In just three days Real Madrid y FC BarcelonaThey will play the final of the Copa del Rey at the Cartuja stadium, which is expected to be the most massive of recent years, and that is why On Wednesday there are hardly any squares in the hotels in Seville to stay on Saturday. A fan who wants to go to the game and make night in the city is in an almost impossible mission: few rooms and shooting prices. In the last edition, 100,000 people traveled to see the meeting between Athletic and Mallorca, and this time that figure will fall short because they are already in itself New capacity will premiere, 70,000 spectatorsabout 10,000 more fans.
To this factor, the greatest capacity of the stadium, we must add The impact that the finalists have this yeartwo of the most followed clubs in the world, with fans distributed throughout the country, and that have only recently played neutral terrain in the Spanish Super Cup, in Saudi Arabia. Hence even They will mobilize fans only to live the atmosphere in the city and enjoy the fan zones. In 2024, more than 21,000 fans of Mallorca arrived in Seville, mostly with entrance, for the 50,000 Athletic followers with about 15,000 without a ticket.
Where will these visitors stay? “The Hotels are almost full And the few who have places have them Very high prices. It is an event that fills the capital, the province and the cities back to Madrid, “they assure this newspaper from the Hotel Association of Seville and Province. Last year the full technician was achieved And even the followers of both teams had to resort to accommodations in the rest of the province, outside the capital. In addition, this weekend, the Jerez Grand Prix of Motorcycling is held, which will also increase demand in Sevillian municipalities.
A simple search is enough on any accommodation reservations portal to check the low offer. For example, in Bookingat the time of realization of this publication, there were only 72 rooms available in hotels from the capital For two adults. That is, 98% of the accommodations that are usually offered on the web with these conditions are no longer available. Except for some exception, most high prices They exceed 800 euros and even 900.
If compared to the prices of A next normal weekend -Without fair or holidays nearby- such as May 17 and 18, most of the most expensive rooms are Below 600. This increase is due to the fact that the demand is very high while there is already very little offer, a trend that is usually repeated in Seville when there are great magnitude events such as concerts that also fill the Cartuja stadium. In the case of sports, they are also families looking for a room, which already means finding three or four people.
This is one of the reasons why the economic impact is expected to be far higher than last year. “The last final of the Cup between the Athletic Club of Bilbao and Real Mallorca left an economic impact on the city between 55 and 60 million eurosapproximately, and the Creation of about a thousand jobs In relation to that event, “said Patricia del Pozo, Minister of Culture and Sports.” We will see how much the Real Madrid-Barça will be, although I am convinced that it will have a very important return In Seville and all of Andalusia, “he added.
If getting a hotel room is already complicated, even more it is to achieve an entrance. This last Tuesday, a new open opportunity for FC Barcelona ended to acquire some of the 2,000 tickets that had been available by the members and partners and peñistas grated in the draw after not acquire them.
Environment in the city since Thursday
The trophy of the Copa del Rey He arrives in Seville this Wednesday afternoon. As announced by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in a statement, The Grand Final trophy will arrive on a high -speed Renfe train. As usual, a representative of each team will escort her and take her through the Santa Justa station.
Y Thursday It will be when the cup The waters of the Guadalquivir will cross, crossing some of its emblematic bridges such as Triana's and flanked by some of the selection legends, who They will escort the trophy to the Palacio de San Telmowhere it will be received by Rafael Louzán and Juanma Moreno, presidents of the RFEF and the Junta de Andalucía.
The institutional act in San Telmo will inaugurate the exhibition on the history of the tournament that will be located at the Palacio headquarters of the Presidency of Andalusia until the day of the dispute of the final. In this sense, The Cup will be exhibited at the San Telmo Palace From Thursday 24 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Also on Friday, from 10 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm and Saturday-day of the final-from 10.00 to 14.00.
Already on Saturday, the party will arrive at the Fan Zones. FC Barcelona will be located “on the bench attached to Carlos III Avenue”. An area located on the island of La Cartuja, about 30 minutes walk from the headquarters Where the final of the Copa del Rey will be played, and a quarter of an hour where the Athletic fans were grouped last year.
For its part, The Alamillo Park Parking It will repeat as a place of celebration of these parties prior to the party. There will be the fan zone of Real Madrida hobby that already The 2023 final lived in this place that played the white team against Osasuna. A year later, in 2024, the Mallorcanists were the ones who occupied this space of La Cartuja.
