Estadi Johan Cruyff
| Estadi Johan Cruyff | |
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| The Estadi Johan Cruyff (mid-August 2019) | |
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 Barcelona , Spain
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 22 '33 " N , 2 ° 3' 8" E |
| owner | FC Barcelona |
| operator | FC Barcelona |
| start of building | September 14, 2017 |
| opening | 27th August 2019 |
| First game | 27.August 2019 FC Barcelona U19 - Ajax Amsterdam U19 0: 2 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 12 million euros |
| architect | Batlle i Roig Arquitectes |
| capacity | 6,000 seats |
| playing area | 105 m × 68 m |
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The Estadi Johan Cruyff ( Catalan for Johan Cruyff Stadium , Spanish Estadio Johan Cruyff ) is a football stadium in the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona , autonomous community of Catalonia . The venue bears the name of the Dutch football player Johan Cruyff in memory , this was decided by FC Barcelona at the end of March 2017 on the occasion of the first anniversary of Cruyff's death. It is located on the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training ground . The facility is the home ground of the second men's team , A-youth and the women's team of FC Barcelona .
history
Construction of the stadium began on September 14, 2017 with the laying of the foundation stone . The date of the start of construction has a special symbolism. The world-class player, who died on March 24, 2016, wore shirt numbers 14 and 9 in his career. The football club stated that the construction costs were twelve million euros . The stadium with seats has 6,000 seats and meets UEFA stadium category 3 . The new stadium replaced the Mini Estadi from 1982 as the home ground of the second men's team and the women's team of FC Barcelona. In addition, the A-youth plays their games in the small football arena. Completion was initially planned for November 2018, but was postponed to June 2019. The Mini Estadi is to give way for the planned renovations at Camp Nou and the new multi-purpose hall of the club.
On August 27, 2019, the stadium was opened with a game between the A-Juniors (U19) from Barça and Ajax Amsterdam (0-2). Jordi Cruyff , the son of Johan, symbolically opened the game at the inauguration of the Estadi Johan Cruyff. The evening before, a 3.5 meter high and 1.5 ton heavy bronze statue of Johan Cruyff was unveiled at Camp Nou.
Web links
- stadiumdb.com. Estadi Johan Cruyff (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: FC Barcelona renames stadium to article from March 27, 2017
- ↑ a b Symbolic laying of the first stone of the Johan Cruyff Stadium , fcbarcelona.com, September 14, 2017, accessed April 19, 2018.
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: Barcelona: Groundbreaking at Estadi Johan Cruyff Article from September 14, 2017 (English)
- ↑ The future Johan Cruyff Stadium, up close , fcbarcelona.com, April 3, 2017, accessed April 19, 2018.
- ↑ The new Estadi Johan Cruyff , fcbarcelona.com, accessed April 19, 2018.
- ↑ Final stages of the works on the Johan Cruyff Stadium , fcbarcelona.com, February 13, 2019, accessed March 25, 2019.
- ^ Santi Giménez: El Barça salda su deuda histórica con Johan Cruyff. In: as.com. As , August 27, 2019, accessed August 27, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Sports: Jordi Cruyff hizo el saque de honor en la inauguración del Estadi Johan Cruyff. August 27, 2019, accessed August 27, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ The legend is immortalized: Barça unveils Cruyff statue. In: barcawelt.de. August 27, 2019, accessed August 28, 2019 .