Football that came from Scotland

It was a colony of Scottish workers that had come over here to work in the prosperous Sant Andreu textile industry who introduced football to Barcelona. In 1899 a group of these workers founded the

Football Club San Andrés, which combined with the neighbourhood’s other associations over the years, changing its name various times, until it became Unió Esportiva Sant Andreu. The club has continued to grow ever since and now has two pitches (Narcís Sala and Camp del Centenari), a football school with over 600 children and 43 youth and junior teams.

A rock spirit

Besides hosting matches for the last 45 years, Narcís Sala is also famous for the historic concerts it has held, especially during the last two decades of the 20th century, featuring artists such as Mike Oldfield, Roxy Music, The Police, Dire Straits, King Crimson, Scorpions and Deep Purple.