1C License: Release Date & Updates

FC Barcelona has won all the games it has played in the Spotify Camp Nou. The new stadium fills up game after game. Whether against Atlético de Madrid or Athleticor against rivals with less packaging such as Oviedo or Mallorca. Currently, it can gather 45,401 spectators, waiting for receive the 1C license from Barcelona City Council. Then, its maximum capacity will be 62,500 spectators.

The Olympian Lluís Companysthe home of Barça for two long years, is now part of the past. Possibly, the Barça team will return in the summer of 2027, during the installation of the Spotify Camp Nou roof, but it will be a one-time reunion. Or it should be. Now, the works are progressing adequately.

The North Goal

Spotify Camp Nou will be able to open the Gol Nord and the new Grada d’Animació when it receives the new municipal permit. As you have been able to know Culmaniaaccess to the stadium is much better than a month ago. Many obstacles have been removed which will also facilitate a much faster and safer evacuation.

The best access to Spotify Camp Nou is from Goal Sud. The worst, those of Lateralwith many obstacles. To access the Tribune You have to overcome some obstacles. The entrances to the seats will be quite clear. Gol North.

Levante or Villarreal

Barça wants the City Council to grant the 1C license before February 22. That day, Hansi Flick’s team will face Levante in a League match.

The second option contemplated by the club chaired by Joan Laporta is the week of the February 28, day of the match between Barcelona and Villarreal. The third is that the license arrives for the Barça-Atlético de Madrid, of the Copa del Rey, which will be played on March 3.

The third tier

The Spotify Camp Nou, with new toilets and wider hallwaysreceives much more praise than criticism. Many members, however, complain that the seats are very narrow. They are also waiting for the club to assign them a permanent seat.

Limak is now intensifying work on the third tierwhich will be totally new and symmetrical. In a couple of months the structure could be finished, before the new seats are placed.

The box rings

Barça also puts pressure on Limak to speed up the works in the two rings of boxes and VIP seatswhich will be located between the second and third tier. Some glass has already been installed, but this area is not expected to be completed until early next season.

The new Spotify Camp Nou will have 104,600 seats, all covered for the first time since its inaugurationon September 24, 1954. It will also have elevators and escalators to access the highest locations and underground parking for 3,200 private vehicles.

The economic impact

Joan Laporta, president of Barça, assures that the new stadium “will be the economic salvation of the club.” The board hopes to enter between 350 and 400 million euros annually with the exploitation of Spotify Camp Nou.

The forecast of the Barça board goes through inaugurate the new Spotify Camp Nou at the end of 2027 or beginning of 2028, after the installation of the cover. Until then, the club hopes to increase stadium capacity and turnover. You should soon receive the 1C license, another step forward.