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Bernabéu
Seventy-five thousand people filled this ground on December 14th, 1947—Real Madrid won 3-1. Standing on Avenida Concha Espina in Chamartín, you're at Europe's biggest stadium from 1955, holding 125,000 fans. The walls literally doubled height—from 22 to 45 meters during the 1990s renovations. Pope John Paul II celebrated mass here in 1982 for 120,000 supporters. Four European Cup finals happened inside these curved stands. You're standing in the Santiago Bernabéu.
Did You Know?
- : The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium hosted the 1982 FIFA World Cup Final, where Italy defeated West Germany 3-1, making it one of only a few stadiums in the world to stage both a World Cup final and multiple European Cup/Champions League finals—four in total, including Real Madrid’s own victories in 1957 and 1969.
- The stadium was the first in Europe to install a retractable protective roof and a network of polypropylene pipes beneath the pitch to circulate hot water, preventing the grass from freezing during cold Madrid winters—a pioneering feature for its time that set new standards for stadium technology.
- Named after Santiago Bernabéu, the legendary Real Madrid president who led the club from 1943 to 1978, the stadium was originally called Nuevo Estadio Chamartín until 1955, when club members voted unanimously to honor Bernabéu for his vision and leadership in transforming Real Madrid into a global football powerhouse.