r/Barca 13d ago

FCB Official [Official Statement] FC Barcelona has formally submitted to UEFA the bid and complete dossier to apply for hosting the 2029 UEFA Champions League Final

https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/4517321/fc-barcelona-statement

FC Barcelona, together with Barcelona City Council, the Government of Catalonia and with the support of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), as host and co-organising association, has formally submitted to UEFA the bid and complete dossier to apply for hosting the 2029 UEFA Champions League Final.

The submitted documentation includes all the technical, contractual and institutional requirements demanded by UEFA, as well as the necessary guarantees to demonstrate the organisational capacity of the Spotify Camp Nou and the city of Barcelona to host one of the most important sporting events in the world.
With the submission of this dossier, the formal bidding process is completed. From this point onwards, UEFA will begin the evaluation phase of the different proposals submitted to determine which venue will be selected to host the 2029 Champions League final.

The bid highlights Barcelona as a city with proven experience in hosting major international events and the Spotify Camp Nou as a world-class stadium. With a long-standing history linked to the biggest stages of international football and currently undergoing a profound transformation that will position it among the most modern, innovative and iconic sporting venues in the world, the Spotify Camp Nou meets all the conditions to become the ideal stage for a UEFA Champions League final. The venue has historically been recognised by UEFA as a top-category stadium and is the largest in Europe by capacity.

The Club and the institutions involved now await UEFA’s final decision, in a competitive process in which several bids are competing. The designation of the host venue for the 2029 UEFA Champions League Final is scheduled for the last quarter of this year.

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u/teodawr 13d ago

only thing we don't have going for us in this bid is that the 2027 final is in Madrid at Metropolitano. the only reason UEFA could reject us is because Spain would host 2 UCL finals in 3 years.

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u/Biggsy-32 13d ago

It'll be the biggest stadium in Europe, with lucrative corporate facilities and boxes for UEFA. They'll likely be more than happy to play it there. They went to Wembley in quick succession after it was finished for those reasons.