Spain
Camp Nou
The Camp Nou, Catalan for New Field, is a football stadium in Barcelona. It
has a capacity of 98 000, making it the largest stadium in Europe. It is the
home ground of FC Barcelona, one of the richest sports clubs in the world.
Its official name was Estadi del FC Barcelona until 2000, when the club
membership voted to change the official name to the popular nickname, Camp
Nou. FC Barcelona had outgrown their old stadium which held 60 000
supporters. FC Barcelona won their first game at Camp Nou in impressive
fashion, a 4-2 victory against KP Legia Warsaw with Eulogio Martínez scoring
the first goal at the new stadium. Over 90 000 fans were present at this
momentous occasion. The capacity has varied between 93 000 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 98 000 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. The museum shows 1 420
pieces about FC Barcelona's history, of which 420 are trophies.
