Stade Marcel-Verchère

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Stade Marcel-Verchère
The Marcel-Verchère stadium in Bourg-en-Bresse (2016)
The Marcel-Verchère stadium in Bourg-en-Bresse (2016)
Data
place 11, avenue des Sports 01100 Bourg-en-Bresse , Ain department , France
FranceFrance
Coordinates 46 ° 12 '36.4 "  N , 5 ° 14' 13.7"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 '36.4 "  N , 5 ° 14' 13.7"  E
owner City of Bourg-en-Bresse
Renovations 2017
surface Hybrid lawn (AirFibr)
capacity 11,500 seats
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The Stade Marcel-Verchère is a rugby and football stadium in the French city ​​of Bourg-en-Bresse in the Ain department . It is the home ground of the rugby club US Bressane in the Pro D2 , the second highest division in French rugby . In addition, the football club FC Bourg-Péronnas , currently in the National (D3) , uses the stadium.

history

The facility bears the name of the rugby player Marcel Verchère , a US Bressane player who was injured in a brutal foul during the game against US Oyonnax on October 24, 1937 and died two days later. The Stade Marcel-Verchère offers 11,500 seats, of which 5,500 are seats. The playing field has had a hybrid turf (AirFibr) since summer 2015 . In 2017 the stadium got a new north stand. Further modifications to the system are planned for 2018.

gallery

  • Plan of the Stade Marcel-Verchère

  • The old Tribune Nord (January 2016)

  • The new Tribune Nord (October 2017)

  • The adjacent Tribune Senetaire and Tribune Honneur (January 2016)

  • The Tribune Est (January 2016)

Web links

Commons : Stade Marcel-Verchère  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stade Marcel Verchère. fbbp01.fr, accessed on November 11, 2017 (French).
  2. ↑ Le stade Marcel Verchère. usbparugby.com, accessed November 11, 2017 (French).
  3. ↑ Stade Marcel Verchère - Bourg-en-Bresse. naturalgrass.com, accessed November 14, 2017 (French).
  4. ^ Bourg-en-Bresse: une nouvelle tribune pour le stade Verchère. leprogres.fr, June 7, 2017, accessed November 14, 2017 (French).
  5. ↑ Stade Verchère: après les travaux, les travaux continuent. leprogres.fr, July 20, 2017, accessed November 14, 2017 (French).