Miniestadi (, meaning in

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"Mini Stadium"), officially named "Miniestadi", was a football stadium in

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. The 15,276-seat stadium was situated across from Camp Nou, the home stadium of

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. The stadium was home to

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, FCB's reserve team, as well as their women's team and Juvenil A. The stadium is now replaced by the newly built

Estadi Johan Cruyff Johan Cruyff Stadium ( Catalan: ''Estadi Johan Cruyff''; Spanish: ''Estadio Johan Cruyff'') is a football stadium operated by FC Barcelona in Sant Joan Despí, Province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, located in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamp ...

, which was completed on 27 August 2019.

Sporting use

The stadium was home to

, the reserve side of the famous Catalan club, until they moved to

in the

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sports complex for the 2019-20 season. The stadium was also home to

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until July 2007, when they disbanded. It was also home to the Barcelona Dragons, an NFL Europe

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team, until they were disbanded in 2003. It occasionally hosted the national team of Andorra as well.

Concerts

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performed here with Carlos Santana on 28 June 1984, during his

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performed at the stadium during their Magic Tour on 1 August 1986.

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performed, on two consecutive nights, at the stadium during his

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on 7–8 July 1987. Elton John performed at the stadium during his One Tour on 21 July 1992. The concert was recorded and released on VHS and DVD.

Present

As part of the Espai Barça project, the Mini Estadi was demolished at the conclusion of the 2018-2019 season following the opening of the Estadi Johan Cruyff to make way for the

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. The new

is built at the

campus, which will serve as the new home of Barcelona's reserve and women's teams.

References

External links

Mini Estadi at fcbarcelona.com

Estadios de Espana

Mini Estadi at Google Maps
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