The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
It was inaugurated on 14 December
1947 and is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It has a current
capacity of 85,454 spectators.
El Bernabéu, renamed in
honour of their former chairman Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, is one of
the world's most famous and prestigious football venues. It has hosted the
European Cup final on four occasions: in 1957, 1969, 1980, and the UEFA
Champions League Final in 2010. The finals for the 1964 European Nations' Cup
and the 1982 World Cup have also been held at the Bernabéu.
On 22 June 1944, the Banco Mercantil
e Industrial bank granted a credit to Santiago Bernabéu and Rafael Salgado for
the purchase of the land adjacent to the old Estadio Chamartín. On 5
September 1944, architects Manuel Muñoz Monasterio and Luis Alemany Soler were
hired and the structure on the site began to give way to the new stadium. On 27
October 1944, construction work on the stadium began.
The Nuevo Estadio Chamartín (English: New Chamartín Stadium) was
inaugurated on 14 December 1947 with a match between Real Madrid and the Portuguese
side Os Belenenses, which resulted in a 3–1 victory for Los Blancos.The
stadium had an initial capacity of 75,145 spectators, 27,645 of which had seats
(7,125 covered) and 47,500 for standing fans. Sabino Barinaga was the first
player to score in the new stadium.
When Florentino Pérez
became the president of Real Madrid, he launched a "master plan" with
one goal: to improve the comfort of the Santiago Bernabéu and the quality of
its facilities, and maximise revenue for the stadium.
Pérez invested €127 million in five
years (2001–2006) by adding an expansion to the east side of the stadium, as
well adding a new façade on Father Damien street, new costumes, new boxes and
VIP areas, a new stage in honour of the east side, a new press area (also located
on the east side), a new audio system, new bars, integration of heating in the
stands, panoramic lifts, new restaurants, escalators in the tower access, and
implementation of the multipurpose building in Father Damien street.
Following the enlargement of the
lateral east side and the creation of new galleries, the capacity of the
Santiago Bernabéu was 80,354, all seated. The last change was an increase of
about five thousand to a capacity of 85,454, effected in 2011.
In 2007, the 1,000th game was played
at the Santiago Bernabéu. In addition, the latest revision of UEFA on 27
October 2007, on the occasion of Champions League match against Olympiacos,
served as a final step to give the Santiago Bernabéu elite stadium status on 14
November 2007, a month before the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the
inauguration of the stadium. UEFA announced that the club will officially
rename the elite stadium.
Pérez proposed construction of a retractable roof
before he resigned in 2005. In 2009, following the re-election of Pérez as the
club president, it was announced that the roof construction was looking
unlikely due to the financial situation of the club. According to Spanish
sports newspaper Marca, however, Pérez wants to restructure Santiago
Bernabéu. According to the newspaper, the architect in charge will be chosen
from among a shortlist of Spanish architects Santiago Calatrava and Pritzker
Prize-winner Rafael Moneo, and Chinese-American Ieoh Ming Pei, also a Pritzker
winner.
Location
The Santiago Bernabéu is located on the Paseo de la Castellana, in the district of Chamartin.
It occupies the block bounded by the Paseo de la Castellana and the
streets of Concha Espina, Padre Damián, and Rafael Salgado.
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