Velódromo de la Bonanova
Football match at the Bonanova Velodrome | |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | 24 September 1893 |
| Demolished | 1910 |
| Construction cost | 30.000 pesetas |
| Tenants | |
Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona (1895–96) FC Barcelona (1899–1900) Català FC (1899–1910) | |
The Velódromo de la Bonanova was a sports venue in the city of Barcelona, Spain. It was the first velodrome in the city, although it was located in the neighboring municipality of Sant Gervasi, which in 1897 was annexed to the Catalan capital. Later it hosted other sports competitions, especially football, being the very first playing field of FC Barcelona.
It had a 400-meter stretch of cement with two 120-meter straight lines and two 80-meter banked cant. The preferred grandstand measured 40 meters and had ten stands. There was also a gallery for the jury and another for the press. The central field of grass was used for the practice of various sports, especially football, despite its irregularities, such as potholes and unevenness, and the usual presence of stones and thistles.