Showing posts with label france. Show all posts
Showing posts with label france. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Stade Louis II


Club: AS Monaco FC
Opening: 1985
Capacity: 18,523 seats

The stadium is named after Louis II, Prince of Monaco, who was the Sovereign Prince of Monaco when the original stadium was built.
Stade Louis II has been the host of annual UEFA Super Cup since it became a single match in 1998. However, this will end in 2013 when the match will start to get spread out over other venues.


Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Stade de France




Club: none
Opening: 1998
Capacity: 80,000 seats

Stade de France is the largest stadium in France and the stadium where the French national team plays its most important home matches.
it the sixth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for international competition.
Stade de France is expected to again host the final of a major tournament when in 2016 the European Championships are played in France.
Architect: Michel Macary, Aymeric Zublena, Michel Regembal, Claude Constantini.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Parc des Princes


Club: Paris Saint-Germain FC
Opening: 1972
Capacity: 48,527 seats

Parc de Princes was built to provide the city of Paris with a modern venue for important rugby and football matches. The stadium replaced the old Vélodrome, that had stood in its place since 1897.
Paris Saint-Germain’s new ownership initially contemplated a large expansion or even rebuilding of the stadium, however have since decided to postpone major redevelopments until after the European Championships. Instead, the stadium will only receive a minor refurbishment, leaving capacity as it is.
Architect Roger Taillibert, Siavash Teimouri