Spotify Camp Nou turns 65 this September 24th. The idea of building a new pitch to replace the old Les Corts stadium predates Ladislau Kubala’s arrival at Barça in 1951, but in any case that fact was decisive when it came to leaving Les Corts and building a new stadium. big dimensions. Camp Nou was an initiative of President Agustí Montal Galobart, although the decisive promoter was his successor Francesc Miró-Sans. The stadium, inaugurated on 24 September 1957, is the flagship of FC Barcelona and one of the most important icons of the city. In the first game, Barça defeated Warsaw 4-2, with a first goal from Eulogio Martínez.
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Since its inauguration, the Spotify Camp Nou has undergone major reforms both in its structure and in the stands. In 1957 it had an initial capacity of 99,053 spectators. In 1975, with the replacement of the wooden benches with plastic seats on the sides and doors, it remained at 94,400. In 1982, with the extension of the side area, the capacity increased to 120,000 spectators.
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Fourteen years later, in 1994, with the conversion of seats at the foot of the first row behind the door into seats, the capacity dropped to 107,000 spectators. The security moat surrounding the camp has also been removed. In 1998, the conversion of standing seats on the wings and doors from the third level into seats brought the number of spectators to 99,354, all seated.
More than 4,200 goals in favor
During this period, Spotify Camp Nou was the scene of 1,656 official FC Barcelona matches, with 1,234 wins, 264 draws and 158 losses, 4,288 goals in favor and 1,316 conceded. Since that 24th September 1957, Barça have won 73 titles (3 Club World Cups, 5 Champions League, 4 European Cups, 3 Fair City Cups, 5 European Super Cups, 20 Championships, 18 Cups, 13 Spanish Super Cups and 2 Cups of Lega).
Sixty-five years after its inauguration, the Barcelona team that faced the Warsaw national team on La Mercè Day 1957 (Ramallets, Olivella (Gràcia), Brugué, Segarra, Vergés (Flotats), Gensana (Bosch), Basora (Hermes González) , Villaverde (Sampedro), Kubala (Ribelles), Eulogio Martínez (Evaristo) and Tejada) is now the one that Xavi presented last September 17 against Elche: Ter Stegen, Kounde, Araujo, Eric Garcia (Bellerín), Balde, Frenkie de Jong, Kessie (Gavi), Pedri, Dembélé (Raphinha), Lewandowski (Ferran Torres) and Memphis (Ansu Fati).
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