Camp de Les Corts, commonly referred to as Les Corts was a multi-use stadium in Barcelona, Spain. It was the home ground for FC Barcelona until the club moved to the Camp Nou in 1957. The stadium held 60,000. The Athens Olympic Stadium A modern stadium (plural stadiums, Latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous community in Spain. ... FC Barcelona is a polideportivo that operates a number of sports teams in Barcelona, Catalonia, Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, British and Spanish footballers led by Joan Gamper. ... The Camp Nou (Catalan for new field, sometimes reversed in other languages to become Nou Camp) is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain (, ). With a capacity of 98,600 it is the largest football stadium in Europe. ...

Les Corts was the result of a long-term plan by the club president, Joan Gamper, to provide FC Barcelona with its own stadium. It replaced the Carrer Industria as the home of FC Barcelona. Inaugurated in 1922, the initial capacity was 20,000. The first game played at the ground was between a Catalan XI and St. Mirren. On May 13 1923 the stadium hosted the Copa del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and CE Europa and on December 21 1924, Les Corts hosted a game between Spain and Austria. Joan Gamper (also known as Joan Kamper, Hans Gamper and Hans Kamper) was a Swiss-born football pioneer, player and club president. ... FC Barcelona is a polideportivo that operates a number of sports teams in Barcelona, Catalonia, Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, British and Spanish footballers led by Joan Gamper. ... FC Barcelona is a polideportivo that operates a number of sports teams in Barcelona, Catalonia, Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, British and Spanish footballers led by Joan Gamper. ... The Catalan national football team is the team of Catalonia, Spain, and is controlled by the Catalan Football Federation. ... Saint Mirren Football Club (usually referred to simply as St. ... The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. ... Athletic Club de Bilbao (Bilboko Athletic Kluba in Basque) is a Basque football club from Bilbao in Vizcaya. ... Club Esportiu Europa is a Spanish football club, also known as CD Europa, based in the Barcelona district of Gracia. ...

On June 24 1925 the stadium was the scene of an incident that saw it closed for six months. During a game, FC Barcelona fans jeered the Spanish national anthem and then applauded God Save The Queen, performed by a visiting British Royal Marine band. The dictatorship of Primo de Rivera accused Joan Gamper of promoting Catalan nationalism. Les Corts was shut down and Gamper was expelled from Spain. FC Barcelona is a polideportivo that operates a number of sports teams in Barcelona, Catalonia, Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, British and Spanish footballers led by Joan Gamper. ... God Save the King/Queen is a patriotic song whose origin remains a matter of speculation. ... Her Majestys Royal Marines, also known as Royal Marines Commandos usually just known as the Royal Marines (RM), are the United Kingdoms amphibious force and a core component of the countrys Rapid Deployment Force. ... Primo de Rivera may refer to: Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, dictator of Spain from September 23 1923 to 1930, or his son, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the lawyer and son of Miguel Primo de Rivera who founded the extreme right-wing party Falange. ... Joan Gamper (also known as Joan Kamper, Hans Gamper and Hans Kamper) was a Swiss-born football pioneer, player and club president. ... Catalan can mean: the Catalan language inhabitant of Catalonia Eugène Charles Catalan the mathematician a Catalan solid Catalan numbers the Catalan Opening, a chess opening the Catalan forge, a type of open hearth furnace that was a precursor to the blast furnace There is also information on Catalan names. ...

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Stadium history in French