Tourbillon Stadium
Tourbillon Stadium | |
---|---|
Stade de Tourbillon (April 2009) | |
Data | |
place | Rue des Echutes 38 1950 Sion , Switzerland |
Coordinates | 595 197 / 120212 |
owner | City of Sion |
start of building | 1966 |
opening | August 11, 1968 |
Renovations | 1986 |
surface | Natural grass |
capacity | 14,283 places |
playing area | 105 m × 70 m |
Societies) | |
|
|
The Stade de Tourbillon is a football stadium in Sion , capital of the canton of Valais , Switzerland . It is the home of the FC Sion football club . It is owned by the city of Sion.
history
In front of the Stade de Tourbillon, the Parc des Sports, inaugurated in 1927, played . After FC Sion was promoted to National League B in 1957 , the city decided to purchase a 36,000 square meter plot of land in the Vissigen district for the construction of a new stadium. In 1960 it was estimated that the construction of a grandstand with floodlights would cost CHF 1.6 million . In the meantime, FC Sion rose to National League A in 1962 , but continued to play in the Parc des Sports with insufficient lighting. 1965 was for 1.6 million SFr. the building permit was granted and work began on the Stade de Tourbillon the following year. The stadium was inaugurated on August 11, 1968. In 1986 a major renovation took place, which gave the facility its current appearance. The stadium has a total of 14,283 seats. The playing area consists of natural grass .
gallery
Web links
- Stade de Tourbillon on the ETHorama platform
- History Tourbillon , fc-sion.ch
- Stade de Tourbillon , transfermarkt.ch
- Swissgrounds. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013 ; accessed on June 28, 2016 .
- Stades.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the Stade de Tourbillon , fc-sion.ch
- ^ Stade de Tourbillon on the website of the Swiss Football League