From October 2-5, 2025, the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona (ESP) will once again welcome the world’s finest jumping athletes for the Longines League of Nations™ Final, as the top eight teams go head-to-head in a test of teamwork, precision and high-stakes competition.
After a season of dramatic qualifiers across the globe, this historic venue will serve as the stage for the crowning of the Longines League of Nations™ 2025 champion. In addition to the league Final, the event is integrated into the broader CSIO Barcelona program, providing a rich backdrop of international Jumping throughout the four days.
The Iconic Home of the Longines League of Nations ™ Final
The Real Club de Polo de Barcelona is steeped in equestrian history, boasting championship-calibre infrastructure, long traditions, and a prime location within the city, which offers experiences like Sagrada Família – Gaudí’s iconic, still-unfinished basilica – La Rambla & Boqueria Market, where you can stroll, shop, and taste local flavours, or Park Güell, with its colourful mosaics and sweeping city views.
Founded in 1897, the club has grown into a verdant, multi-sport enclave spanning nearly 29 hectares and nearly 10,500 members. Its storied past includes a relocation in 1932 to its present site and continual expansion over the decades to host ever more ambitious sporting programs. The grounds have hosted elite equestrian events for decades, including the equestrian and Jumping events of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics following renovation.
The club’s main jumping facility, Camp Eduardo Dualde, has seating for approximately 1,500 spectators, making for an intimate yet electrifying viewing experience.
“For Spain, hosting this Final is both a source of pride and a powerful driver for the equestrian community,” said Isabel Suter, Communications Director – Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. “The lessons learned from the first edition have been invaluable. We have improved venue access and signage, as well as hospitality and catering areas. We have also optimised the spaces dedicated to the wellbeing of horses and riders, incorporating feedback provided directly by the teams after last year’s event. In addition, last year the Olympic arena was upgraded, and this year the warm-up arena and its lighting system have been fully enhanced.”
A Home Built for Champions
Support services at the club are among Europe’s finest. The equestrian division includes 285 boxes, 23 tack rooms, its own veterinary clinic, blacksmith workshop, two walkers, and showers and locker rooms specifically for stable staff. Horses visiting for competitions also have access to a separate FEI stables. The club’s training arenas, warm-up tracks and maintenance support all operate at the level expected by the world’s elite.
“Barcelona offers world-class facilities,” says Suter. “The Real Club de Polo features stables that were completely refurbished for the equestrian competitions of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, complemented by extensive training areas and a main arena of the highest international standard. Riders and teams enjoy everything they need to perform under optimal conditions. For spectators, beyond experiencing top-level competition, we have significantly expanded the hospitality offering with new, carefully designed areas, as well as leisure spaces such as the PoloPark by Calvet, a large green zone featuring activities for all audiences.”
Behind the Scenes of a Global Final
“Staging a final of this magnitude requires the coordination of multiple areas: arena preparation, stabling, hospitality facilities, security, mobility, and spectator services,” explains Suter. “Preparations begin almost a year in advance, but intensify during the six months leading up to the event, with detailed planning carried out in close collaboration with the FEI and the main sponsors.”
“Our collaboration with the FEI and Longines is continuous and rooted in a long-standing partnership,” she adds.
“We hold regular meetings with them from the very beginning of the season. Every operational detail is shared and discussed, and their input ensures that the event meets the sporting, technical, and equine welfare standards that define a final of this calibre.
“For Spain, hosting this Final is both a source of pride and a powerful driver for the equestrian community,” reflects Suter. “It places the sport at the forefront of public and media attention, while also providing extra motivation for our riders competing in front of their home crowd. The CSIO Barcelona and the Longines League of Nations™ Final stand among the most prestigious sporting events in the city’s calendar, alongside Formula 1, MotoGP, the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Trofeo Conde de Godó, and the Conde de Godó Sailing Trophy.
Barcelona embraces the CSIO Barcelona as a major occasion, reflected not only in the electric atmosphere of the grandstands but also in the unwavering support of the public institutions backing us.”
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