Stade Georges Gratiant
| Stade Georges Gratiant | |
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| The Stade Georges Gratiant in September 2011 | |
| Earlier names | |
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Stade de Place d'Armes |
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| place |
 Le Lamentin , MartiniquePlace d'Armes district |
| Coordinates | 14 ° 37 '14.1 " N , 60 ° 59' 12.6" W |
| owner | Le Lamentin municipality |
| operator | Office Municipal des Sports du Lamentin |
| opening | 1988 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 10,000 seats |
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The Stade Georges Gratiant is a sports stadium in the French overseas territory of Martinique . It is located in the municipality of Le Lamentin and is mainly used for football matches and athletics events , but also for cultural events. With a capacity for 10,000 spectators, it is the second largest stadium on the Antilles island of Martinique after the Stade Pierre Aliker . The football club L'Aiglon du Lamentin plays its championship and cup matches here.
history
Georges Gratiant (* 1907; † 1992) was 1946–1947 President of the General Council of Martinique and 1959–1989 Mayor of Le Lamentin. He initiated the construction of the large stadium in the early 1980s, which was inaugurated in 1988. After Gratiants death, the stadium, which was originally called the Stade de Place d'Armes , was renamed after the name of the city's long-time mayor.
In 1988 a football match between the national teams of Martinique and Trinidad and Tobago took place on site.
Web links
- FootballFans.eu: Stade Georges-Gratiant
- Soccerway: Stade Georges-Gratiant
- Stadionwelt.de: Omnisports
- World Stadiums: Stade Omnisports Lamentin
Individual evidence
- ↑ The World Stadiums and Stadionwelt websites call the facility “Stade Omnisports”.
- ↑ So FootballFans.eu ( memento of the original from December 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and soccerway . Stadionwelt and World Stadiums give 8,500 seats.
