The Camp Nou will host the 2029 Champions League final on 2 June

The decision was made during the meeting held by UEFA’s highest executive body on 15 September in Thessaloniki. Barcelona was competing for 2029 with London, which had proposed Wembley as a possible venue.

The announcement makes the renovated Camp Nou the stage for one of the major international sporting events coming to Barcelona in the next few years. Barça, the City Council, the Generalitat, and the Real Federación Española de Fútbol jointly submitted the final bid to UEFA on 10 June.

This will be the third final of the main European men’s competition to be played at the stadium. The first took place on 24 May 1989, when the Milan de Arrigo Sacchi defeated Steaua de Bucarest 4-0 in what was then called the Copa de Europa. Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten each scored twice.

The second is etched in the history of the Champions. On 26 May 1999, Manchester United were trailing 0-1 against Bayern de Múnich at the end of 90 minutes, but Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored in added time to turn the final around.

When the 2029 event arrives, it will have been exactly 30 years since the last European final of this level was held at Camp Nou. The difference will also be physical: UEFA will use a stadium profoundly transformed by the Espai Barça project.

The new Camp Nou is designed to accommodate around 105,000 spectators once all phases of construction are complete. The project includes a new third tier, a roof, expanded hospitality areas, and improvements in accessibility, safety, catering, and technology.

The stadium has already resumed sporting activity during its gradual reopening, although construction continues and during the 2026-2027 season it will still operate at reduced capacity. The selection for 2029 provides almost three years to complete the venue and prepare the specific operation required for a Champions final.

For Barcelona, the designation will also mean one of the largest sporting and mobility operations of that season. The final brings tens of thousands of fans from the two participating teams, as well as sponsors, media, and competition staff, although concrete plans for mobility, security, and fan zones will not be known until much closer to 2029.

The bid specifically highlighted Barcelona’s ability to organise major international events and the potential of the new stadium once its transformation is complete. UEFA ultimately chose this proposal over Wembley to bring its main club final back to Camp Nou three decades after the historic night of 1999.