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The first game played at the ground was between FC Barcelona and St Mirren. On 13 May 1923, the stadium hosted the Copa del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and CE Europa and on 21 December 1924 Les Corts hosted a game between Spain and Austria. On 24 June 1925, the stadium was the scene of an incident that saw it closed for six months.
One of the stands displaying Barcelona's motto, Més que un club, meaning "More than a club" A view of the supporters' side during a match, showing the FC Barcelona colours Main stand external view of the stadium. The construction of the Camp Nou started on 28 March 1954 as Barcelona's previous stadium, Camp de Les Corts, had
The stadium was home to FC Barcelona B, the reserve side of the famous Catalan club, until they moved to Estadi Johan Cruyff in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper sports complex for the 2019-20 season. The stadium was also home to FC Barcelona C until July 2007, when they disbanded.
The new arena is expected to be finished by the end of 2027, [5] and will replace the original Palau Blaugrana, which is across the street and currently serves as the home arena for FC Barcelona's basketball, handball, and futsal teams. The project is part of the Espai Barça project.
It was opened on 27 August 2019 with a friendly match between the under-19 teams of Barcelona and Ajax. [3] The match ended up in a 0–2 score where Ajax was the winner. [ 4 ] On 26 August 2019, a day before the stadium was officially opened to the public, Barcelona paid tribute to Cruyff by unveiling his statue at the Camp Nou .
Since the inception of La Liga in 1929, Spain's highest level of association football annual league tournament, 88 football stadiums have been used to host matches. The inaugural round of La Liga matches took place on 10 February 1929 with five clubs hosting the opening fixtures.
In 2017, the A’s announced their intent to build a new ballpark on college-owned land in downtown Oakland, but the mayor opposed the proposal, and the college declined to sell the land.
Under Sandro Rosell's presidency, FC Barcelona announced that by 2013, it planned to build a new Palau Blaugrana for its handball and basketball teams, with a capacity of 12,000 seats. Also included in the plan, was a smaller campus with a capacity of 3,000 seats, plus [a special conditions] for hotel partners (operated by a specialist company ...