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Parts of the stadium where work has been carried out include hospitality suites, the directors’ box, the press stands, the changing rooms and the pitch
Work on the third and final stage of conditioning the stadium gets under way on 24 July and should be completed in August
FC Barcelona is close to starting the final stage of work to condition the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, the team’s new home until November 2024 while part of the work to remodel the Spotify Camp Nou is carried out. The club continues to work on the Espai Barça project. As part of the lease agreement with Ajuntament de Barcelona through the municipal company Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (BSM), which manages the facility, FC Barcelona started conditioning work in December 2022.
Work was needed to ensure that several parts of the stadium meet the club’s needs as well as La Lliga and international competition requirements. It is now practically finished, in time for the arrival of the team in August. The hospitality suites, directors’ box, press stands, changing rooms and pitch are just some of the spaces that have undergone major transformations. The drainage, sprinklers and water treatment systems have also been renovated, with a new water tank added, along with all competition and TV broadcasting systems.
Other work carried out at the stadium includes the conditioning of floodlights, the pre-installation of turnstiles at entrances and also telecommunications networks. In line with the work schedule, the second stage was carried out during two windows between events at Montjuïc, from 4 to 12 May and from 11 June to 3 July. This second window was also used to transfer power generators and assemble one of the TV commentary boxes, among other things.
Third and final stage of work at Montjuïc
Work to condition the stadium to meet the club’s needs concludes with a third stage which gets under way on 24 July and concludes at the start of the 2023-24 season. The work planned includes replacing stand seats in the current emergency exit routes for concerts, installing new seats in VIP areas and football-related systems (VAR, tracking cameras, offside cameras) and also setting up the team dugouts and the goals. Ticket booths, merchandising facilities and the Barcelona Fan Support Office will also be installed and the definitive turf laid on the pitch.
An iconic facility for cultural and sports activity
Together with the rest of the facilities in the Anella Olímpica, the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a multi-purpose space devoted to cultural, sports and social activity in Barcelona. Ever since it was built, the stadium has hosted major international events in the world of sport and music, positioning Barcelona as a global city. On this occasion, that versatility will enable it to respond to the needs of FC Barcelona.
Besides Barça’s games, the Estadi Olímpic is currently experiencing a record year, hosting nine concerts which are part of international tours by artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Harry Styles and The Weeknd. In all, the Anella Olímpica expects to host nearly 150 events, attracting over 1.4 million visitors, without counting Barça’s Barcelona.
The City Council, BSM and FC Barcelona have worked to make the club's activities compatible with all the other cultural, sports and social uses of the Anella Olímpica and all other facilities on Montjuïc.
