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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]
Parc des Princes: 48,229: Paris France: Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 1938 FIFA World Cup venue, 1956 European Cup Final venue, UEFA Euro 1960 venue, UEFA Euro 1984 venue, 1998 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2016 venue 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup venue 2007 Rugby World Cup venue: 1897: 64 Stadion Feijenoord: 47,500 [10] Rotterdam Netherlands: Feyenoord
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 ...
They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. Football stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included. That is the minimum capacity required for a stadium to host FIFA World Cup finals matches. Note that most sports venues with a capacity of at ...
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.
The Vélodrome de Vincennes (officially Vélodrome Jacques Anquetil - La Cipale) is a cycling stadium in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France. Initially built as a velodrome in 1894, it became the main stadium for the 1900 Summer Olympics ; [ 1 ] Events that took place in the Velodrome at the 1900 Summer Olympics included cycling , cricket ...
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.