New Stadium For Barcelona?

[Hildy 0]

Barcelona's board of directors will make a decision in January on whether to expand the Camp Nou or submit plans to move to a new stadium.

 

The Spanish champions have commissioned a report over the viability of both projects with the objective to increase the capacity of their home ground to 105,000.

 

Although progress was made at a meeting on Monday, the Barça directors will not announce their preferred option until early in 2014.

 

A board spokesman Toni Freixa explained on the club's official website it had two choices: "The construction of a new stadium on the land on Diagonal, property which belongs to the University of Barcelona, or a profound remodelling project that would constitute a new stadium keeping the current structure of the Camp Nou.

 

"Both would have a capacity of 105,000 spectators, the stadium would be covered, there will be a construction of a new Palau with a capacity of 12,000 spectators, an adjacent court with a capacity of 2,000 spectators, 6,000 new parking spots and access to the Ciutat Esportiva of the Miniestadi.

 

"We've made advances, we have all the information and we're in a position to make a decision."

Despite the sizeable financial outlay that would be involved, Freixa insisted any project would not harm the club, adding: "It needs to be viable from a technical perspective, urbanist and economic. We would never submit a project that would endanger the sustainability of the club."

 

The Camp Nou is already the largest ground in Europe with a capacity of 99,354.

 

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[calscot 0]

This is what you get when larger countries follow the Scottish duopoly model - monsters that become impossible to compete with.

[Thinker 857]

I often wonder what would happen to Barca if Catalonia gained independence.

 

Would they have to be content to monopolise a newly formed Catalonian league (which would be nearly as diddy as ours, leading to lower TV money, a poorer squad, lack of interest and probably ultimately render whatever humungous stadium they occupy unnecessary)? Or would they get to continue to duopolise the Spanish league even though it would be an unprecedented case of a team too big for it's own national league playing in someone else's, and would no doubt be met with chagrin by Atletico, Valencia, etc...

[forlanssister 3,050]

Camp Nou is a f*&king dump,

[amms 0]

Of course the Nuo Camp is a 'new' stadium as the name suggests, Barcelona only moved their in the late 1950s after several decades at Les Corts. The modernising of a ground is something all clubs need to do, whether it can be done without a move isn't important from a historical perspective. I really like what Atletic Bilbao have done with their ground. San Mames holds a significant place in Basque culture and and so a move was controversial, so they moved 'outside' keeping one side of the old stadium in the new one.

 

Without looking it up which British club do you think Barcelona got to play their inaugural match against to open Les Corts in the 1920s?

[Max Rebo's Big Blue Nose 0]

Camp Nou is a f*&king dump,

 

I wouldnt go as far as to say it's a dump but it's not a great "football" stadium IMO. I've been to the Camp Nou and the Bernabeu and the later wins hands down for atmosphere.

 

Incase anyone is interested... Foster Partners have been working on proposals for a revamp of the Camp Nou for years. Not sure what happened? Think they ran out of dosh?

 

http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/camp-nou-stadium-for-fc-barcelona/

[Max Rebo's Big Blue Nose 0]

Of course the Nuo Camp is a 'new' stadium as the name suggests, Barcelona only moved their in the late 1950s after several decades at Les Corts. The modernising of a ground is something all clubs need to do, whether it can be done without a move isn't important from a historical perspective. I really like what Atletic Bilbao have done with their ground. San Mames holds a significant place in Basque culture and and so a move was controversial, so they moved 'outside' keeping one side of the old stadium in the new one.

 

Without looking it up which British club do you think Barcelona got to play their inaugural match against to open Les Corts in the 1920s?

 

St. Mirren. My mates a buddy and always bangs on about this!

[Waltersgotstyle 297]

Of course the Nuo Camp is a 'new' stadium as the name suggests, Barcelona only moved their in the late 1950s after several decades at Les Corts. The modernising of a ground is something all clubs need to do, whether it can be done without a move isn't important from a historical perspective. I really like what Atletic Bilbao have done with their ground. San Mames holds a significant place in Basque culture and and so a move was controversial, so they moved 'outside' keeping one side of the old stadium in the new one.

 

Without looking it up which British club do you think Barcelona got to play their inaugural match against to open Les Corts in the 1920s?

 

They are however knocking down the old one to build a brand new stand.

[SteveC 150]

Camp Nou is a f*&king dump,

 

It is also where we won our only European trophy to date (and one has to think, sadly..................well, I don't want to finish that sentence.,,,)

[Scott7 5,156]

Obviously the imminent arrival of celtic has inspired Barce to raise their efforts to try to gain the same global status as their visitors. Not only will their coaching staff hang on Lennon's every word but their Architects will be hoping for a copy of the cp stadium plan.