The 2029 Champions League final will be played at Barcelona's Spotify Camp Nou, UEFA has confirmed, bringing the showpiece back to the stadium three decades after it last hosted it. The venue is currently in the middle of a major renovation, but UEFA is backing Barcelona to have everything ready in time.
The decision means Camp Nou will host the final for the third time, having previously done so in 1989 and 1999. It beat Wembley to the hosting rights, with the expectation that the rebuilt stadium will be finished by the end of the 2028/29 campaign proving decisive. The final before that, in 2027/28, will be held at Munich's Allianz Arena.
Barcelona will actually have to play their home games at Montjuïc next season while the Camp Nou work continues, but the club has close to three years to get the venue ready for June 2029. Once complete, the stadium is expected to hold 105,000 fans, a capacity UEFA clearly saw as a major selling point given it's tipped to be one of the world's leading grounds.
Reconciliation Behind the Decision
The choice also reflects the improved relationship between UEFA and Barcelona over the past year, with ties between Aleksander Ceferin and Joan Laporta having been repaired. That reconciliation matters for UEFA too, given the governing body's pool of suitable major final venues has been shrinking in recent years.
Where the Other UEFA Finals Will Be Played
Alongside the Champions League venues, UEFA has also locked in hosts for its other major finals over the next couple of seasons:
- UEFA Women's Champions League: OL Stadium, Lyon-Décines (2028); National Stadium of Wales, Cardiff (2029)
- UEFA Europa League: National Arena, Bucharest (2028); National Stadium of Serbia, Belgrade (2029)
- UEFA Conference League: Juventus Stadium, Turin (2028); Puskás Aréna, Budapest (2029)
- UEFA Super Cup: Johan Cruyff ArenA, Amsterdam (2027); Astana Arena, Astana (2028)
- UEFA Futsal Champions League: Biel/Bienne Arena, Switzerland (2027)
UEFA's Executive Committee has also approved a change to the promotion and relegation system for the 2026/27 Nations League, easing the transition to a new format agreed in May 2026. From the 2028/29 edition, the competition will move from four leagues to three.
