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Camp Nou

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Location Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates 41°22′51.20″N 2°7′22.19″E / 41.3808889, 2.1228306Coordinates: 41°22′51.20″N 2°7′22.19″E / 41.3808889, 2.1228306
Broke ground March 28, 1954
Opened 24 September 1957[1]
Owner !
Operator FC Barcelona
Construction cost 288 million pesetas
Architect Francesc Mitjans-Miró
Lorenzo García Barbon
Josep Soteras Mauri
Tenants FC Barcelona (1957–present)
Capacity 98,772[1]
Field dimensions 105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)[1]

The Camp Nou (IPA: [kam ˈnow], Catalan for "new field", often called the Nou Camp in both Spanish and English, sometimes erroneously spelt "newcamp" in English) is an association football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium has been the home of FC 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 98,772, making it the largest stadium in Europe. 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] Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... ISO 4217 Code ESP User(s) Spain, Andorra Inflation 1. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia, and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of Sardinia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... “Soccer” redirects here. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... This article is about the Spanish Autonomous Community. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. ... The UEFA Stadia List is a ranking of football stadia compiled by UEFAs Stadia and Security Committee. ... UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final took place at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on 26 May 1999 between English Champions Manchester United and German Champions FC Bayern Munich. ...


Opposite 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 the FC Barcelona B plays its games. Palau Blaugrana Palau Blaugrana (Catalan for Palace of Blue and Deep Red) is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia belonging to FC Barcelona (FCB). ... Mini Estadi Mini Estadi (Catalan for Mini Stadium) is a football (soccer) stadium located in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... FC Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. ...

Contents

History

Barcelona had outgrown their old stadium. [3] Camp de Les Corts which held 60,000 supporters and the Camp Nou, built between 1954 and 1957, was designed by architects Francesc Mitjans-Miró, Lorenzo García Barbon and Josep Soteras Mauri. FC Barcelona 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. Camp de Les Corts, commonly referred to as Les Corts was a multi-use stadium in Barcelona, Spain. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Legia Warszawa is a Polish football club based in Warsaw, Poland. ... Eulogio Martínez Ramiro (June 11, 1935 in Asunción, Paraguay - 1984) was a Paraguayan football striker that shone in the 1950s and 1960s while playing for Spanish side FC Barcelona. ...


The capacity has varied between 93,053 at its opening to 120,000 for the 1982 FIFA World Cup before the outlawing of standing sections at the stadium brought the capacity to below 99,000 in the late 1990s. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup, was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. ...

The inside of the Camp Nou
The outside of the Camp Nou
The outside of the Camp Nou
The future Camp Nou
The future Camp Nou
One of the stands displaying Barcelona's motto, Més que un club meaning more than a club.
One of the stands displaying Barcelona's motto, Més que un club meaning more than a club.
Exterior
Exterior

The stadium's 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 per year. The museum was inaugurated in 1984 under the presidence of Josep Lluís Nuñez. The museum shows 1,420 pieces about FC Barcelona's history, of which 420 are trophies. The inauguration ceremony of the 1982 World Cup was held on June 13. In front of a 100,000-strong crowd, Belgium beat Argentina 1-0. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1219 KB) Summary Created by George Bergel using a digital camera Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1219 KB) Summary Created by George Bergel using a digital camera Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 870 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) en: ca: Descripció: Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona Camp Nou Autor: Darz Mol Data: 2 de gener de 2006 Licencia: GFDL/CC-BY... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 870 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) en: ca: Descripció: Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona Camp Nou Autor: Darz Mol Data: 2 de gener de 2006 Licencia: GFDL/CC-BY... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 2. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. ... The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup, was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Camp Nou has been host to other important events outside the sphere of football. Notable music artists who have performed in the stadium include:

Pope John Paul II celebrated mass with a congregation of over 120,000 at Camp Nou on November 17, 1982. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... Springsteen redirects here. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... This page is about the singer Julio Iglesias. ... Sting in Budapest, 2000 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, American singer and songwriter, nicknamed The Boss. He frequently recorded with The E-Street Band. ... Youssou NDour Youssou NDour IPA: (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese singer and percussionist. ... Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles, Fast Car, Talkin Bout a Revolution, Baby Can I Hold You and Give Me One Reason. She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy Award-winning artist. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Cobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... El Último de la Fila (formerly Los Burros) was a Spanish music group created in the mid 1980s in Barcelona, Spain. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amnesty international Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience... The Human Rights Now! Tour was a truly worldwide series of benefit concerts in behalf of Amnesty International that took place over six weeks in 1988. ... album cover of the 1990 concert in Rome left-right Domingo,Carreras, Mehta, Pavarotti The Three Tenors is a name given to collabarative concerts of the three operatic tenors Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. ... The Catalan tenor Josep Carreras (born December 5, 1946) is a famous opera singer much admired for his Verdi and Puccini roles. ... Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1941) is a world-renowned opera singer, conductor, and general manager. ... Luciano Pavarotti performing on June 15, 2002 at a concert in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[1] (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007) was a celebrated Italian tenor in operatic music, who successfully crossed into popular music becoming one of the most... The Catalan tenor Josep Carreras (born December 5, 1946) is a famous opera singer much admired for his Verdi and Puccini roles. ... Lluís Llach i Grande (born May 7, 1948 in Girona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Catalan composer and songwriter. ... For other uses, see Pope (disambiguation). ... Official papal image of John Paul II. His Holiness Pope John Paul II, né Karol Józef Wojtyła (born May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland), is the current Pope — the Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. ... For other uses of Mass, see Mass (disambiguation). ... A congregation is the group of members who make up a local Christian church, Jewish synagogue, Mosque or other religious assembly. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...


Future

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the stadium, the club issued an international tender for architects to develop a project for re-modeling the stadium. The aim of the project was to turn the stadium into an integrated and highly visible urban environment. Whilst not aiming for a substantial increase in seating capacity, proposals must accommodate a minimum of 50% of seats to be under cover.


On September 18, 2007, British architect Norman Foster and his company was 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] is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament. ...


Recent and historical significant matches

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External links

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References

  1. ^ a b c FC Barcelona Information. FCBarcelona.cat. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
  2. ^ 68.25% vote to change name to Camp Nou Official website
  3. ^ History of Camp Nou Official website
  4. ^ Norman Foster will restructure the Camp Nou Official website
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The Ernst Happel Stadium ( ) in Vienna was known as the Prater Stadium (Praterstadion) prior to 1992. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Old Trafford is an area of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Stade de France is a stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... HSH Nordbank Arena is the main stadium of Hamburg, Germany. ... Olympiastadion redirects here. ... At the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the Olympiastadion was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... Westfalenstadion is the name the Westfalenstadion carries from December 2005 until June 2011. ... Veltins Arena during a Pur concert. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... The Olympic Stadium (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) (also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon Spiros Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race) in 1896, is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, also known as the San Siro, is a football stadium in Milan,Italy. ... Stadio Olimpico is the major stadium of Rome, Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The Amsterdam ArenA is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... The Feijenoord Stadion, nicknamed de Kuip (the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, completed in 1937. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... The emblem of Benfica at the entrance to the stadium The Estádio da Luz (pron. ... Estádio do Dragão (English: Dragon Stadium) is a football stadium in Porto, Portugal that has an all-seated capacity of 52,000. ... Estádio José Alvalade Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, home of Sporting Lisbon, one of Portugals biggest clubs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex (Большая спортивная арена Олимпийского комплекса Лужники) in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium (Стадион Лужники), is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Hampden Park (disambiguation). ... Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the stadium of Rangers F.C. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox district of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys The Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (formerly known as the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc) is a stadium in Barcelona. ... Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla or Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja is a multi-use stadium situated in Seville, Spain. ... The Santiago Bernabéu is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain. ... The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Vicente Calderón) in Madrid, Spain, is the home stadium of Atlético Madrid football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Şükrü SaracoÄŸlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of İstanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908, renovated between 1999 and 2006 and currently increased in capacity. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff, and is used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ...

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