Stade Paul-Julius-Bénard
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 Saint-Paul , Reunion
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 58 '56.9 " S , 55 ° 17' 24.2" E |
| owner | FC Saint-Pauloise |
| operator | FC Saint-Pauloise |
| opening | 1979 |
| Renovations | 2012 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| architect | Christian Toledo |
| capacity | 13,000 seats |
| Capacity (internat.) | 8,500 seats |
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The Stade Olympique Paul-Julius-Bénard , also simply Stade Paul-Julius-Bénard , is a stadium located in Saint-Paul , a city on the French island of Réunion . With 13,000 seats for concerts or almost 8,500 seats for football matches, the Stade Paul-Julius-Bénard is the largest stadium in the city. Before the renovation in 2012, it had a capacity of 12,000 seats. It is the home of the Reunion Island Premier League club FC Saint-Pauloise . The stadium opened in 1979 and renovated in 2012.
location
The stadium is located north of the city of Saint-Paul, west of Parc Expobat . The Stade Paul-Julius-Bénard is in close proximity to the N1 motorway. From there there is a direct approach to the avenue du Stade, named after the destination .
history
The Stade Paul-Julius-Bénard was built in 1979 for the Indian Ocean Island Games , which took place in Saint-Denis that year . The architect of the building was Christian Toledo. The namesake Paul Julius Bénard was Mayor of Saint-Paul and Senator of Réunion.
In 2012 the stadium was renovated. Zinédine Zidane was a guest on May 25, 2012 for the inauguration of the renovated stadium . As the opening game, the French national team from 1998 competed against the football team from Réunion for charity .
Web links
- Stade Paul Julius Bénard (English) at World Stadiums
Individual evidence
- ^ Stade Olympique Paul Julius Bénard (English) at Soccerway, accessed on June 20, 2013.
- ^ Stade Olympique Paul Julius Bénard - Saint-Paul (English) from Europlan, accessed on June 20, 2013.
- ↑ Directions / map (English) from Virtual Globetrotting, accessed on June 20, 2013.
- ^ Élections municipales Saint-Paul de La Réunion from France Politique, accessed on June 24, 2013.
- ↑ Benard Paul on the French Senate website, accessed June 24, 2013.
- ^ Zinédine Zidane est arrivé (French) at Reunion Orange, accessed on June 24, 2013.
- ↑ Match caritatif pour l'inauguration du stade Julius Bénard (French) at linfo.re, accessed on June 20, 2013.