Football
Not interested in Barcelona’s replacement stadium? Club reports only 17,000 season tickets, the 13th worst number in La Liga
Barcelona is looking for ways to get back into a good financial position. One of the options management has chosen is to renovate the stadium, which will then bring in more revenue. But the 2023/24 season must be played in the Olympic Stadium, where fan interest has waned.
Barcelona is looking for ways to get back into a good financial position. One of the options management has chosen is to renovate the stadium, which will then bring in more revenue. But the 2023/24 season must be played in the Olympic Stadium, where fan interest has waned.
The Blaugranas boast the biggest stadium in Spain, the sacred Camp Nou can hold up to 99,000 spectators. However, it’s getting pretty old and the bowels of the stadium are a bit dilapidated, so the management decided to remodel.
Only, because of this, they have to play the 2023/24 season at the Olympic Stadium Montjuic. That’s why Barcelona hasn’t raised the price of season tickets and offers them at very attractive prices – the cheapest starting at 300 euros.
In addition, it has offered to extend the possibility of obtaining a season ticket to ordinary socios who normally do not have access to permanent tickets at Camp Nou.
But Barcelona fans have turned their backs on the club. Only 17 064 season tickets were sold. That is a small number indeed. The Blaugranas have fallen to 13th place.
Real Madrid sold the most season tickets, which stood at 60,707.
Second placed Atlético Madrid sold 58,123 permicas, third placed Betis sold 50,373. 45,000 spectators subscribed to Athletic Club and 39,500 to Sevilla.
But Valencia (38 000), Real Sociedad (37 874), Las Palmas (25 037), Villarreal (20 500), Celta Vigo (20 300), Osasuna (20 000) and Mallorca (17 500) also have more season ticket holders than Barcelona.
Only the teams with mostly smaller stadiums have less – Granada (17 064), Cadiz (17 000), Alavés (15 500), Almería (15 000), Getafe (13 200), Rayo Vallecano (12 000) and the team with the smallest stadium in the league, Girona (9600).
It will be interesting to see how many Barcelona fans will go to the Montjuic stadium. It’s no secret that the 55,926-capacity stand and especially the athletics track don’t appeal to spectators.
Source: MARCA
