Talk:Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

Santiago Bernabéu's capacity after the 2019-2024 renovation

Much has been said about the final capacity of the stadium after the renovation, and due to the initial proposal of 2014, there has been much confusion in various media outlets. However, the truth is that in February 2015, the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid annulled the approval of the specific modification of the General Urban Development Plan of Madrid that did authorize the expansion of the stadium's capacity, so the club was forced to redo the project in accordance with current legality.

In this way, on October 11, 2016, a new project was presented that eliminated the possibility of increasing the seating capacity:

https://as.com/futbol/2016/10/11/primera/1476174286_542644.html

The new stand with 3,000 spectators on the East side simply compensates for the loss of seats resulting from the new stadium layout, which has increased the space and comfort of some seats, thus maintaining the same total capacity.

This was confirmed by the president of Real Madrid himself, Florentino Pérez, at the last Ordinary General Assembly held on November 11, 2023, where he stated that "The capacity of the Bernabéu will be 80,000. That's what we have authorized."

https://www.planetarealmadrid.com/curiosidades/por-bernabeu-no-puede-tener-mas-capacidad-florentino-desvela_129838_102.html

Therefore, until the club publishes the final capacity in an official medium, I propose that the most correct thing is to state in the article a current capacity of 80,000 spectators.

--Zoser (talk) 16:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)