El Clásico 5-0 at Camp Nou (1986)

Lore & Background

The construction of Camp Nou started on 28 March 1954. The stadium was inaugurated on 24 September 1957. Its capacity has varied over the years, opening at 106,146 and growing to 121,401 for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has hosted two European Cup/Champions League finals (1989 and 1999), five matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup (including the opening game), and the football tournament's final at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Reader's Guide

Camp Nou is located at the end of Travessera de les Corts, next to the Cementiri and the Maternitat. The stadium houses the second-most visited museum in Catalonia, the Barcelona Museum, which receives more than 1.2 million visitors per year.

Did You Know?

• The stadium's official name was originally Estadi del Barcelona, but it was popularly called Camp Nou from the start.
• The architects were Francesc Mitjans and Josep Soteras, with the collaboration of Lorenzo García-Barbón.
• The stadium's record attendance was set on 5 March 1986 in the European Cup quarter-final against Juventus in front of 120,000 spectators.