Barcelona to play 2023-24 season away from Camp Nou after securing permit for rennovation
India Today
Barcelona will be playing their 2023-24 season at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic. The Catalan club will play next season's games at an almost full-capacity Camp Nou.
Barcelona will not play the 2023-24 season at the iconic Camp Nou as the Spanish giants will begin renovating the stadium from June this year. The process of renovating the iconic venue will take 3 years.
Barcelona will be playing their 2023-24 season at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic. The Catalan club will play next season's games at an almost full-capacity Camp Nou. Barcelona will move back to Camp Nou in 2024/25 with construction work ongoing and a 50% capacity.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed that the renovation work will be fully completed during the 2025/26 season.
"Demolition any earlier would have meant having to play the 2022/23 season with just 50% of capacity," Laporta said, as quoted by Reuters news agency.
"Out of prudence and to minimise risks and protect next season's income, we will maintain a capacity of practically 100% and proceed to demolish the third tier when we go to Montjuic."
Barcelona and the City Council are currently working on the move and plan to announce the details in a few weeks. They will need to agree on the rental cost for the stadium, which hosted the 1992 Olympics, as well as the refurbishment required for a venue that has not been used regularly for top-level sports for a long time.
The club also announced that the bidding process for the construction work on the Olympic Stadium has been accelerated, with the tender opening in July and to be awarded no later than October.
