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With a seating capacity of 50,186, it is the fourth-largest sports stadium in France and the home of French professional football club Lille. Initially named Grand Stade Lille Métropole , the stadium was renamed on 21 June 2013, after the death of the former Mayor of Lille and former Prime Minister of France Pierre Mauroy (1928–2013). [ 2 ]
Originally named the Grand Stade Lille Métropole, the stadium was renamed in 2013 in honor of the former Mayor of Lille and former Prime Minister of France Pierre Mauroy. [75] The stadium venue is located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq and has a seating capacity of 50,186 people, becoming France's fourth largest stadium.
The stadium was built in 1976 and is able to hold 18,154 spectators. The architect of the stadium was Roger Taillibert. It was used as the temporary home stadium of Lille OSC before the completion of the nearby Stade Pierre-Mauroy. It was also the home stadium of ES Wasquehal, when the club played in Ligue 2 and National, between 1995 and 2005.
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 ...
Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 2,191 Referee: Elchin Masiyev : Note: The match was played at the Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn, instead of KÍ's regular stadium, the Við Djúpumýrar in Klaksvík, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 12,908 Referee: István Kovács : Note: The match was played at the Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, instead of Lille's regular stadium, the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, as it was being used for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [28]
The delays forced Lille OSC to play their league matches at Stadium Nord Lille Métropole and their 2005–06 UEFA Champions League games at Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. [ 2 ] After two years of court battles, local courts had declared issued building permits void in July and December 2005, which meant that Grimonprez ...
Stade Henri-Jooris was a sports stadium in Lille, France. The stadium, used mostly for football matches was able to hold 15,000 people and was home stadium of Olympique Lillois and Lille OSC . Originally it was known as Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque ; from 1907 to 1943, the stadium's name was the Stade Victor Boucquey .