MADRID - Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81,178)

[Lovricico]

Sin dudas; es el mejor estadio del mundo .

Is the best stadium of world.

[timo9]

Originally Posted by Lovricico

Sin dudas; es el mejor estadio del mundo .

[Zeno2]

I think everyone will agree that this is a fantastic orgasm generating stadium but imo the club made a big mistake with the different roof design from the recently renewed main stand.
Too bad, but still close to perfection.

[timo9]

Originally Posted by Zeno2

I think everyone will agree that this is a fantastic orgasm generating stadium but imo the club made a big mistake with the different roof design from the recently renewed main stand.

+1

[Darconte]

Well they are planning a big update for the stadium in the next years including a new roof.

[www.sercan.de]

[oe llave]

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/...10940182258291

[lpioe]

They added a new row this summer, adding a total of 900 additional seats (source: http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/be...sdaiftb_44/Tes).



So the new capacity is 81'254. The VIP aera is not included in this number (according to the article above). With them it's 85'454.

[www.sercan.de]

85k but at UEFA amtches just max 71k ?!

[lpioe]

Where do you have the 71k number from?
I think in newspapers they always give an attendance of 79'500 if the stadium is full, doesn't matter if it's a league or a CL game.

[www.sercan.de]

UEFA press kits
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservic...011/index.html

08-09
vs BATE 55,099
vs Juventus 71,560
vs Zenit 46,265
vs Liverpool 71,579

09-10
vs Marseille 67,244
vs Milan 71,589
vs Zürich 67,867
vs Lyon 71,589

10-11
vs Ajax 69,639
vs Milan 71,657
vs Auxerre 54,917
vs Lyon 70,034
vs Tottenham Hotspur 71,657
vs Barcelona 71,657

[www.sercan.de]

Originally Posted by veronika

FROM UEFA WEBSITE
The Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid will host the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, with UEFA awarding the same season's UEFA Cup final to the Arena Hamburg.

Key criteria
The UEFA Executive Committee confirmed the selection of the two stadiums after its meeting in Liechtenstein on Friday but postponed a decision on the venues for the 2011 finals to allow members more time to consider the bids. The home stadiums of Real Madrid CF and Hamburger SV were chosen on the basis of capacity, facilities, accommodation and security among other considerations.

Famous finals
Now boasting a capacity of 71,569, the Santiago Bernabéu has staged three previous European Champion Clubs' Cup finals. Real Madrid won the first of them, beating AC Fiorentina 1-0 in 1957, before AC Milan had a memorable night in the Spanish capital when they defeated AFC Ajax 4-1 in the 1969 edition. More recently, Nottingham Forest FC overcame Hamburg 1-0 in the 1980 final.

International finals
The Santiago Bernabéu has also held the home legs of two UEFA Cup finals and two European/South American Cup games involving Madrid, together with several major international matches – notably the final of the 1964 UEFA European Championship where Spain beat the Soviet Union 2-1, and the 1982 FIFA World Cup final which Italy won 3-1 against West Germany.

Important games
Seating 51,680, the Arena Hamburg opened in 2000 on the site of Hamburg's old Volksparkstadion and was the setting for matches at the 2006 World Cup. The Volksparkstadion also hosted group-stage games at the 1974 World Cup and the semi-final of the 1988 UEFA European Championship, where West Germany lost 2-1 to the Netherlands.

And we have this UEFA article

[carnifex2005]

What I love about the Bernabéu is that it has the best lighting in the world for an outdoor stadium. If you were looking at a TV feed without seeing the entire stadium, it would seem that it is almost an indoor stadium with grass when you see how bright it is on the field. I wonder how they do it (especially in a stadium of that size)?

[lpioe]

Really strange about the capacity. I really can't imagine it losing 10k+ seats for an UEFA match. I guess one of the numbers is wrong.

[timo9]

Originally Posted by www.sercan.de

UEFA press kits
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservic...011/index.html

08-09
vs BATE 55,099
vs Juventus 71,560
vs Zenit 46,265
vs Liverpool 71,579

09-10
vs Marseille 67,244
vs Milan 71,589
vs Zürich 67,867
vs Lyon 71,589

10-11
vs Ajax 69,639
vs Milan 71,657
vs Auxerre 54,917
vs Lyon 70,034
vs Tottenham Hotspur 71,657
vs Barcelona 71,657

And The federation official web site talk about a capacity max of 75.000 seats. i think that AS wants to inflate the number

[willo]

i think it's 75000 + VIP area:total around 80.100 adding the new 900 seats

http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satelli...a/Historia.htm

[www.sercan.de]

75k was the cap before the expansion of the main stand

[willo]

in the link i posted it says:

''Con la remodelación del Tercer Anfiteatro de la calle Padre Damián, se colocaron 9.380 localidades de asiento, que completaban las actuaciones de la campaña anterior, en la que se habían instalado 16.000 asientos nuevos distribuidos en diferentes zonas. Con ello, el aforo quedaba reducido definitivamente a 75.000 localidades. Por fin, el gran teatro madridista había conseguido que todas sus localidades fueran de asiento.''

''with the renovation of third amphitheater at Padre Damían Street, were placed 9380-seater, which completed the actions of the previous campaign, which had installed new 16,000-seat distributed in different areas. With this, the capacity was definitely reduced to 75,000 locations. Finally, the great Madrid theater had achieved to be all-seater.''

add 4200 vip seat and the new 900 seats and there you have

[timo9]

Originally Posted by willo

in the link i posted it says:

''Con la remodelación del Tercer Anfiteatro de la calle Padre Damián, se colocaron 9.380 localidades de asiento, que completaban las actuaciones de la campaña anterior, en la que se habían instalado 16.000 asientos nuevos distribuidos en diferentes zonas. Con ello, el aforo quedaba reducido definitivamente a 75.000 localidades. Por fin, el gran teatro madridista había conseguido que todas sus localidades fueran de asiento.''

''with the renovation of third amphitheater at Padre Damían Street, were placed 9380-seater, which completed the actions of the previous campaign, which had installed new 16,000-seat distributed in different areas. With this, the capacity was definitely reduced to 75,000 locations. Finally, the great Madrid theater had achieved to be all-seater.''

add 4200 vip seat and the new 900 seats and there you have

It's clear...

[willo]

in other link it says 80.354 seats. this is very weird. IMO Real Madrid should should give the information about the stadium capacity more clearly at its web

http://www.realmadrid-futbol.com/Estadio.htm

another link

http://www.realmadridweb.com/estadio-santiago-bernabeu/

''Durante la presidencia de Lorenzo Sanz el Santiago Bernabéu adaptó todas sus localidades a asiento, pasando su capacidad en 75.328 espectadores.

Con Florentino Pérez como presidente, el Real Madrid puso en marcha el llamado Plan Diector del Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, con el objetivo de mejorar la confortabilidad del estadio y la calidad de sus instalaciones, además de maximizar los ingresos procedentes del estadio.

real madrid, estadio, santiago bernabeuLa inversión fue de 127 millones de euros en cinco años (2001-2006). Se crearon nuevos vetuarios, nuevos palcos y zonas VIP, nuevo Palco de Honor situado en el lateral Este, nueva zona de prensa también ubicada en el lateral Este, nuevo sistema de audio, nuevos videomarcadores, nueva Sala de Trofeos, nuevos bares, colocación de calefacción en las gradas, ascensores panorámicos, nuevos restaurantes, escaleras mecánicas en las torres de acceso y la puesta en marcha del Edificio Multiusos en la calle Padre Damián, que tiene la mayor macrotienda de fútbol y oficinas del club. La capacidad del Estadio Santiago Bernabéu pasó a ser de 80.354 espectadores, todos ellos sentados.''


quick google translation

''Under President Lorenzo Sanz Santiago Bernabeu adapted all seat locations, through its capacity 75,328 spectators.

With President Florentino Perez, Real Madrid started the so-called Plan Diector Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, with the aim of improving the comfort of the stadium and the quality of its facilities, while maximizing revenue from the stadium.

real madrid stadium, santiago bernabeuLa investment was 127 million euros in five years (2001-2006). It created new vetuarios, new boxes and VIP areas, new Palco de Honor located on the east side, new press area also located on the east side, new audio system, new scoreboards, new Trophy Room, new bars, placement heating in the stands, panoramic lifts, new restaurants, escalators in the towers of access and implementation of the multipurpose building on Calle Padre Damián, which has the largest office superstores and football club. The capacity of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu was increased to 80,354 spectators, all seated.''