History of Camp Nou

Barcelona had outgrown their old stadium [3], Camp de Les Corts which held 60,000 supporters and the Camp Nou, built between 1954 and 1957, was designed by architects Francesc Mitjans-Miró, Lorenzo García Barbon and Josep Soteras Mauri. FC Barcelona won their first game at Camp Nou in impressive fashion, a 4-2 victory against Legia Warsaw with Eulogio Martínez scoring the first goal at the new stadium. Over 90,000 fans were present at this momentous occasion.

The capacity has varied between 93,053 at its opening to 120,000 for the 1982 FIFA World Cup before the outlawing of standing sections at the stadium brought the capacity to below 99,000 in the late 1990s.
Camp Nou on matchday hosting a match between Barcelona and Levante on April 29, 2007.
The inside of the Camp Nou
The outside of the Camp Nou
One of the stands displaying Barcelona's motto, Més que un club meaning more than a club.
Exterior

The stadium's facilities include a memorabilia shop, mini pitches for training matches, and a chapel for players. The stadium also houses the most visited museum in Catalonia, El Museu del Barça, which receives about 1,200,000 visits per year. The museum was inaugurated in 1984 under the presidence of Josep Lluís Nuñez. The museum shows 1,420 pieces about FC Barcelona's history, of which 420 are trophies. The inauguration ceremony of the 1982 World Cup was held on June 13. In front of a 100,000-strong crowd, Belgium beat Argentina 1-0.

Camp Nou has been host to other important events outside the sphere of football. Notable music artists who have performed in the stadium include:
Michael Jackson

• U2
  

• Pink Floyd
  

• Bruce Springsteen
  

• Frank Sinatra
  

• Julio Iglesias
  

• Sting, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel and El Último de la Fila at the Amnesty International's Concert for Human Rights
  

• The Three Tenors: Josep Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti
  

• Josep Carreras
  

• Lluís Llach
  

Pope John Paul II celebrated mass with a congregation of over 120,000 at Camp Nou on November 17, 1982.