F. C. Barcelona.
August 7, 2005: U2 Concert, as part of its tour Vertigo Tour.
19 July and 20 July 2008: Bruce Springsteen Concert
June 30 and July 2nd, 2009: U2 Concert in the framework of its tour "360.o Tour".
29 June 2013: Concert for Freedom.

On June 24, 2016, the Camp Nou hosted its first non-soccer sporting event, hosting the French Top 14 rugby final, which pitted the Toulon and Racing 92 clubs. It broke the world attendance record of spectators to a rugby match with 99,124 fans.

On Sunday, March 26, 2023, the Kings League Play-offs were played at the Camp Nou.

The Camp Nou is located to the south of the west end of Avenida Diagonal, located in the La Maternitat neighborhood of the Les Corts district of Barcelona. It occupies the block bounded by Avenida Joan XXIII (north) and the streets of La Maternitat (east), Travessera de les Corts (south) and Aristides Maillol (west).

You can access the Camp Nou by public transport, by metro, tram and bus:

Palau Reial, Maria Cristina and Les Corts, line and Collblanc, lines and Barcelona Metro.
Avinguda de Xile, lines , and from the Trambaix.
Camp Nou, lines 7 33 52 54 57 59 63 67 70 78 H8 H6 D20 from TMB.

Friendly; 13 March 1960

3:1 (0:1)

Veges 53'
Di Stéfano 60'
Eulogio Martínez 85'

Lojacono 38'

Arbitrator: Dusch (Federal Germany)

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