Barcelona Get Initial Camp Nou Licence, Plan Return After Phase 1B Approval
Financial constraints make the 27,000-seat option unworkable, prompting Barcelona to wait for the 47,000-capacity phase.
Overview
- Barcelona City Council has issued the Phase 1A occupancy licence, allowing only the Tribuna and Gol Sur stands to open for about 27,000 spectators.
- Club executives say there will be no immediate return to Les Corts, with a comeback expected once Phase 1B lifts capacity to roughly 47,000 pending permits.
- Barcelona will play their next home matches against Girona, Olympiakos and Elche at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
- The club’s finance department has warned that operating at 27,000 seats is not economically sustainable compared with Montjuïc’s 55,000 capacity.
- Officials defended contractor Limak’s selection for the rebuild, and treasurer Ferran Olive said finance partner Goldman Sachs approved the choice.