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The Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau, mostly known as Stade de la Beaujoire (French pronunciation: [stad də la boʒwaʁ]), is a stadium in Nantes, France. It is the home of French football club FC Nantes.
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  Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau Location in Nantes  Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau Location in France | |
| Location | Route de Saint Joseph 44300, Nantes, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47°15′22″N 1°31′30″W / 47.256°N 1.525°W |
| Capacity | 35,322 |
| Field size | 117 m × 78 m (384 ft × 256 ft) |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
| Opened | 1984[1] |
| Tenants | |
| FC Nantes (1984–present) | |
The stadium opened for the first time on 8 May 1984, for a friendly game between FC Nantes and Romania in front of 30,000 fans. It was named after Louis Fonteneau, who was president of FC Nantes between 1969 and 1986. It was renovated in 1998, for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. While its original capacity was 52,923, in 1998 it was converted to an all-seater stadium and its current capacity is 35,322.[2] Highest attendance was 51,359 for France-Belgium match in 1984. Previously, the team played at Stade Marcel Saupin.
The stadium also hosts international rugby matches, including France against New Zealand (16–3) on 15 November 1986. In September 2007, it hosted three pool matches of the 2007 Rugby World Cup: Wales vs Canada on 9 September, England vs Samoa on 22 September and Wales vs Fiji on 29 September. In domestic rugby, La Beaujoire hosted both Top 14 semifinal matches in 2013, and Paris-area Top 14 side Racing Métro 92 played their final "home" match of the 2013–14 season against Clermont at La Beaujoire on 19 April 2014.
La Beaujoire hosted matches during the UEFA Euro 1984, including a 5–0 victory for France over Belgium with three goals from Michel Platini. Six matches were also played there during the 1998 FIFA World Cup, including the quarter-final between Brazil and Denmark. The stadium was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2016.
The France national football team have played here on five occasions, most recently in 2019 where they played a friendly match against Bolivia.
Future
editA new stadium named YelloPark was planned to replace the Stade de la Beaujoire, which was to be demolished for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[3] On 26 February 2019, the project was cancelled.
Tournament results
editUEFA Euro 1984
editThe stadium was selected as one of the venues for the 1984 UEFA European Championship and held the following matches:
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 1984 |  France
|
5–0 |  Belgium
|
Group 1 | 51,359 |
| 20 June 1984 |  Portugal
|
1–0 |  Romania
|
Group 2 | 24,464 |
1998 FIFA World Cup
editThe stadium was one of the venues of the 1998 FIFA World Cup and held the following matches:
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 1998 |  Spain |
2–3 |  Nigeria |
Group D | 35,500 |
| 16 June 1998 |  Brazil |
3–0 |  Morocco |
Group A | 35,500 |
| 20 June 1998 |  Japan |
0–1 |  Croatia |
Group H | 35,500 |
| 23 June 1998 |  Chile |
1–1 |  Cameroon |
Group B | 35,500 |
| 25 June 1998 |  United States |
0–1 |  Yugoslavia |
Group F | 35,500 |
| 3 July 1998 | Brazil |
3–2 |  Denmark |
Quarter-finals | 35,500 |
2023 Rugby World Cup
editThe stadium was one of the venues of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and hosted the following matches:
| Date | Time (CET) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2023 | 21:00 |  Ireland |
59–16 |  Tonga |
Pool B | 35,673 |
| 30 September 2023 | 15:00 |  Argentina |
59–5 | Chile |
Pool D | 37,000 |
| 7 October 2023 | 15:00 |  Wales |
43–19 |  Georgia |
Pool C | 33,580 |
| 8 October 2023 | 13:00 | Japan |
27–39 | Argentina |
Pool D | 33,624 |
2024 Summer Olympics
edit| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2024 |  Egypt |
0–0 |  Dominican Republic |
Men's group C | 13,945 |
| 25 July 2024 | Spain |
2–1 | Japan |
Women's group C | 10,377 |
| 27 July 2024 |  Uzbekistan |
0–1 | Egypt |
Men's group C | 20,658 |
| 28 July 2024 | Spain |
1–0 | Nigeria |
Women's group C | 11,079 |
| 30 July 2024 |  Israel |
0–1 | Japan |
Men's group D | 11,671 |
| 31 July 2024 | Japan |
3–1 | Nigeria |
Women's group C | 6,480 |
| 3 August 2024 | France |
0–1 | Brazil |
Women's quarter-finals | 32,280 |
| 8 August 2024 | Egypt |
– | Morocco |
Men's bronze medal match |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau". soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Les tribunes du stade de la Beaujoire". FC Nantes. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Le FC Nantes aura son nouveau stade, le YellowPark, en 2022" (in French). FranceInfo. 19 September 2017.
