Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
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Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, [esˈtaðjo sanˈtjaɣo βeɾnaˈβew] ⓘ) is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain. With a seating capacity of 85,000,[3] the stadium has the second-largest seating capacity for a football stadium in Spain.[5] It has been the home stadium of Real Madrid since its completion in 1947.[6]
El Bernabéu Nuevo Chamartín | |
Full name | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
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Former names | Estadio Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (1947–1955)[1] |
Location | Chamartín, Madrid, Spain |
Public transit | at Santiago Bernabéu |
Executive suites | 245[2] |
Capacity | 85,000 List
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Record attendance | 129,690 (Real Madrid v. AC Milan, 19 April 1956)[4] |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
Surface | Mixto hybrid grass |
Construction | |
Built | October 1944 – December 1947 |
Opened | 14 December 1947; 76 years ago (1947-12-14) |
Renovated | 1982, 2001, 2020–present |
Expanded | 1952, 1992, 1994, 2011, 2023 |
Reopened | 23 December 2023; 4 months ago (2023-12-23) |
Construction cost | 288,342,653 Ptas (€1,732,943) |
Architect | Manuel Muñoz Monasterio Luis Alemany Soler Antonio Lamela (Expansion) |
Tenants | |
Real Madrid CF (1947–present) Spain national football team (selected matches) | |
Website | |
www.realmadrid.com |
Named after footballer and legendary Real Madrid president Santiago Bernabéu (1895–1978), the stadium is one of the world's most famous football venues. It has hosted the final of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League on four occasions: in 1957, 1969, 1980, 2010.[7] The stadium also hosted the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, making Santiago Bernabéu the first (and only) stadium to host the two most important premier continental cup finals (UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores).
The final matches for the 1964 European Nations' Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup were also held at the Bernabéu, making it the first stadium in Europe to host both a UEFA Euro final and a FIFA World Cup final.