Mini Estadi
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Mini Estadi (ˈmini əsˈtaði, meaning in English
"Mini Stadium") is a football stadium located in Barcelona
, Catalonia
, Spain
. The 15,276 seat stadium is situated across from Camp Nou
, the home stadium of FC Barcelona
.
The stadium was home to FC Barcelona C
until July 2007, when they disbanded. It has also been home to the Barcelona Dragons
, an NFL Europa American football
team, until they were disbanded in 2003.
The stadium is currently home to FC Barcelona B
, FCB's reserve team, and Juvenil A.
It occasionally hosts the national team of Andorra
as well.
Queen
performed at the stadium during their Magic Tour on August 1, 1986.
David Bowie
performed, on two consecutive nights, at the stadium during his Glass Spider Tour
on July 7-8, 1987.
English language
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"Mini Stadium") is a football stadium located in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. The 15,276 seat stadium is situated across from Camp Nou
Camp Nou
Camp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
, the home stadium of FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
.
The stadium was home to FC Barcelona C
FC Barcelona C
Fútbol Club Barcelona C was a Spanish football team that folded on 2 July 2007. The youth team of FC Barcelona, it played home games at the Mini Estadi....
until July 2007, when they disbanded. It has also been home to the Barcelona Dragons
Barcelona Dragons
The Barcelona Dragons were a team originally in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. Their home field in Barcelona was the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuic, the 1992 Olympic Stadium, and later the Mini Estadi. The Dragons were successful on the field, making it...
, an NFL Europa American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team, until they were disbanded in 2003.
The stadium is currently home to FC Barcelona B
FC Barcelona B
Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...
, FCB's reserve team, and Juvenil A.
It occasionally hosts the national team of Andorra
Andorra national football team
The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fourth smallest of any UEFA...
as well.
Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
performed at the stadium during their Magic Tour on August 1, 1986.
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
performed, on two consecutive nights, at the stadium during his Glass Spider Tour
Glass Spider Tour
In 1987, David Bowie embarked on The Glass Spider Tour in support of the album Never Let Me Down alongside famed guitarist Peter Frampton. The tour was named after the album track "Glass Spider." The concert tour was the most ambitious by Bowie up to that date, surpassing the Serious Moonlight Tour...
on July 7-8, 1987.