Camp de la Indústria () or Campo de la calle Indústria was a multi-use

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. It was initially used as the home venue of

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, until the team moved to

Camp de Les Corts Camp de Les Corts (), commonly referred to as Les Corts, was a sports stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the home for FC Barcelona until the club moved to the Camp Nou in 1957. It was also the home of CD Condal for the club's ent ...

in 1922. The capacity of the stadium was 6,000 spectators. The stadium is regarded as the main element that helped the club grow in the 1910s.

Overview

The stadium was opened during the presidency of

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, who had returned as president of FC Barcelona one year before. The club had serious financial problems with significant debts by then, but Gamper got the help of local businessman to acquire the first field at Calle de la Industria. The ground was inaugurated on March 14, 1909, with a match v Catalá SC. The stadium, the first with grandstands, was considered the best in the city. With an initial capacity of 1,500 spectators, in 1916 it increased to 6,000.

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, regarded as the first outstanding player of Barcelona, made his debut at Camp de la Indústria, with only 15 years old. The successful campaigns of the team caused the stadium to be overwhelmed every time Barcelona played there, so much of its supporters had to sit over the edge of the wall, which earned them the nickname ''culés'' (in Spanish, an informal way to refer to

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). That nickname was so popular that the Barca fans proudly adopted it, calling themselves like that even when the club moved to its new stadium,

in 1922.

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