Johan Cruyff Stadium Explained

Johan Cruyff Stadium
Location:Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates:41.3742°N 2.0506°W
Built:2017–2019
Opened:27 August 2019
Owner:Barcelona
Operator:Barcelona
Surface:Grass
Cost:€12 million
Capacity:6,000
Record Attendance:5,569
(Barcelona Femení v Real Madrid Femenino; 25 March 2023)
Dimensions:105m x 68m
Tenants:Barcelona B
Barcelona Femení
Barcelona Juvenil A (U19 A team)

Johan Cruyff Stadium (Catalan: ; Spanish: Spanish; Castilian: Estadio Johan Cruyff) is a football stadium operated by Barcelona in Sant Joan Despí, Province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, located in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, the club's training facility and youth academy, about 7 km from the Camp Nou. The stadium is home to Barcelona Femení, Barcelona B and Juvenil A (U19 A team). It is named in honor of legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff who died in March 2016.

It is a UEFA Category 3 stadium and houses 6,000 supporters.[1] As part of the Espai Barça project, it is the replacement for the Mini Estadi, which was in front of the Camp Nou and was demolished in 2020,[2] and the land of the Mini Estadi will be used to build the Nou Palau Blaugrana.

History

Estadi Johan Cruyff broke ground on 14 September 2017 and was completed in Summer 2019. It was opened on 27 August 2019 with a friendly match between the under-19 teams of Barcelona and Ajax.[3] The match ended up in a 0–2 score where Ajax was the winner.[4] On 26 August 2019, a day before the stadium was officially opened to the public, Barcelona paid tribute to Cruyff by unveiling his statue at the Camp Nou.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Johan Cruyff Stadium. www.fcbarcelona.com. en. 2019-06-27.
  2. https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-completa-demolicion-del-miniestadi-7814016 El Barça completa la demolición del Miniestadi
  3. News: The Estadi Johan Cruyff opens on August 27. Marca. 15 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Naci Univar nets the first goal at the Johan Cruyff stadium. 27 August 2019. Sport. en. 28 August 2019. 14 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190914232318/https://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/naci-univar-nets-the-first-goal-at-the-johan-cruyff-stadium-7608997. dead.