The whole project cost a staggering million pesetas, which meant the club would spend the following years heavily in debt. Of the 29, votes the club received, a total of 19, In accordance with UEFA stipulations, the playing area has been downsized to metres x 68 metres. With a capacity of 99,, it is now the biggest stadium in Europe. However, the total capacity has varied over the years owing to different modifications. When it was first opened in , it held 93, spectators, which would be increased to , in on occasion of the FIFA World Cup.
In , in line with the new UEFA regulations, this category was replaced by the new 'Category 4' title which corresponds to the stadiums which fulfill the most demanding requirements with regards to facilities, services and capacity such as FC Barcelona's ground. Of the different facilities on offer inside the stadium, of particular note are a chapel next to the changing rooms, the presidential box, the VIPs lounge, the press rooms, several television studios, the Sports Medicine Centre, the Operative Control Unit UCO , the veteran players area, the FC Barcelona club museum, and the offices of all of the many different Club departments.
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