Stade Numa-Daly
| Stade Numa-Daly | |
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| Earlier names | |
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Stade de Magenta |
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| place |
 Nouméa , New Caledonia2 rue Maurice-Herzog, 98800 Magenta |
| Coordinates | 22 ° 15 '55.8 " S , 166 ° 28' 4.3" O |
| owner | Ministry of Youth and Sport of New Caledonia |
| opening | 1966 |
| Renovations | 1985, 2003, 2008, 2011 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| architect | Jacques Rampal |
| capacity | 16,000 seats |
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The Stade Numa-Daly is a multi-purpose stadium in the Magenta district of Nouméa in New Caledonia . With a current capacity of around 16,000, it is the largest stadium in New Caledonia and is mainly used for football matches.
The stadium is located in the Magenta district in the northeast of the New Caledonian capital Nouméa. It is just a few hundred meters southwest of Magenta Airport . The soccer field is surrounded by a running track, and there are other athletics facilities in the stadium. In the north of the stadium there is an open-air cycling track .
The Stade Numa-Daly is the home of five of the eight clubs in the Division d'Honneur , New Caledonia's top division. These are the reigning champions AS Magenta as well as AS Lössi , AS Mont-Dore , FC Gaïtcha and Mouli Sport . In addition, the New Caledonian national football team also plays its home games there.
As early as 1951, Olympique Nouméa acquired a site in Magenta on which a cycling track was to be built. The measurements were carried out and the German architect Herbert Schumann commissioned with the construction. However, due to insufficient funds, the construction could not be carried out. It was only thanks to the commitment of Roger Kaddour that the complex was completed for the South Pacific Games in 1966 .
The stadium is named after Numa Daly (1906–1992), an athlete and sports official from Marseille. Together with Lucien Fontaine, he initiated the construction of the stadium.
Web links
- Soccerway: Stade Numa Daly
- World stages: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
- Pictures from the Stade Numa-Daly on Flickr