Camp Nou (Spotify Camp Nou)

The Camp Nou, opened in 1957 and today the largest stadium in Europe, has been under reconstruction since 2023 as part of the Espai Barça project (around €1.5 billion). The club has returned in stages: the licence granted on 10 March 2026 allows 62,652 spectators. The next step depends on the opening of the VIP tiers, announced for late 2026 – early 2027: 5,000 to 6,000 additional seats, taking the total to close to 67,000 (Crónica Global, 30 September and 4 October 2026).

When finished, the Spotify Camp Nou is to hold 104,600 fully covered seats, with an underground car park, a museum and a pedestrian boulevard.

2030

Installing the roof (48,000 m²) is the trickiest part: it is due to start in the summer of 2027 and will force Barça to leave the stadium again for the 2027-2028 season, according to the plans released by the club.

On 30 September 2026, Crónica Global reported that Barcelona City Council is refusing a phased opening of the third tier and is requiring a single licence for the whole of the remaining stand, on the grounds that access and evacuation are too slow and that the surroundings are still cluttered by the building site. The reported consequence: the third tier does not open during the 2026-2027 season and the 104,600 seats are pushed back to the second half of the 2027-2028 season, meaning January – February 2028 according to the same outlet on 4 October 2026. This is not a statement from the club or from the council.

The Camp Nou is the second candidate for the 2030 final (around a 30% chance according to StadiumDB’s estimate in March 2026). FIFA has not decided.

Getting there

Metro line 3 (Les Corts, Palau Reial, Maria Cristina) or line 5 (Collblanc, Badal). Single ticket €2.90 (2026 fare); Hola Barcelona 48-hour card €18.70, airport metro included.

While the works continue, the entrances and gates in use keep changing: check the access plan published by the club before every match.