Bernabéu

Bernabéu is a stadium in Chamartín, Spain. Its recorded capacity is 83,186.

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Bernabéu
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Key facts

Bernabéu is a stadium in Chamartín, Spain. Its recorded capacity is 83,186. It is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It is operated by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Estadio Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Current tenants are Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, 1964 European Challenge Cup, 2009–10 Real Madrid C.F. season, 1964 European Nations' Cup finals, Real Madrid, Spain men's national football team.

Location
Chamartín, Spain
Type
Stadium
Capacity
83,186
Opened
Not recorded
Status
Active
Current owner
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Playing surface
Hybrid grass, Natural grass
Roof
Retractable roof
Pitch
Retractable pitch
Location of Bernabéu
Bernabéu

Bernabéu is at latitude 40.45306, longitude -3.68835, in Chamartín, Spain. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Bernabéu
FieldValue
Latitude40.45306
Longitude-3.68835
CityChamartín
RegionChamartín
CountrySpain
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Bernabéu
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
PitchRetractable pitchWikipedia categorySource
RoofRetractable roofWikipedia categorySource
SurfaceHybrid grassWikipedia infoboxSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikidata statementSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Bernabéu
194719872026Estadio Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (1947 to 1955)Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (1955 to 2025)

Bernabéu has carried 3 recorded names. Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (no sponsor) ran Unknown. Estadio Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (no sponsor) ran 1947 to 1955. Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (no sponsor) ran 1955 to 2025. The average tenure of a name here is 39 years.

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Every recorded name of Bernabéu, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Santiago Bernabéu StadiumNoneUnknownNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
Estadio Real Madrid Club de FútbolNone1947 to 1955Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Estadio Santiago BernabéuNone1955 to 2025Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Bernabéu, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerReal Madrid Club de FútbolPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorReal Madrid Club de FútbolPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Bernabéu and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Real Madrid Club de FútbolLa LigaPresentCurrentSource
1964 European Challenge CupLa LigaPresentCurrentSource
2009–10 Real Madrid C.F. seasonLa LigaPresentCurrentSource
1964 European Nations' Cup finalsLa LigaPresentCurrentSource
Real MadridLa LigaPresentCurrentSource
Spain men's national football teamLa LigaPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Bernabéu
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set7202026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set7192026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set7182026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set7172026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set5832026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13755159882026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleBernabéu_(stadium)Bernabéu (stadium)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEstadio Santiago Bernabéu2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEstadio Real Madrid Club de Fútbol2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSantiago Bernabéu Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set178362026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set178352026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set40232026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set40222026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set40212026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set40202026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set40192026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set40182026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Bernabéu (stadium) (revision 1375515988). Wikidata item: Q164027.