he Santiago Bernabeu Stadium He will no longer have that name Simply being “Bernabeu”. This was clearly demonstrated on its official website, on its social networks, and in its products. Promotion And marketing. With the redesign of the White Temple, the next thing was its logo and name. So, showing off Modernization, innovation and fresh air Which the stadium brought, with some areas that still need to be refined, and this new change comes with the aim of creating a brand in itself, after the complex has become It will not only be dedicated to football, but to other events as well.
A A multi-sports centre, a concert venue, a venue for special events and even a Christmas garden. Karol G, Taylor Swift, Duque and the NFL have passed through the Bernabeu and soon it will be filled in white, not for Real Madrid fans, but for a magical, almost galactic, Christmas. But before this Bernabeu and before Santiago Bernabeu himself, The stadium is located in Castellana in Madridgot another name. Although it is true that the club, now managed by Florentino Pérez, is not one of the clubs that has changed the name of its stadium the most in history.
Real Madrid’s first stadium
In its early days, Real Madrid played in a stadium called O’DonnellBut selling the land to build houses forced the club to look for a new stadium. Thus, the Madrid team, which was acquired in 1920, was named Real Madrid. He continued to play his matches at Ciudad Lineal Velodrome. It was here that the first merengue players enjoyed football on the grass in front of 8,000 spectators. However, it was not until a year later that the club decided to leave Ciudad Lineal Construction of Vigo Chamartín Stadium.
Already at this time there was talk about the great adventure of Real Madrid, which… She welcomed this historic 15,000-capacity sports stadium as her home Back in 1923. Now, The name chosen was “Campo del Real Madrid Fútbol Club”, Despite the controversy, there were those who wanted to call it the “Real Madrid Sports Park”. However, it was the fans who called him Chamartin, an unofficial name that has remained in history.
From old Chamartín to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
The civil war of 1936 left the old Chamartin area in appalling conditions, and despite post-war reforms, the domain remained small. With Santiago Bernabéu at the helmHis dream of creating a new stadium came true, as in 1943 he became president of Real Madrid. This is how New Chamartin was bornone of the best courses in Europe in those years with With a capacity of 100,000 spectators Which was opened in 1947.
This Pharaonic project, as the club calls it, has not stopped improving and growing. In 1954, a new reform was launched focusing on generating more seats to accommodate more spectators. After only one year, In 1955, the committee members decided to name the stadium after the Santiago Bernabéua name it has kept to this day and which has now been simplified to “Bernabéu”.
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