Barcelona to play 2023-24 season away from Camp Nou
Barcelona will play the 2023-24 season away from Camp Nou whereas Europe’s largest soccer stadium undergoes a large overhaul, the Spanish membership stated Thursday.
The membership stated Barcelona will play its video games on the municipally owned Lluís Companys Stadium. The stadium, which has a capability of about 60,000 spectators, hosted the opening and shutting ceremonies of the 1992 Olympics.
The membership stated its long-delayed challenge to rework and modernize Camp Nou, which at present seats 99,000 spectators, will start this 12 months after it obtained the ultimate go-ahead from town.
Agreement on the transformation of Espai Barça and work on new Camp Nou to start in June
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 28, 2022
Games will proceed to be performed at Camp Nou subsequent season. After enjoying the next marketing campaign away from Camp Nou, the membership needs video games to return for the 2024-25 season, albeit with attendance lowered to 50% due to building work. The membership plans to complete the stadium work throughout the 2025-26 season.
The membership needs to extend Camp Nou’s capability to 110,000 whereas additionally refurbishing its surrounding space, which features a pavilion for the membership’s different sports activities, the museum and shops. It has budgeted 1.5 billion euros ($1.57 billion) for the challenge.
Barcelona’s crosstown rival, Espanyol, performed on the Lluís Companys Stadium from 1997-2009. The stadium, whose discipline is ringed by an athletics observe, sits atop a small hill that gives views of the Mediterranean metropolis.
Barcelona had thought of utilizing its a lot smaller Johan Cruyff Stadium, which is positioned outdoors town, as a substitute website.
