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Santiago Bernabéu

Real Madrid · Madrid · Spain

Real Madrid's home since 1947

Rebuilt 2019–24: a steel skin, a roof that closes and a pitch that hides underground.

Capacity

78,297

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1947

79 years of football

1880192019602000

Record attendance

129,690

Real Madrid v. AC Milan, 19 April 1956

Record1956

European finals

4

Real Madrid's home since 1947Rebuilt 2019–24: a steel skin, a roof that closes and a pitch that hides underground.

Capacity

78,297

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1947

79 years of football

1880192019602000

Record attendance

129,690

Real Madrid v. AC Milan, 19 April 1956

Record1956

European finals

4

Photo: Zoser, CC BY 4.0

Photo: Zoser, CC BY 4.0

What makes it special

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On matchday

Before kick-off the whole ground sings “Hala Madrid y nada más”, and sings it again after every Real Madrid goal. In 2017 the organised singing section, the Grada de Animación, was placed behind the south goal.

Getting there

  • MetroSantiago Bernabéu3 min
  • MetroCuzco9 min
  • MetroNuevos Ministerios11 min

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Inside Santiago Bernabéu

The steel skin on Paseo de la Castellana, 2024
The steel skin on Paseo de la Castellana, 2024Photo: Luis García (Zaqarbal), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗
Inside, under the roof and the 360° screen
Inside, under the roof and the 360° screenPhoto: Badefa, CC0 · Commons ↗
The screen ring and the roof trusses
The screen ring and the roof trussesPhoto: Arieleisenhammer, CC BY 4.0 · Commons ↗

The ground

Hybrid grass
Sliding roof
Architect
Manuel Muñoz Monasterio, Luis Alemany Soler, Antonio Lamela (expansion)
Rebuilt
1982, 2001, 2019–2024
League
LaLiga

Nearby grounds

  • Estadio de Vallecas7.2 km
  • Metropolitano7.8 km
  • Butarque14 km
  • Coliseum14 km
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