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Barcelona's Camp Nou has beaten Wembley Stadium to the right to host the 2029 Champions League final, with UEFA's Executive Committee confirming the decision on Tuesday at a meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The showpiece will be the first at the Catalan ground since 1999, when Manchester United recorded a dramatic victory over Bayern Munich to complete the Treble, while Wembley must now wait for another chance after hosting the final in 2024.
The final is scheduled for 2 June 2029 and will come after the redevelopment of Camp Nou, with the project set to make it the largest stadium in Europe.
Why did Camp Nou beat Wembley to the 2029 Champions League final?
Capacity is likely to have been a factor in UEFA's decision, with the redeveloped Camp Nou set to hold around 105,000 fans once complete, comfortably more than Wembley's 90,000.
That would give UEFA the chance to stage its biggest club match at the largest stadium available in Europe, while the timing also works well for Barcelona, with the 2029 final coming only a year before Spain co-hosts the 2030 World Cup alongside Portugal and Morocco.
The Camp Nou project should be completed well before the final, giving Barcelona the chance to stage the showpiece at its redeveloped home before the World Cup. The 2030 final venue has not yet been confirmed by FIFA, but the leading candidates are Real Madrid's redeveloped Santiago Bernabeu, Barcelona's Camp Nou and the new 115,000-seat Grand Stade Hassan II being built in Morocco's Benslimane province.
The situation was different for Munich in the 2028 bidding process, as it was the only venue to submit a bid for that year's final. Camp Nou, meanwhile, had to beat Wembley to secure the 2029 showpiece, with UEFA ultimately opting for Barcelona's redeveloped stadium.
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How many finals have Camp Nou and Wembley previously hosted?
The 2029 final will be Camp Nou's third Champions League or European Cup final, following Milan's 4-0 win over Steaua Bucharest there in 1989 and Manchester United's dramatic victory over Bayern Munich a decade later, meaning Barcelona will have waited exactly 30 years between hosting duties by the time the match kicks off.
Wembley's record is far greater, with the current stadium having staged the final in 2011, 2013 and 2024, on top of five earlier finals held at the old Wembley before it was demolished in 2003, giving the venue eight European Cup or Champions League finals in total.
Even though Camp Nou has now been handed the 2029 showpiece, Wembley remains well ahead of Barcelona when it comes to hosting the competition's final, and no other European stadium has staged the game more often across its history.
How many times have Wembley and Camp Nou both bid for UEFA finals?
The 2029 Champions League final contested by Wembley and Camp Nou had its bidding window close on 10 June 2026, with only those two venues submitting formal proposals. This marked the first direct contest between the two stadiums for the same Champions League final.