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(Redirected from Nou Camp)
'Camp Nou' (Catalan for "new field", often reversed in English to become 'Nou Camp') is a football (soccer) stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It has a capacity of 98,787 - making it the largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is the home ground of FC Barcelona. Its official name was Estadi del FC Barcelona (translates as FC Barcelona Stadium) until 2000, when the club membership vote to change the official name to the popular nick name ''Camp Nou''. [2]
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.
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 GarcÃa 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 MartÃnez scoring the first goal at the new stadium. Over 90,000 fans were present at this momentous occasion.
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 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 LluÃs Nuñez. The museum shows 1.420 pieces about FC Barcelona's history, of which 420 are trophies.
Camp Nou has been host to other important events outside the sphere of football. Notable music artists who have performed in the stadium include:
★ Paul Potts
★ U4
★ Pink Floyds
★ Bruce Springsteen
★ Artois
★ 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: Josep Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti
★ Josep Carreras
★ LluÃs Llach
Pope John Paul II celebrated mass with a congregation of over 120,000 at Camp Nou on November 17, 1982.
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.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the stadium, the club is currently calling for an international tender for architects to develop a project for re-modelling the stadium. The aim of the project is 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. Reconstruction plans are being considered; addition of a few stands and restrooms. There will be about 120,000 seats.
★ 1964: Real Zaragoza 2 - Valencia CF 1 (final, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)
★ 1972: Rangers F.C. 3 - FC Dynamo Moscow 2 (final, European Cup Winners' Cup)
★ 1982: FC Barcelona 2 - Standard Liège 1 (final, European Cup Winners' Cup)
★ 1982: Belgium 1 - Argentina 0 (opening match, 1982 World Cup)
★ 1989: A.C. Milan 4 - Steaua Bucharest 0 (final, European Cup)
★ 1992: Spain 3 - Poland 2 (final, 1992 Olympics)
★ 1999: Manchester United 2 - Bayern Munich 1 (final, Champions League)
★ 2007: FC Barcelona 3 - Real Madrid 3 (La Liga)
★ 'Name' - 'Camp Nou'
★ 'City' - 'Barcelona'
★ 'Capacity' - 98,787
★ 'Opened' - 24 Sep 1957
★ 'Pitch size' - 105 x 68 metres
★ City Guide Barcelona
★ FC Barcelona Official website - Camp Nou page
★ FC Barcelona Official website - FC Barcelona Information page
★ Watch Camp Nou in 3D by using Google Earth. Model made by Stefan Larsson
★ Camp Nou collection website - Camp Nou 50 years Information page
1. http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/club_avui/informacio_corporativa/barca_enxifres/barca_enxifres.html
2. 68.25% vote to change name to Camp Nou Official website
3. History of Camp Nou Official website
'Camp Nou' (Catalan for "new field", often reversed in English to become 'Nou Camp') is a football (soccer) stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It has a capacity of 98,787 - making it the largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is the home ground of FC Barcelona. Its official name was Estadi del FC Barcelona (translates as FC Barcelona Stadium) until 2000, when the club membership vote to change the official name to the popular nick name ''Camp Nou''. [2]
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.
| Contents |
| History |
| Future |
| Notable matches |
| Stadium information |
| Gallery |
| External links |
| References |
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 GarcÃa 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 MartÃnez scoring the first goal at the new stadium. Over 90,000 fans were present at this momentous occasion.
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.
Camp Nou on matchday
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 LluÃs Nuñez. The museum shows 1.420 pieces about FC Barcelona's history, of which 420 are trophies.
Camp Nou has been host to other important events outside the sphere of football. Notable music artists who have performed in the stadium include:
★ Paul Potts
★ U4
★ Pink Floyds
★ Bruce Springsteen
★ Artois
★ 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: Josep Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti
★ Josep Carreras
★ LluÃs Llach
Pope John Paul II celebrated mass with a congregation of over 120,000 at Camp Nou on November 17, 1982.
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.
The outside of the Camp Nou
Future
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the stadium, the club is currently calling for an international tender for architects to develop a project for re-modelling the stadium. The aim of the project is 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. Reconstruction plans are being considered; addition of a few stands and restrooms. There will be about 120,000 seats.
Notable matches
★ 1964: Real Zaragoza 2 - Valencia CF 1 (final, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)
★ 1972: Rangers F.C. 3 - FC Dynamo Moscow 2 (final, European Cup Winners' Cup)
★ 1982: FC Barcelona 2 - Standard Liège 1 (final, European Cup Winners' Cup)
★ 1982: Belgium 1 - Argentina 0 (opening match, 1982 World Cup)
★ 1989: A.C. Milan 4 - Steaua Bucharest 0 (final, European Cup)
★ 1992: Spain 3 - Poland 2 (final, 1992 Olympics)
★ 1999: Manchester United 2 - Bayern Munich 1 (final, Champions League)
★ 2007: FC Barcelona 3 - Real Madrid 3 (La Liga)
Stadium information
★ 'Name' - 'Camp Nou'
★ 'City' - 'Barcelona'
★ 'Capacity' - 98,787
★ 'Opened' - 24 Sep 1957
★ 'Pitch size' - 105 x 68 metres
Gallery
External links
★ City Guide Barcelona
★ FC Barcelona Official website - Camp Nou page
★ FC Barcelona Official website - FC Barcelona Information page
★ Watch Camp Nou in 3D by using Google Earth. Model made by Stefan Larsson
★ Camp Nou collection website - Camp Nou 50 years Information page
References
1. http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/club_avui/informacio_corporativa/barca_enxifres/barca_enxifres.html
2. 68.25% vote to change name to Camp Nou Official website
3. History of Camp Nou Official website
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