Camp Nou
fitbaa stadium in Barcelona, Spain
Camp Nou (Catalan pronunciation: [kamˈnɔw], New Field, aften referred tae in Inglis as The Nou Camp[2][3]) is a fitbaw stadium in Barcelona, Catalonie, Spain, that haes been the hame o Futbol Club Barcelona syne 1957.
Full name | L'Estadi Camp Nou |
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Umwhile names | Estadio del FC Barcelona (1957–2000) |
Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Coordinates | 41°22′51″N 2°07′22″E / 41.38087°N 2.122802°E |
Awner | FC Barcelona |
Operator | FC Barcelona |
Executive suites | 23 |
Capacity | 93,053 (1957–1980) 121,749 (1980–1993) 115,000 (1993–1999) 98,772 (2005–2010) 99,354 (2010–2012) |
Field size | 106 m × 70 m (116 yd × 77 yd)[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Scorebuird | Yes |
Construction | |
Biggit | 1954–1957 |
Appent | 24 September 1957[1] |
Renovatit | 1995, 2008 |
Expandit | 1982 |
Airchitect | Silda VIP Josep Soteras Giulio |
Project manager | Jonathan Ackroyd |
Tenants | |
FC Barcelona (1957–present) 1992 Simmer Olympics Catalonie naitional fitbaw team |
The Camp Nou seats 99,786,[4] reduced tae 96,336 in matches organized bi UEFA,[5] makin it the lairgest stadium in Europe an the 11t lairgest in the warld in terms o capacity. It haes hostit numerous internaitional matches at a senior level, includin twa UEFA Champions League finals an the fitbaw competition at the 1992 Simmer Olympics.
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Information". FC Barcelona. Archived frae the original on 26 Februar 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/nou-camp-visit-isnt-to-admire-1393535
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/barcelona/9755433/Barcelona-coach-Tito-Vilanova-steps-down-from-Nou-Camp-role-following-relapse-of-tumour-on-saliva-glands.html
- ↑ [1] Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-22.
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/78/1676378_DOWNLOAD.pdf