F.C. BARCELONA NOU CAMP

Barcelona, Spain

FC Barcelona (1957–present)

Nou Camp is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of Football Club Barcelona since its construction in 1957. It is a UEFA elite stadium, and has hosted numerous international matches at senior level, and UEFA Champions League finals, the most recent being in 1999. It has a capacity of 98,787, making it the largest stadium in Europe, and the eleventh largest in the world. Its official name was Estadi del FC Barcelona (FC Barcelona Stadium) until 2000, when the club membership voted to change the official name to the popular nickname, Camp Nou. It held UEFA five-star stadium status which was superseded by a new system of classification.

Across from Camp Nou is the Palau Blaugrana, the stadium for indoor sports and adjacent is the Ice Rink, the stadium for ice-based sports. Just behind the complex is the Mini Estadi, the stadium where Futbol Club Barcelona Atlètic, Barça's reserve team, play their games.

The stadium underwent a remodeling of the reception for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Boxes, VIP lounges, a new press area, new markers, and particularly the enlargement of the third tier with the addition of 22,150 places for a total capacity of 115,000 spectators. The first important game played was the final of the Cup Winners Cup featuring Barcelona against Standard Liège on 12 May 1982. Barcelona went on to win the game 2–1 in front of an 80,000 attendance.

Used (rough shape, creases) 4" x 6" continental size chrome

Dist. by Edicions A. Campana