The Stade des Costières was a football stadium in Nîmes, France. Having a capacity of 18,364 people, it was the home of Nîmes Olympique from 1989 to 2022.[1]
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| Location | Nîmes, France |
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| Coordinates | 43°48′57.5″N 4°21′33.4″E / 43.815972°N 4.359278°E |
| Owner | Rani Assaf |
| Capacity | 18,364 |
| Field size | 105 x 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1 September 1987 |
| Opened | 15 May 1989 |
| Closed | 5 November 2022 |
| Construction cost | 160 million FRF |
| Architect | Vittorio Gregotti |
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| Nîmes Olympique (1989–2022) | |
On June 25, 2019, the stadium was sold by the city of Nîmes to club president Rani Assaf for €8 million. The stadium will be demolished and rebuilt by 2025, and will be able to accommodate 15,100 spectators, compared with the current 18,482.[2]
Closure and redevelopment edit
On 5 November 2022, Nîmes Olympique played its final match at the Stade des Costières, a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over Bordeaux.[3] The club would move into the Stade des Antonins on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, with a projected completion in 2026.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Stadiums in France Languedoc-Roussillon". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "NÎMES Le stade des Costières vendu à Rani Assaf". Objectif Gard (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Ligue 2: Nîmes dit adieu au stade des Costières en faisant tomber le leader Bordeaux". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Nîmes : le club va faire ses adieux au stade des Costières". Foot National (in French). 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
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