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The original Parc des Princes under the snow in 1908. Originally called Stade Vélodrome du Parc des Princes, the stadium was inaugurated on 18 July 1897. Situated in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the area was a forested parkland used by the royal family before the French Revolution. This gave the Parc des Princes its name. [9] [12]
It remained the nation's largest capacity stadium until the renovated Parc des Princes was inaugurated in 1972. Due to increasingly stringent safety regulations, the Colombes' capacity had dropped to under 50,000. The last games of the national rugby union and football teams at Colombes were respectively in 1972 and 1975.
UEFA Category 4 stadium 3: Parc Olympique Lyonnais: 59,186: Lyon (Décines-Charpieu) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Olympique Lyonnais: 2016: UEFA Category 4 stadium 4: Stade Pierre-Mauroy: 50,157: Lille (Villeneuve-d'Ascq) Hauts-de-France: Lille OSC: 2012: UEFA Category 4 stadium 5: Parc des Princes: 47,929: Paris: Île-de-France: Paris Saint-Germain ...
Only stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included in this list. Stadiums that are defunct or closed, or those that no longer serve as competitive sports venues (such as Great Strahov Stadium, which was the largest in the world and held around 250,000 spectators), are not included. They are listed under List of closed stadiums by ...
The stadium was officially named Stade de France (France's Stadium) after the Ministry heard a proposal from French football legend Michel Platini, who recommended the name. The total cost of the stadium was €364 million. [5] [6] The stadium was inaugurated on 28 January 1998, with a friendly football match between France and Spain.
The Campus PSG will have its own stadium, which will complement PSG's home ground of the Parc des Princes. [1] With a total capacity of 5,000, including over 3,000 seats, the arena will be the largest football stadium in the Yvelines department.
The Stade Jean-Bouin (French pronunciation: [stad ʒɑ̃ bwɛ̃]; lit. ' Jean Bouin Stadium ') is a multi-purpose stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.The 19,904 capacity facility is located across the street from the much larger Parc des Princes, and is used mostly for rugby union, but is also used for American football and association football matches.
Then Club President Guazzini made a decision to take a European quarter final match against Newcastle to the significantly larger Parc des Princes, which is literally across the street from Stade Jean-Bouin. Guazzini booked the national stadium of France, the 80,000 Stade de France for a Top 14 fixture against Toulouse. The move was successful ...