Johan Cruyff Stadium
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Johan Cruyff Stadium (
Juvenil A (U19 A team). It is named in honor of legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff
who died in March 2016.
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
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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
- ^ "The Johan Cruyff Stadium". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ El Barça completa la demolición del Miniestadi
- ^ "The Estadi Johan Cruyff opens on August 27". Marca. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
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