Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. It opened in 1957 and has been the home stadium of FC Barcelona since its completion.
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With a seating capacity of 99,354, it is the largest stadium in Spain and Europe, and the fourth largest association football stadium in the World in capacity.
It has hosted two European Cup/Champions League finals in 1989 and 1999, two European Cup Winners’ Cup finals, four Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final games, five UEFA Super Cup games, four Copa del Rey finals, two Copa de la Liga finals, and twenty-one Supercopa de España finals.
Camp Nou Stadium Capacity
Camp Nou currently has a capacity of 99,354, making it the largest stadium in Europe, but it was opened in 1957 and is showing signs of wear.
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Renovation
FC Barcelona members approved a financing package worth up to 1.5 billion euro ($1.69 billion) to revamp the club’s iconic Camp Nou stadium and related facilities. The money will help renovate the 64-year-old Camp Nou, Europe’s biggest stadium with a capacity for 105,000 fans, as well as an indoor arena and other installations, the soccer club said in a statement Sunday.
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New Name
FC Barcelona announced on Tuesday that the club’s famous Camp Nou stadium will be renamed at the start of next season. Barca’s home will be referred to as the Spotify Camp Nou from July. The name change is a result of Swedish giants Spotify becoming Barca’s main partner and official audio streaming partner.
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