In the beginning of the 20th century, Real Madrid played at Campo De O’Donnell and then moved to the larger Campo de Chamartín in 1924. By 1943, Chamartin had become too small and club president Santiago Bernabeu decided that Real Madrid needed a new and modern stadium with a capacity of 100,000. This new stadium was built on the same site in Campo de Chamartín. Construction began in 1945 and on December 14, 1947, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu officially opened with a match against the Portuguese champions OS Belenenses (3-1). The stadium was initially still called Nuevo Estadio Chamartin but was later named after the club president who was responsible for the new stadium. The new Santiago Bernabeu stadium has a capacity of 81,044 spectators, making it the second-largest stadium in Spain after FC Barcelona's Camp Nou. Real Madrid is one of the few teams that has never been relegated from La Liga.

Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is named after the legendary Real Madrid president, Santiago Bernabeu. The stadium is one of the most popular football arenas in the world. The stadium has hosted a variety of finals. It has hosted 4 different Champions League finals in 1957, 1969, 1980 and 2010. The stadium has also hosted the 2018 Copa Libertadores final, making Santiago Bernabeu the first and only stadium to host both Europe's Champions League and South America's Copa Libertadores final. But perhaps the biggest match that Estadio Santiago Bernabeu has hosted was the 1982 World Cup final between Italy and West Germany, which Italy won 3-1.

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