Louis-Fonteneau stadium
Louis-Fonteneau stadium | |
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The stadium during the 1998 World Cup | |
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Stade de la Beaujoire |
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place | Route de Saint-Joseph 44300 Nantes , France![]() |
Coordinates | 47 ° 15 '20.3 " N , 1 ° 31' 31.3" W |
opening | May 8, 1984 |
First game | FC Nantes - Romanian national team |
Renovations | 1998, 2017 |
surface | Natural turf with interwoven synthetic grass fibers (Desso Grassmaster) |
costs | 100 million FRF |
architect | Berdj Agopyan |
capacity | 37,473 seats |
playing area | 105 m × 68 m |
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The Stade de La Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau , better known as La Beaujoire , is a football stadium in the French city of Nantes . The FC Nantes plays its home games from in the stadium.
history
The stadium was inaugurated on May 8, 1984 with a friendly match between FC Nantes and the Romanian national team . It was built for the European championship that took place in the same year . When it was built, it was designed for 52,923 spectators. After it was renovated and partially rebuilt for the 1998 soccer World Cup , the stadium held 38,285 spectators. Today there are around 37,473 seats in the stadium. The first round match at the European Championship 1984 between France and Belgium on June 16, 1984 with 51,000 spectators holds the record number of spectators.
The stadium has four stands. The main stand is named after Jules Verne . The other three are called Tribune Océane , Tribune Erdre and Tribune Loire . The fans of FC Nantes have their fan block on the Loire Tribune. In addition to football matches, the venue is also used for concerts, especially in the field of pop music. Various international and national artists appeared in the stadium: Genesis , Pink Floyd , Dire Straits , U2 , Johnny Hallyday .
The stadium was one of the venues for the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup in France.
On September 19, 2017, FC Nantes announced at a press conference in the presence of Mayor Johanna Rolland that a new stadium with 40,000 seats would be built on the site of the Stade Louis-Fonteneau by 2022. The naming rights have already been granted. The new, privately financed soccer arena for 200 million euros will be called Yellopark .
Web links
- fcnantes.com: Stadium on the club's website (French)
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
- stadiumguide.com: Stade de La Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (English)
- stadiumdb.com: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (English)
- tribune-loire.com: Tribune Loire (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: stadium capacity (English)
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Stade de La Beaujoire (English)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Official: New stadium for FC Nantes until 2022 Article from September 19, 2017