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Revision as of 17:26, 1 August 2005 editRaymond Cruise (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers98,370 editsNo edit summary← Previous edit Revision as of 16:17, 28 August 2005 edit undo80.58.1.107 (talk) "Camp Nou stadium" name doesn't make sense as "Camp" is "stadium" in Catalan. Either this page is called "Camp Nou" or "FC Barcelona stadium" but "Camp Nou stadium" is nonsense.Next edit →
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The '''Camp Nou''' (] for "new stadium", sometimes reversed in ] to become the ''Nou Camp Stadium'') is a ] stadium in ], ]. Its capacity of 98,600 is the largest of any football stadium in ]. The stadium is the home ground of ]. It is known to be one of the biggest and most atmospheric stadiums in the world. Although popularly called the 'Nou Camp', its official name (see below) translates as 'FC Barcelona Stadium'. The well-known 'Camp Nou' moniker was actually given to the stadium by the fans. Other stadiums named in a similar vein include ] (known as Highbury to most), the ], whose official name is ''Stadio Giuseppe Meazza'', and the ], which is usually referred to as ''De Kuip''.

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* '''Official name:''' Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona

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FC Barcelona playing against Real Madrid on the 6th of December 2003
File:Campnouabove.jpg
Bird's eye view of the stadium

The Camp Nou (Catalan for "new stadium", sometimes reversed in English to become the Nou Camp Stadium) is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Its capacity of 98,600 is the largest of any football stadium in Europe. The stadium is the home ground of FC Barcelona. It is known to be one of the biggest and most atmospheric stadiums in the world. Although popularly called the 'Nou Camp', its official name (see below) translates as 'FC Barcelona Stadium'. The well-known 'Camp Nou' moniker was actually given to the stadium by the fans. Other stadiums named in a similar vein include Arsenal Stadium (known as Highbury to most), the San Siro, whose official name is Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, and the Feijenoord Stadion, which is usually referred to as De Kuip.

  • Capacity: 98,600
  • Pitch dimensions:
    • Length: 105 m
    • Width: 72 m
  • Opened: September 24, 1957
  • Official name: Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona

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