Introducing Barcelona’s home stadium

Camp Nou (sometimes changed to Nou Camp Stadium in English, formerly transliterated as Campano Stadium), although the stadium name is Camp Nou Stadium, the official name of the stadium is the home stadium of Barcelona Club -Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona / FC Barcelona Stadium), which means the new stadium in Catalan, is located in Barcelona, ??Spain and is the home stadium of the La Liga team Barcelona. The Nou Camp stadium is the largest stadium on the entire European continent. It can originally accommodate 98,000 spectators. During the 1982 World Cup in Spain, the stadium's seats were increased to 120,000. It is also the second largest stadium in the world, after the legendary Maracana Stadium in Brazil. Currently, modern general equipment makes it the best football venue in Europe. In the 1998-99 season, UEFA awarded it the title of "Five-Star" stadium.

The construction of Barcelona's home stadium, Campano Stadium, was inspired by the pride of Barcelona's supporters, who were not only attracted by the sheer size of the stadium, but also by the architectural design of the stadium. Barcelona encompasses every part of it, and the FC Barcelona Stadium is one of the many reasons why FC Barcelona is so famous. Since the day the Camp Nou was put into use, it has evolved every day to adapt to the needs of the times. Camp Nou has updated its site configuration and environment many times over the past few decades, with more and more hardware facilities being built and equipped with new high-tech facilities. Recently, to comply with FIFA regulations, the stadium's capacity has been reduced, with the grass perimeter reduced by three meters and the flat roof of the stands removed.

[Edit this paragraph] Stadium History

Before the Camp Nou Stadium was built, the cathedral stadium used by Barcelona could only accommodate 60,000 people. At that time, the club believed that the stadium had already When Kubala joined Barcelona, ??the old Cathedral Stadium seemed too small, so it was decided to buy a large piece of land near the stadium to build a new stadium. However, in the early stages of preparations, the Barcelona club had disputes over the location issue. It was not until the new president Melo Sanz took office that construction finally started in 1954 and was named the Nou Camp Stadium. It was officially opened on September 24, 1957. Enable. The Barcelona dream has finally become a reality.

Background stage (1948-1954)

The first proposal to build a new stadium for Barcelona was in 1948. Later, when Hungarian superstar Kubala joined Barcelona in June 1950, opinions in this regard became stronger and stronger. After all, Barcelona's old stadium, the Cathedral Stadium, was too small. The Cathedral Stadium was built in 1922. After several expansions, the maximum capacity of spectators at that time was 60,000. However, the old stadium was unable to make any expansion due to its age. So on September 19, 1950. Senior Barcelona officials, under the auspices of Mr. Garrobot, purchased a piece of land near Martelnitata, which is also very close to the Cathedral Stadium.

A troubled period followed, when on February 9, 1951 the construction team suddenly decided to change the location of the new stadium, choosing a site at the top of D'Agno. Subsequently, the construction team and Barcelona's top management began arduous negotiations, but no agreement was reached. This plan was subsequently aborted until Francisco Miro Sanz was elected President of Barcelona on November 14, 1953. The new chairman is a strong advocate for a new stadium. He believes construction of the new stadium should continue immediately. On February 18, 1954, Milosans announced that construction of Barcelona's new stadium would begin on the land purchased by Barcelona executives in 1950. On March 28, in front of 60,000 Barcelona fans, Mr. Milosans, accompanied by Catalonia President Colonna, laid the first stone for the Camp Nou stadium and was welcomed by the Barcelona Reds. Blessing of Cardinal Modrego.

Construction Phase (1954-1957)

The construction of the new stadium was entrusted to Francisco Mitjans Mi, the cousin of Barcelona president Mr. Milosans. Mr. Luo and Mr. Josep Sotras Mauri, as well as Mr. Lorenzo Garcia Balban. More than a year later, on July 11, 1955, the club entered into cooperation with the Ingar Sa Company on stadium construction. The company invested 66.62 million pesetas and required that the Camp Nou stadium be built within 18 months. However, in fact, the cost of the new stadium was far higher than the budget, reaching 288 million pesetas. Fortunately, Barcelona's top management promptly obtained an investment of 100 million pesetas and a bank loan of 60 million pesetas, so the project could be completed. Proceed in time. Barca can repay the loans within a few years of completing the stadium.

Put into use (1957-present)

On September 24, 1957, Barcelona’s new home stadium, Camp Nou, was officially announced to be in use. The stadium construction committee decided to hold a special celebration ceremony, planned by Mr. Alex Buceres and Mr. Nicholas Cassos. In the Barcelona conference room on September 21, Jose María de Cascio, a member of the Royal Society of Spain, announced the official process of the new stadium inauguration ceremony. During that weekend, representatives from various clubs gathered at the Cathedral Stadium for the International Sports Congress. These important events were enough to inspire Mr. Josep M. de Sagala to write a poem for the groundbreaking ceremony of Barcelona's new stadium. At the same time, Adolf Cabern composed the music for the lyrics.

That day happened to be the Messer Day, and the entire Barcelona citizens were dressed up in the colors of the Barcelona club. The opening ceremony began with a mass, presided over by Cardinal Modrego of Barcelona, ??and the fans in the audience were very solemn. Then the choir sang "Hallelujah", and many senior officials from the political and sports circles took their seats on the podium with Barcelona President Milo Sanz.

At this time, the Camp Nou stand was not completely completed. But it can already accommodate more than 90,000 people. All Catalan sports clubs took part in the parade. Then the theme song of the ceremony sounded in the audience. At 4:30 pm, FC Barcelona played a friendly match here with a team from Warsaw, Poland. Barcelona's starting lineup is as follows: Lamblets, Oliveira, Brugg, Segarra, Verges, Gensana, Basola, Villaverde, Martinez, Kubala, Thea Da. Barcelona's lineup for the second half was: Lamblets, Brugger, Segara, Grocia, Frotac, Bosh, Helmos, Riberes, Triada, Sampedro, E Varisto. In the end, Barcelona won 4-2, and Martinez scored the first goal in the history of Camp Nou for Barcelona. Triada, Sampedro and Evaristo also scored. During the intermission, 1,500 members of the Barcelona Dance Troupe performed the traditional Catalan dance Sardana, and 10,000 free servings of rice with minced meat and vegetables (local food of Barcelona) were provided to the fans. This began a new era in Barcelona's history.

[Edit this paragraph] Development and innovation

Starting from the day when Camp Nou was put into use, Camp Nou is developing every day and adapting to various times at any time. Camp Nou has undergone numerous updates to its venue configuration and environment over the past few decades. More and more hardware facilities are being built and equipped with the latest high technology. This is the process of innovation at Camp Nou.

Development of Camp Nou

When Camp Nou first opened, it could only accommodate 93,053 spectators (the original plan was to accommodate 150,000 people, which was later cancelled), and the stadium area was 107x72 meters. (Camp Nou is now 105x68, in line with UEFA requirements). The main materials are concrete and steel. Now the first floor of the stadium is 48 meters high, covering a total area of ??55,000 square meters, 250 meters long and 220 meters wide. The fans will be gone within 5 minutes. In the 1998-1999 season, UEFA recognized the unparalleled beauty of Camp Nou and gave it a 5-star rating.

After its completion in 1957, the stadium has completed the following innovations:

· Floodlight lighting facilities. The first game to use floodlights at Camp Nou was the 1959-1960 European Champions Cup. In the second round, Barcelona faced CSKA Sofia at home.

· An electronic scoreboard was built at the same height as the second-tier stands, completed in the 1975-1976 season.

· Personal boxes were built in the second-tier stands, completed in the 1981-1982 season.

· VIP lounge, built on the first floor of the stands, completed in the 1981-1982 season

· Behind the first floor of the press conference hall, completed in the 1981-1982 season

· Matrix display scoreboard, both in the north and south goal directions. Completion time: 1981-1982 season.

· Expansion of the stadium. In order to meet the requirements of the 1982 Spanish World Cup, the stadium's capacity was increased by 22,150 people, reaching a capacity of 115,000.

·The club museum was completed, behind the second-floor stands, completed on September 24, 1984

·The Museum Art Foundation was established, completed in the 1985-1986 season

· The former Barcelona players association established a new office, behind the first-floor grandstand, completed in the 1990-1991 season

· The first-floor stand was rebuilt. This work was carried out in the summer of 1994, and the stadium lawn was The elevation was lowered by 2.5 meters to increase the capacity of the stadium. Seats were also installed behind the goals and the previous stadium safety ditch was removed

· Wembley and Basel VIP lounges, behind the 1st floor grandstand, completed in the 1994-1995 season. On match days, these two 250-square-meter lounges are available to Bar?a members.

· New press seats, three-story grandstand, completed in 1994-1995 season

· Updated stadium rainproof roof, above the three-story grandstand, completed in 1994- 1995 season

·Barcelona Information Center, in the club museum, behind the grandstand on the second floor, completed on October 20, 1994

·Stone paving around the stadium Completed, completed in the 1995-1996 season

·Multi-functional hall, behind the 1st floor grandstand, completed in the 1995-1996 season

·Extension of the chairman's room, completed in the 2nd floor grandstand 1995-1996 season

·Each gate is equipped with elevators, 8 in each, completed in the 1995-1996 season

·Underground parking lot. Under the grandstand. Completion time: 1996-1997 season. This project adds 400 parking spaces to the two-level underground parking lot. In addition to the previous 400, there will be 800 parking spaces per day.

· FC Barcelona Medical Center, behind the second-floor stand of the south goal, completed in the 1996-1997 season

· Electronic Facility Master Control Center, on the third-floor stand, completed in the 1996-1997 season

· Rebuilding the grandstand porch and expanding the museum, completed in the 1997-1998 season. As a result of these innovations, the museum has doubled in size and has a members-only entrance. The porch also has the names of every player in the team's history engraved on it.

· The stadium’s new electronic scoreboard was completed in the 1997-1998 season. During this season, the old scoreboard was removed and replaced with a new electronic scoreboard with completely new equipment.

· Technical maintenance office, behind the second-floor stands, completed in the 1997-1998 season

· Changed all standing seats into seated seats, completed in the 1998-1999 season, this project Finally, Camp Nou can now accommodate 98,787 spectators.

·New microphone system. Three levels of stands. Completion time: 1998-1999 season

· New floodlight lighting system. 3rd floor grandstand. Completion time: 1998-1999 season

[Edit this paragraph] 350 million renovation of Camp Nou Stadium

Barcelona will adjust the seating structure of the stands and add 15,000 seats and stadium channels. And some facilities will be adjusted, more high-tech facilities will be added, and a transparent ceiling may even be added. The total cost will be as high as 350 million euros, of which about 200 million euros will be spent on the interior renovation of the stadium (180 million euros was spent on the renovation of the Bernabeu Stadium a few years ago), and 150 million euros on the exterior renovation. Barcelona hopes to transform the neighborhoods around the Nou Camp stadium All have been transformed into the same style to make the area where the Camp Nou stadium is located a high-end tourist area integrating architecture and sports, attracting more fans from around the world.

When the club first proposed this plan, many people thought it was a fantasy, because it was almost impossible for Barcelona to raise so much money in a short period of time. However, a month later, things have progressed a lot, because Barcelona has found a solution to the financial problem: convert the Miniestadi next to the Camp Nou into real estate and sell it, so that Barcelona can raise enough funds.

Barcelona President Laporta and the Catalan Construction Industry Association signed a cooperation agreement. The Construction Industry Association will select architects from now on for a project called "Nou Camp Nou" The (new Camp Nou) large-scale renovation plan has also begun. Barcelona's plan to demolish the small stadium coincides with Barcelona's urban planning.

It is reported that after the demolition of the small stadium, Barcelona will have 100,000 to 120,000 square meters of land for real estate construction. After the entire plan is completed, Barcelona's revenue will reach 350 million euros. In addition, Barcelona will sell 1/3 of the land in a farm called Can Rigalt near Ospitalet in exchange for approximately 50 million euros. A total of 400 million euros can be used to renovate the Camp Nou stadium and renovate the club's basketball stadium. Laporta hopes that the entire plan will be completed as soon as possible, with a view to transforming the Camp Nou stadium into "the most modern stadium in the world" as soon as possible.

When superstar Kubala joined Barcelona, ??the old Cathedral Stadium seemed too small, so building a new stadium for Barcelona became inevitable. From the time this proposal was put forward to the opening of the Camp Nou on September 24, 1957, the club had a difficult time, but the Barcelona people's dream finally became a reality. Now, as Ronaldinho, Messi, and Eto'o attract more and more fans to watch football - as of the end of last year, the number of members of the Barcelona Club has exceeded 152,000, ranking first in the world in terms of membership, and This number is still increasing at a rate of nearly 50 people every day, and Camp Nou has once again become a bit narrow in the eyes of fans. As a result, Barcelona proposed a new plan: to carry out large-scale expansion and renovation of Camp Nou on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

In fact, since the day the Nou Camp was put into use, it has been developing every day to adapt to the needs of the times. Camp Nou has undergone numerous updates to its venue configuration and environment over the past few decades. More and more hardware facilities are being built and equipped with new high-tech facilities.

Barcelona’s goal is to complete this major renovation before Camp Nou’s “Golden Wedding Anniversary” in September so that a new and modern stadium can be unveiled to fans around the world. In the stadium, it is possible to adjust the seating structure of the stands and add 15,000 seats. The stadium passages and some facilities will be adjusted, and more high-tech facilities will be added, including VIP rooms, which are also likely to be renovated.

The Barcelona club has made preliminary estimates of the total cost, which will be as high as 350 million euros, of which the internal renovation of the stadium will cost about 200 million euros (the renovation of the Bernabeu Stadium cost 180 million euros a few years ago). The exterior renovation cost 150 million euros. Barcelona hopes to transform all the blocks around the Camp Nou stadium into the same style, so that the area where the Camp Nou stadium is located can become a high-end tourist area that combines architecture and sports, attracting more people from all over the world. The arrival of fans.

[Edit this paragraph] The famous final held at Camp Nou

·The final of the General Cup (King's Cup) in the 1962-1963 season. The two sides are Barcelona and Real Zaragoza. This is the first time that the event named after Franco will not be held in Madrid, Franco's hometown, but in Barcelona, ??the capital of Catalonia. Franco also came to Camp Nou to watch the game. Barcelona won 3-1, with Pereda, Kosis and Saldua scoring goals for Barcelona.

·The European Cup Winners' Cup final in the 1981-1982 season, the two sides were Barcelona and Standard Liege. On May 12, 1982, 100,000 fans went crazy as Barcelona defeated their opponents 2-1 with goals from Simonson and Quini.

·The 1971-1972 European Cup Winners' Cup was played between Glasgow Rangers and Dynamo Moscow. On May 24, 1972, Glasgow Rangers defeated their opponents 3-2 at Camp Nou.

·The European Champions Cup final was held between AC Milan and Red Star Bucharest in the 1988-1989 season. On May 24, 1989, AC Milan defeated their opponents 4-0 at Camp Nou.

·In the 1998-1999 UEFA Champions League final, on May 26, 1999, Manchester United defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 at Camp Nou. This is also part of Barcelona's centenary celebrations.

[Edit this paragraph] Other events held at Camp Nou

·On November 27, 1974, at the 75th anniversary celebration of Barcelona, ??the Barcelona team song was played for the first time by 3,500 people. People sing. Subsequently, Barcelona defeated the GDR national team 2-1 in a friendly match.

·The opening ceremony of the 1982 Spanish World Cup was held at Camp Nou on June 13, 1982. 100,000 people watched Argentina's 1-0 victory over Belgium. Then Camp Nou also played Poland's 3-0 victory over Belgium on June 28, the Soviet Union's 1-0 victory over Belgium on July 1, the Soviet Union's 0-0 draw with Poland on July 4, and Italy's 2-0 victory on July 8. Poland game.

·In the summer of 1992, Barcelona hosted the Olympic Games. Camp Nou became the main venue for football matches. In the end, the Spanish team, including Barcelona's Ferrer, Guardiola and others, defeated Poland 3-2 in the final on August 8 and won the gold medal

·November 28, 1998, held at Camp Nou Barcelona centenary celebrations.

·Before the friendly match between Barcelona and the Brazilian national team ended 2-2 on April 28, 1999, a touching scene took place. All the club's living former players came to the Camp Nou for a parade to celebrate Barcelona's centenary.

[Edit this paragraph] The venue for important events

In addition to Barcelona’s home games, Camp Nou is also used for various other important activities at other times. One can see Barcelona, ??the best football team in the world, play at the Camp Nou, as well as the Pope's visit and concerts by Iglesias, among others.

[Edit this paragraph] Concert

·Louis Luckey (7-7-1985)

·Bruce Springsteen (3-8 -1988)

· Michael Jackson (9-8-1988)

· Julio Iglesias (8-9-1988)

·International Human Rights Rally Concert (10-9-1988) Bruce Springsteen, Sting, José Endor, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel and De La. Phila

·Three Tenors (13-7-1997): Josep Carreras, Procido Domingo plácidodomingo and Luciano Pavarotti Yo Serpe Carreras (1-10-1999).

Pope’s visit to Camp Nou

On November 17, 1982, Barcelona was honored to welcome John Paul II The Pope's visit. The Pope received 120,000 believers at Camp Nou in heavy rain. At the invitation of President Nunez, the Pope became the 108,000th official member of the Barcelona Club.

[Edit this paragraph] English introduction

FC. Barcelona

Barcelona

Nou Camp

Nou Camp Capacity: 120,000

Capacity: 120,000

Address: Avinguda Aristides Maillol, s/n, 08028, Barcelona

Built: 1956

Length: 105 m

Width: 72 m

Opened: 1957/9/24

No. When Camp Nou first opened, it could only accommodate 93,053 spectators (the original plan was to accommodate 150,000 people, but was later cancelled), and the stadium area was 107x72 meters (now Camp Nou is 105x68, in line with UEFA requirements). The main materials are concrete and steel. After its completion in 1957, the stadium has completed the following innovations: