Stade Auguste-Delaune

Stade Auguste Delaune
Exterior view of the Tribune Henri Germain from the southeast
Data
place	Reims , France
Coordinates	49 ° 14 '50 "  N , 4 ° 1' 29"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 14 '50 "  N , 4 ° 1' 29"  E
owner	City of Reims
opening	June 2, 1935
Renovations	1955, 2004-2008
surface	Natural grass
costs	approx. 50 million euros (renovation 2004-2008)
architect	Michel Rémon (remodeling 2004-2008)
capacity	21,684 seats
playing area	105 × 68 m
Societies)
Stade Reims
Events
Football Women's World Cup 2019

Stade Vélodrome around 1940

Grandstands Henri Germain
and Albert Batteux (right)

The Stade Auguste-Delaune is a pure football stadium owned by the city of Reims , where Stade Reims plays its home games.

It is located immediately south of the Vesle and the A4 Autoroute (exit Reims-Cathédrale ), very central in the city, on the Chaussée Bocquaine.

The old Stade Vélodrome Municipal Auguste-Delaune

The original Stade Auguste-Delaune was built from 1931 as a combined cycling and football stadium ( stade vélodrome ), used from 1934 and officially inaugurated in 1935 by the then President Albert Lebrun . At the Football World Cup in 1938 , it was the venue for the round of 16 between the teams of Hungary and the Dutch Indies . Until 1945 it was called the Stade Vélodrome Municipal; then it was named after the athlete and resistance fighter Auguste Delaune, who was murdered by the Gestapo in 1943 .

After the Second World War , Stade Reims earned his numerous titles and successes (six championships and two national cup wins until the mid-1960s) in it. However, for its international friendship and home games in the European Cup, the club often moved to the Parc des Princes in Paris because capacity and attendance were significantly higher there: even in the club's most successful years, there were rarely more than 10,000 to 11,000 visitors Obolus at the ticket booth of the Stade Auguste-Delaune. The record attendance with 27,774 spectators at a cup semi-final match against Olympique Marseille dated June 2, 1987, when the home team had long since ceased to be represented in the top division . The highest attendance in a Division 1 game dates back to November 1976, when 25,225 spectators attended the match between Stade Reims and AS Saint-Étienne .

The velodrome was one of the fastest slopes in France, on which several French cycling championships were held and national hourly records were set by Serge Blin (1950), Raymond Galopin , Jacques Séguin (both 1956) and Yvon Ramella (1957), among others .

The new building at the beginning of the 21st century

After the stadium in the 1980s and 1990s - parallel to the sporting and financial decline of the club - continued to deteriorate due to a lack of maintenance investments and in 1999 was only approved for a capacity of around 7,000 seats, the idea of ​​a new building arose around the turn of the millennium The requirements of the football associations FFF and UEFA and the changed demands on comfort. After the complete demolition of the traditional venue, including the cycle track, the new, clean, fully roofed grandstands, the playing field and the stadium infrastructure were gradually built. The main and north stands were completed in 2006, the other two stands of the stadium, also known as Delaune II , at the beginning of October 2008. The Stade Auguste-Delaune, designed by architect Michel Rémon, has since offered space for 21,684 spectators. The individual stands each consist of a separately accessible upper tier and a lower tier; Since they are also relatively steep, there is a very good view of the natural grass pitch from all the pitches. The central Stade Reims fan shop is integrated into the new building.

As the only reminiscence of the "great days" of Reims football, the historic names of the four sides of the stadium were retained: they are Tribune Henri Germain (main stand, 5,056 seats), Tribune Albert Batteux (north stand, 4,180 seats, 992 of which are for guest fans), Tribune Francis Méano (counter) and Tribune Robert Jonquet (south stand), the last two with a total of 12,448 seats. A first record of occupancy was achieved with 19,995 paying visitors on December 5, 2008 on the occasion of the guest appearance of second division table leader RC Lens . On March 1, 2011, “only” 19,763 spectators were recorded on the occasion of the cup quarter-final match against OGC Nice because the opponent only claimed around 200 places; however, more tickets could not be sold due to the separation of fans. On May 31, 2012, the new stadium welcomed the French men's national team for the first time , who played a preparatory game for the European Championship final against Serbia . On June 29, 2013, France's women also returned to this “birthplace of French women's football”, who also played an EM match against Norway in Reims .

Games of the Women's World Cup 2019 in Reims

The Reims stadium was used six times at the 2019 Women's World Cup .

• 08 June 2019, Group A: Norway - Nigeria 3: 0 (3: 0)  
• 11 June 2019, Group F: United States - Thailand 13: 0 (3: 0)  
• 14 June 2019, Group C: Jamaica - Italy 0: 5 (0: 2)  
• 17th June 2019, Group A: South Korea - Norway 1: 2 (0: 1)  
• June 20, 2019, Group E: Netherlands - Canada 2: 1 (0: 0)  
• June 24, 2019, second round: Spain - United States 1: 2 (1: 1)  

Web links

Commons : Stade Auguste-Delaune  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The stadium on the club side of Stade Reims
• Picture gallery before and after the renovation
• Visitor report from April 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hardy Greens : Encyclopedia of European Football Clubs. The first division teams in Europe since 1885. 2., completely revised. Edition. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2000, ISBN 3-89784-163-0 , p. 157.
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.