Tourbillon Stadium

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Tourbillon Stadium
Stade de Tourbillon (April 2009)
Stade de Tourbillon (April 2009)
Data
place Rue des Echutes 38 1950 Sion , Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Coordinates 595 197  /  120212 coordinates: 46 ° 14 '0 "  N , 7 ° 22' 35"  O ; CH1903:  five hundred and ninety-five thousand one hundred ninety-seven  /  120212
owner City of Sion
start of building 1966
opening August 11, 1968
Renovations 1986
surface Natural grass
capacity 14,283 places
playing area 105 m × 70 m
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The Stade de Tourbillon is a football stadium in Sion , capital of the canton of Valais , Switzerland . It is the home of the FC Sion football club . It is owned by the city of Sion.

history

In front of the Stade de Tourbillon, the Parc des Sports, inaugurated in 1927, played . After FC Sion was promoted to National League B in 1957 , the city decided to purchase a 36,000 square meter plot of land in the Vissigen district for the construction of a new stadium. In 1960 it was estimated that the construction of a grandstand with floodlights would cost CHF 1.6 million . In the meantime, FC Sion rose to National League A in 1962 , but continued to play in the Parc des Sports with insufficient lighting. 1965 was for 1.6 million SFr. the building permit was granted and work began on the Stade de Tourbillon the following year. The stadium was inaugurated on August 11, 1968. In 1986 a major renovation took place, which gave the facility its current appearance. The stadium has a total of 14,283 seats. The playing area consists of natural grass .

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. History of the Stade de Tourbillon , fc-sion.ch
  2. ^ Stade de Tourbillon on the website of the Swiss Football League