FC Barcelona unveils Memorial FC Barcelona at Camp Nou with 26,000 niches for fans' ashes
On 11 November 2026, FC Barcelona unveiled Memorial FC Barcelona at Camp Nou, a new columbarium offering 26,000 niches where supporters can inter their ashes as part of the stadium redevelopment.
The club presented the Memorial FC Barcelona as an element of the Camp Nou upgrade, with María Elena Fort, the club’s institutional vice-president, saying: “When my grandfather died many years ago, he said the only thing he wanted was to be buried next to Barça’s pitch so that he could hear the goals go in during the afterlife. Many fans dream of the same thing.” The memorial is intended for lifelong supporters and has been inaugurated by the club ahead of construction work associated with the stadium programme.
Pricing announced for the niches includes €2,490 for 10 years or €6,000 for 50 years, with an annual maintenance charge of €70. A guaranteed niche “for eternity” is priced at €10,000, and a memorial plaque carries an additional fee of €490.
The facility was designed by architect Quique Montoya and will feature four large illuminated squares. Memorial plaques will be mounted in a glass wall backlit with LED lights, and the urns will be housed behind a mural that commemorates key moments in the club’s 125-year history.
The club said contributions from the memorial will help fund the wider redevelopment of the stadium, which was originally built in 1957. The project has already attracted demand: more than 1,000 Barça fans have booked places at the memorial.
The broader Camp Nou programme, launched in 2023, aims to raise capacity from 99,354 to 105,000. That increase—15,000 more than Wembley Stadium—was described in club materials as making Camp Nou the second biggest football venue after the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, and the original cost estimate of €900m has risen to approach €2bn.
Work on the redevelopment is being carried out by the Turkish firm Limak Construction and has been affected by delays and labour disputes; in 2024 the club recognised that more than 1,000 subcontractors had not been paid for overtime. The club said work on the broader project is due to be completed later this year, but it will play part of next season at the Olympic Stadium (capacity 55,926) while a roof is installed on Camp Nou.
Work on the Memorial FC Barcelona itself is scheduled to begin late next year.