Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper facts for kids
Main entrance, with the multi-sport pavilion at the right side
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| Location | Sant Joan Despí Barcelona |
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| Coordinates | 41°22′33″N 02°03′08″E / 41.37583°N 2.05222°E |
| Owner | FC Barcelona |
| Type | Football training ground |
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| Opened | 2006 |
| Construction cost | €77.5 million |
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| FC Barcelona (training) (2006-) | |
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| C.E. Joan Gamper | |
The Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper is a special place where the famous Spanish football club FC Barcelona trains. It's like a home base for all their teams, from young players to the professional stars. This amazing sports city opened on June 1, 2006. It was named after Joan Gamper, who founded the club a long time ago.
This huge training ground is located in Sant Joan Despí, a town near Barcelona. It covers a massive area, about 163,650 square meters! Since 2006, it has been used for youth team training and matches. Then, in January 2009, the first team, with all the famous players, started training there too.
Many other sports teams from FC Barcelona also use these facilities. This includes teams for Basketball, Handball, and Futsal. They use special areas like the multi-sports pavilion. Before this facility was built, many youth teams trained at the Camp Nou stadium, especially at the Mini Estadi. Now, all those teams train at Ciutat Esportiva. In 2019, the Johan Cruyff Stadium opened right next to Ciutat Esportiva. It replaced the Mini Estadi as the place where teams like FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona Femení play their matches.
FC Barcelona's first team moved their training to this facility on January 19, 2009. This was a big change! For 30 years, the first team had trained on a small pitch next to the Camp Nou, known as the La Masia pitch. The new facilities for the first team are just as good as those at Camp Nou. By the start of the 2009/2010 season, it even had a pool and saunas to help players recover after training.
In 2011, a brand new residence was built on the site. This building houses FC Barcelona's young players. Before, these players lived at the original La Masia building. The new residence has living spaces for about 85 players.
The club bought the land for Ciutat Esportiva back in 1989. It's only about 4.5 kilometers away from the Camp Nou stadium. A direct road connects it to Barcelona and Sant Joan Despí. Building the Ciutat Esportiva cost a lot of money, around 68 million euros in total. The club sold some land to help pay for it, and also invested its own money.
Amazing Facilities for Athletes
The Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper has many fantastic facilities. These help all the FC Barcelona teams train and get better.
Football Pitches
There are many pitches for football training and matches:
- 5 pitches with natural grass.
- Pitch 7: This pitch is 105 by 68 meters and can hold about 1,750 fans.
- Pitch 1: Also 105 by 68 meters, with space for about 1,400 fans.
- Pitch 2: This pitch is 105 by 65 meters and can fit about 400 fans.
- Pitch 3: A 105 by 65 meter pitch.
- Pitch 4: Another 105 by 65 meter pitch.
- 4 pitches with Fieldturf, which is a type of artificial grass.
- Pitch 8: This pitch is 105 by 65 meters and can hold about 950 fans.
- Pitch 5: A 105 by 65 meter pitch.
- Pitch 9: Another 105 by 65 meter pitch.
- Pitch 6: A smaller pitch, 55 by 38 meters, for mini-football.
Indoor Sports and Other Areas
Besides football pitches, there are many other important facilities:
- A multi-sport pavilion for basketball, handball, and futsal. It can hold about 472 spectators.
- A large building with seating next to Pitch 1.
- A service building that includes places for teams to eat.
- 3 Gymnasiums for strength and fitness training.
- 2 areas for press conferences and interviews.
- 4 First Aid areas to help with injuries.
- A building just for changing rooms.
- Special training areas for goalkeepers and for working on specific skills.
- The new La Masia building, built in 2011, houses all the young players. It can also be used by the first team or national teams for training camps.
- In 2012, new, advanced artificial turf was installed on four pitches. This turf is designed to be very durable.
- A pool and saunas area helps players recover from injuries and hard training.
See also
In Spanish: Ciudad deportiva Joan Gamper para niños
