Johan Cruyff Stadium

This article is about the stadium of FC Barcelona. For the stadium of AFC Ajax, see Johan Cruyff Arena.

Johan Cruyff Stadium (Catalan: Estadi Johan Cruyff; Spanish: 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.

Johan Cruyff Stadium

UEFA
Full name	Estadi Johan Cruyff
Location	Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
Coordinates	41°22′27″N 02°03′02″E
Owner	Barcelona
Operator	Barcelona
Capacity	6,000
Record attendance	5,569 (Barcelona Femení v Real Madrid Femenino; 25 March 2023)
Field size	105m x 68m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	14 September 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-14)
Built	2017–2019
Opened	27 August 2019
Construction cost	€12 million
Tenants
Barcelona B Barcelona Femení Barcelona Juvenil A (U19 A team)

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.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "The Johan Cruyff Stadium". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
2. El Barça completa la demolición del Miniestadi
3. "The Estadi Johan Cruyff opens on August 27". Marca. 15 July 2019.
4. "Naci Univar nets the first goal at the Johan Cruyff stadium". Sport. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.