Nou camp

The Camp Nou (officially Nou Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona ) is the stage of the club of Football of FC Barcelona. Its name wants to say Nouveau Catalan Stage in .

Before the construction of the Nou Camp, the FC Barcelona used the Camp Vell (" Stade" old man;), conceived in 1922 with a capacity close to: 100000 spectators, located to him also in the district inhabitants of Barcelona of Corts .

Structure

The enclosure drawn by the Catalan architects Josep Soteras Mauri and Francesc Mitjans Miró was inaugurated the September 24th 1957 at the time of a friendly match opposing the Barça to the Polish club of the Legia Warsaw (victory 4-2 of FC Barcelona with a first goal of Eulogio Martínez at the 11th minute of play). The stage, of Ovoid form , has, like many stages, the characteristic to have the football field lower than the level of the ground in the neighborhoods (- 2.5 m). This in particular makes it possible to decrease the height external of the platforms.

This stage with sky-open on its major part (a roof is present on only one platform, that of the presidential cabins, and platforms of official (what accounts for 41% of the surface of the steps) comprises 3 levels of step.

A vault is located little before the entry on the ground, it makes it possible to the players to be collected. Spaces presses for the conferences and interviews according to matches are located before the access to the vesitiaires players.

During its inauguration, the stage could accommodate: 90000 spectators. An extension then carried the capacity to: 120000 spectators in 1982. This new configuration was inaugurated the June 13rd 1982. After the dramas of the years 1980 with the Heysel and Sheffield, the capacity of the Nou Camp is reduced to: 98787 places (what makes of it the greatest stage of Europe). This new configuration is in place for the Olympic Games of summer of 1992 which are held with Barcelona.

Total costs of the stage

Equipment

Certified Stage 5 stars UEFA, the audio-visual equipment are to the last standards required by FIFA. This certification confers the right at the stage in addition to accommodate a final of Ligue of the champions, as that occurred in 1999, year of the certification of the stage.

Two giant screens, laid out in top of the side platforms of the stage, make it possible to diffuse with the whole of the spectators of information as well in advertizing matter as informative (list of the players, name of the striker for example). The platform of press also makes it possible to accommodate a great number of journalists (282). Concerning safety at the time of the matches, 400 guards and placers, and more than 200 security agents are placed in the enclosure. The public can reach by 107 doors inside the stage and can be evacuated in less than five minutes.

Principal events

Sportsmen

1964 : Finale of the UEFA Cup between the Real Saragossa - Valencia CF (2-1)
1972: Finale of the Cut of Europe of the winners of cut between the Rangers FC - Dynamo Moscow (3-2)
1982: Finale of the Cut of Europe of the winners of cut between FC Barcelona - Standard Liege (2-1)
1982: Match of opening of the Football world cup: Argentinian - Belgium (0-1) (85 000 spectators)
1989: Finale of the Cut of Europe of the Clubs Champions between the Milan AC - Steaua Bucharest (4-0)
1992: Finale of football of the Olympic Games of summer between the Spain and the Poland (3-2)
1999: Finale of the League of the champions: Bayern Munich - Manchester United (1-2)

Social and musical

The stage allows also the arrival of events not-sportsmen:

the visit of the Pope Jean-Paul II the November 7th 1982.
July 7th 1985: Concert of Lluís Llach.
July 1988: Concert of Frank Sinatra.
August 3rd 1988: Concert of Bruce Springsteen.
August 9th 1988: Concert of Michael Jackson.
September 8th 1988: Concert of Julio Iglesias.
September 10th 1988: Concert for the human rights organized by international Amnesty with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Youssou Dour, Tracy Chapman…
June 13rd 1997: Concert of the “Three Tenors”: Jose Will square, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.
October 1st 1999: Concert of Jose Will square, in honor of the centenary of FC Barcelona
August 7th 2005: Concert of U2.

Others

Just beside Nou Camp one finds a small stage being used for the team holds: the " minis-estadi". This stage of: 16500 places was inaugurated the September 23rd 1982. It is used as ground with FC Barcelona B and the national team of Andorra.

The Palau Blaugrana is located also just beside the stage. It is used for all the sports of room of the sporting Club of the FC Barcelona (Basket-ball, Handball, Rink-hockey and Futsal).

As opposed to what much think, " Nou" camp; such as it is but rather " does not decide; cam' No-ou".

The museum

The visit of the stage and the museum of the club, is an attraction very in vogue in Barcelona. The visit makes it possible to see the cloakrooms, the ground of the bench of key, then presidential space and to finish the cabins of the commentators all in top of the stage. The visit ends in the room of the trophies of the FC Barcelona, as well as the museum dedicated to the Football.

The museum is a homage to football and the press in general. Photographs are exposed between panels presenting of information on the largest European newspapers . It of course presents the gallery of the trophies of FC Barcelona, but also of the shirts and the shoes carried by the former players of the club. It is the second museum more visited city (Barcelona).

Of a surface of: 3500 m ², the museum reception more: 1160000 visitors at the year.

The museum includes also a documentary center, files of presses of the club and other documents. It allows moreover the consultation of thousands of photographs.

Gallery

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