Mini Estadi

Mini Estadi
Location Avinguda Aristides Maillol, s/n
08028, Barcelona,  Spain
Coordinates 41°22′47″N 2°07′05″E / 41.37972°N 2.11806°E / 41.37972; 2.11806
Owner FC Barcelona
Operator FC Barcelona B
Capacity 15,276
Field size 103 m × 65 m (338 ft × 213 ft)
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 23 September 1982 (1982-09-23)
Architect Josep Casals
Project manager Ramón Domènech
Tenants
FC Barcelona B (1982–present)
FC Barcelona C (1982–2007)
Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) (2002–2003)
USA Perpignan (2009–present)

Mini Estadi (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmini əsˈtaði], meaning in English "Mini Stadium") is a football stadium located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The 15,276-seat stadium is situated across from Camp Nou, the home stadium of FC Barcelona.

The stadium was home to FC Barcelona C until July 2007, when they disbanded. It has also been home to the Barcelona Dragons, an NFL Europe American football team, until they were disbanded in 2003.

The stadium is currently home to FC Barcelona B, FCB's reserve team, as well as FC Barcelona's women's team, and Juvenil A.

It occasionally hosts the national team of Andorra as well.

Queen performed at the stadium during their Magic Tour on 1 August 1986.

David Bowie performed, on two consecutive nights, at the stadium during his Glass Spider Tour on 7–8 July 1987.

Elton John performed at the stadium during his One Tour on 21 July 1992. The concert was recorded and released on VHS and DVD.

Future

As part of the Espai Barça project, the Mini Estadi will be demolished to make way for the redeveloped Palau Blaugrana.[1] A new Mini Estadi will be built at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper campus, which will serve as the new home of Barça B and the women's team.[2]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mini Estadi.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.