Camp Nou Stadium Capacity, Tickets, Seating Plan, Records, Location, Parking
For sponsorship and commercial reasons, Camp Nou Stadium, sometimes known as Spotify Camp Nou, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Since it was finished in 1957, FC Barcelona has called it home.
With a current seating capacity of 99,354, it is the fourth-largest association football stadium in the world and the largest stadium in Spain and Europe.
| Built In: | 1954–1957 |
| Capacity: | 99,354 |
| Home Teams: | Barcelona FC |
| Ground Size: | 105 m × 68 m |
Camp Nou Stadium History
The official opening of Camp Nou, which was constructed between 1954 and 1957, took place on September 24, 1957, when FC Barcelona played a group of players from the Polish city of Warsaw.
The stadium took the place of Barcelona’s former venue, Camp de les Corts, which, despite having a capacity of 60,000 spectators, was still too small for the team’s expanding fan base.
At first, Camp Nou had two tiers that could accommodate 93,000 people. It was first known as Estadi del FC Barcelona but quickly became known as Camp Nou.
The stadium served as the playing location for the 1964 European Championships with Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. It hosted the match for third place between Hungary and the same Denmark (3-0), as well as the semifinal between the Soviet Union and Denmark (3-0). (3-1).
In the years that followed, the stadium hosted two Cup Winners’ Cup finals: the first, in 1972, saw Glasgow Rangers defeat Dynamo Moscow (3-2), and the second, in 1982, saw Barcelona defeat Standard de Liège (2-1).
For the 1982 World Cup, Camp Nou’s third story was added, increasing seating to 120,000. It hosted three games in the second group stage, three matches in the World Cup’s opening encounter between Belgium and Argentina (1-0), and the semi-final between Italy and Poland (2-0).
The Champions League final between Manchester United and FC Bayern was held in 1999 at Camp Nou after the European Cup final between AC Milan and FC Steaua (4-0) took place there in 1989. (2-1).
Early in the 1990s, Barcelona began turning various standing areas into seating, which decreased capacity but allowed for the addition of more seats by decreasing the pitch.
Camp Nou still had some standing sections at the top of the third deck until the late 1990s, but they were eventually removed, bringing capacity down to slightly under 100,000.
Camp Nou, in contrast to the Bernabéu, has seen relatively little renovation since its construction and lacks many of the contemporary amenities found in most stadiums today. Barcelona has consequently been looking into either renovating Camp Nou or possibly building a brand-new stadium for the past ten years.
The club unveiled ideas for a refurbished Camp Nou in the middle of the 2000s, but financial issues prevented its realization. The team then began researching leaving their current stadium, but ultimately elected to renovate it in 2014.
The first tier will be rebuilt, creating a steeper tier with better views, the top tier will be extended over the entire stadium, a roof will be built to cover every seat, and the stadium’s interior will be expanded and improved to provide greater facilities. As a result, there will be a little bit more than 105,000 seats available. Work is expected to begin in 2017 and be completed gradually over four seasons in 2021.
Stadium Capacity
Camp Nou Stadium has a seating capacity of 99,354.
Camp Nou Stadium Seating Plan
Camp Nou Seating Plan:
Notable Events & Records
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Upcoming Events
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Transport connections
The closest Metro stations to Camp Nou are Palau Reial, Maria Cristina, and Les Corts on Line 3; Badal on Line 5; and Collblanc on Line 5 or Line 9.
Depending on whatever gate (entry) to Camp Nou is utilized, all are between 500 and 1,000 metres (0.31 and 0.62 miles) away. When there is a match, metro services are typically boosted, which significantly increases passenger congestion.
Avinguda de Xile / Camp Nou is the name of a brand-new station that will be served by lines L9 and L10.
The Trambaix Avinguda de Xile station is located about 680 meters (0.42 miles) from Camp Nou (lines T1, T2, and T3).
Additionally, a number of TMB bus lines, an AMB line, and four Nitbus services all stop at Camp Nou. On days when there are matches, there are two additional special lines that run to Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer Square and to Catalonia Square.
The distance between the stadium and El Prat International Airport is 13.7 km (8.5 mi). From the airport, L9 travels immediately to Collblanc, which is close to the stadium.
Parking
You can park at Camp Nou by entering through gate 14 of the stadium. Parking is free during stadium opening hours and museum visits. On match days, it is possible to park in the same parking lot up to 4 hours before the start of the match.
