If members approve, Barcelona will have a sponsors’ name for the Camp Nou, as approved by a referendum in 2015 which allowed for a sponsor at a value of 200 million euros as the stadium is reformed.
However, three years later with an agreement with the local council now sealed and builders yet to start work, the club have raised the figure to 300m euros.
There are possibilities with American and Asian companies to pay such a fee, though no agreement can be approved yet, but it will take place in early 2019 ahead of a vote at the club’s General Meeting.
The stadium’s capacity has varied greatly over the years, opening at 106,146, but growing to 121,401 for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Apart from hosting Barcelona, Camp Nou is home to the Catalan team. The stadium is frequently used for other football events. The European Cup final between Milan and Steaua București was held on 24 May 1989, with the Italian club winning 4–0. Camp Nou hosted part of the football competition, including the final, in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In preparation for these matches, two additional tiers of seating were installed over the previous roof-line.
Camp Nou underwent little change after 1982, except for the opening of the club museum in 1984. The stadium underwent a facelift in 1993–94, in which the pitch was lowered by 2.5 metres (8 feet), the security gap that separated the lawn from the galleries was removed, and standing room was eliminated in favor of individual seating.
A new press box, renovation of the presidential grandstand and boxes, new parking under the main grandstand, and new lighting and sound systems were completed in time for the 1998–99 season. In 1999, UEFA outlawed standing sections in stadiums, and Camp Nou’s capacity settled to its current level. The stadium hosted the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final later that year where Manchester United played Bayern Munich. United won 2–1, coming back from 0–1 down in injury time.
During 1998–99, UEFA rated Camp Nou a five-star stadium for its services and functionalities.However, as per the 2010 regulations, UEFA does not publish a list of the top venues.
In 2000, fans were polled concerning the stadium’s name. Of the 29,102 votes the club received, a total of 19,861 (68.25%) preferred Camp Nou to Estadi del FC Barcelona, and thus the official name was changed to the popular nickname.
The facilities now include a memorabilia shop, mini-pitches for training matches, and a chapel for the players. The stadium also houses the second-most visited museum in Catalonia, FC Barcelona Museum, which receives more than 1.2 million visitors per year.
On 1 October 2017, Barcelona’s league match against Las Palmas was played in an empty Camp Nou due to political turmoil in the region.