Stade Ange Casanova
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| Exterior view of the Stade Ange Casanova | |
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Stade Mezzavia (1961–1994) |
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 Ajaccio , France
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 57 '5 " N , 8 ° 46' 20" E |
| opening | 1961 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 6,000 seats |
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The Stade Ange Casanova is located in Ajaccio , Corse-du-Sud department on the French island of Corsica . The football stadium is the home of Gazélec FC Ajaccio ( Gazélec or GFCO for short ) and was inaugurated in 1961 under the name Stade Mezzavia . Today it has a capacity of 6,000 seats. Before 1961 the club played in the Stade Miniconi . On July 16, 1994 it got its current name after the founding president André Ange Casanova . The attendance record was set in the sixteenth finals of the French Football Cup 1989/90 . For the game Gazélec FC Ajaccio against Olympique Marseille (1: 3), 9,682 spectators came to the stadium.
Web links
- www.stadionwelt.de: Pictures of the stadium
- www.gfca-foot.com: Stadium on the club's website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Data and figures on the stadium (French)