This Wednesday, UEFA announced the declarations of interest of the member federations that want to host the final of the Champions League and the Women’s Champions League in 2027. The Spotify Camp Nou is one of the four stadiums that has applied to be the venue for the decisive match of the women’s competition.
Barça’s field, which the club says will be completed in 2026, will face three other contenders. The list includes the National Stadium in Warsaw, St. Jakob Park in Basel and the National Stadium of Wales in Cardiff.
It should be noted that these declarations of interest are not binding, and that those who want to take a step further in their candidacy will have to register their final proposals with the corresponding files before March 19, 2025. It will be in May 2025 when they will be known. the hosts of the finals of the European competition in its 2027 edition.
The Metropolitano, one of the two possible venues for the Champions League final in 2027
In the case of the men’s Champions League, there is also a Spanish suitor. The Riyadh Air Metropolitano is one of two stadiums that could host the final in three years. The other ‘pre-candidacy’ comes from Azerbaijan, with the Baku Olympic Stadium. It should be noted that the red and white stadium already hosted a Champions League final in 2019, in which Liverpool beat Tottenham.
The bidding process for the 2027 venues started at the end of September. The deadline to submit declarations of interest was October 21. A few days before this process began, UEFA ruled out the San Siro stadium as a possible venue for the Champions League final in 2027 because “the Milan City Council could not guarantee that the San Siro and its surroundings would not be affected by the works.” of reforms” that must take place in the Italian venue.
The venues that are known are those of the 2025 and 2026 editions. Those of the Champions League will be, respectively, the Allianz Arena (Munich) and the Puskas Arena (Budapest). Regarding the Women’s Champions League, in 2025 it will be held at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon and in 2026 it will be played at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo.
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