Parc des Princes (Park of Princes) is a football stadium in Paris (France), home arena of the PSG team.

Dossier

It is located in the southwestern part of Paris. Category - 3 stars. The opening date is July 18, 1897. The author of the project is Roger Tayiber. The capacity is 50 thousand spectators. Owner - Paris. Home team - "Paris Saint-Germain".

The purpose of the arena

Parc des Princes Stadium - where football and rugby matches are held. Initially, the stadium was used as a velodrome. It was the final destination ("Big Loop") of the Tour de France bicycle races. Until the end of the last century until 1998, the Parc des Princes was the main football arena the country where the French national team played. It was only with the opening of the new Stade de France stadium for the 1998 World Cup that the Princes' Park lost its status as a football arena # 1. One of the strongest clubs in France and Europe, Paris Saint-Germain, is currently playing here.

Stadium reconstruction stages

For the period of 1897, the arena consisted of one tribune, protected by a small canopy. She had a capacity of 3000 people. After the national football team began to play home matches at the Park of Princes, the question arose about the reconstruction of the building in order to increase the number of spectators. The first works on the modernization of the stadium were completed in 1905. As a result, the arena began to accommodate 10 thousand fans. In the light of the 1924 Olympics, a secondary reconstruction of the stadium took place. This time it was able to accommodate twenty thousand spectators.

The third global modernization of the building was carried out in 1932. She has changed the very appearance of the arena beyond recognition. Large stands were erected (along the entire perimeter of the Parc des Princes), and the number of spectator seats was increased to 40 thousand. At the same time, the two side stands had a weatherproof canopy.

In 1952, the stadium was equipped with artificial lighting. This facilitated the holding of fights in the dark. In 1967, the arena was practically demolished, and a wide ring highway was laid in its place. Later, according to the project of the French architect Roger Taibert, the construction of the new Parc des Princes stadium began, the construction of which cost 145 million francs.

In May 1972 new arena was inaugurated. The first football match that took place at the new stadium was the meeting between the Olympic teams of France and the USSR. To the disappointment of the French fans, the Soviet team won 3: 1. Between 1905 and 1998, the French national team played 127 official games at the Parc des Princes.

Today, the main football stadium in Paris can accommodate 45,710 spectators. And since the matches of the European Championship 2016 will be held here, the arena has once again passed the stage of modernization, as a result of which it can receive 54,000 fans. In the meantime, matches for the French championship are played here, conferences are held, modern pop stars perform.

Location

In Paris, located near the Eiffel Tower (4 km). The famous French tennis complex "Rolland Garosse" is located one and a half kilometers away. The very same territory of the stadium is clean and well-groomed. There are no trash, stray dogs and homeless homeless people here. Everything is carefully monitored and guarded. In the immediate vicinity of the sports facility there is a metro station, a modern high-speed highway, boutiques of sports products of the PSG club.

In general, the location of the Parc des Princes arena is a green area. According to the "Biodiversity" plan, even the roofs of city houses, on which you can see growing trees, are being planted here. Near the stadium is the legendary Bois de Boulogne - a place often visited by tourists and vacationers. And right in front of the arena there is a cozy green garden, where you can while away the time before a football match.

Memorable dates and events

The Park of Princes is the site of the very first live TV broadcast in 1948. Then in live the final stage of the Tour de France cycling race was shown all over the country. The next memorable event in this arena took place in 1960. It was the final match football championship Europe between the national teams of the USSR and Yugoslavia. Another memorable date directly affects all French football fans. In 1984, they witnessed the triumph of their national team, defeating Spain in the European Championship match.

Parc des Princes became the site of the final match of the very first European Cup, where Spanish Real and French Reims met in a decisive match. In total, this stadium hosted two European Cup final matches, one UEFA Cup. By the way, here back in 1952 final matches drawing Latin Cup, which was attended by teams from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal.

How to get there

In the summer of 2016, the next European Football Championship will take place in France. Hundreds of thousands of guests will come to watch the games of the main European four-year forum. Ten French cities (ten stadiums) will host the 2016 European Championship. Top Teams Arenas ready to host the "old world": "Stade de France" (Saint-Denis), "Lumiere" (Lyon), "Velodrome" (Marseille), "Parc des Princes" (Paris) and others. Naturally, European guests will not miss the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful stadiums in the capital of France. In this regard, many will wonder how it is more convenient, faster and cheaper to get to the Parc des Princes sports arena.

How to get there more conveniently and faster? Numerous taxis will run for this occasion. And to get there cheaper, you need to use the subway. Landing takes place at the Porte de Sand Claude station (line 9 In this case, the travel time to the desired stop will last 30-35 minutes (14 stations). After that, it remains only to make a five-minute walk to the stadium.

Stade de France(“Stade de France”) - one of the grandest stadiums in Europe, it is considered the main football stadium France. The stadium has a capacity of 80,000 people and is located near Paris in the suburb of Saint-Denis. The starting point for construction was the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Old stadium Colombus was no longer suitable for such large-scale events. Its limit is 50,000 viewers.

How to get to the Stade de France: The easiest way to get to the stadium is by metro or RER trains. The nearest metro station is “Saint-Denis Porte de Paris”. If you use the RER line D, you need to get off at the station “Stade de France Saint Denis”

The new stadium turned out to be happy for the French, in the final of the World Cup, the French team defeated the Brazilians with a score of 3: 0. In addition to football matches, the French national rugby team regularly plays here. In 1999 in qualifying tournament for the European Championship, the Russians defeated the hosts, reigning champions world with a score of 3: 2, and in 2000 at the Stade de France met in the final between Valencia and Real Madrid.

Each year, the stadium hosts the finals of the French Football Cup, the Top 14 rugby championship and the French League Cup final. The Stade de France is built using the most modern technologies and has a movable roof. If necessary, it can be easily converted from a football stadium to a stadium with running tracks for athletes.

Modern stadium "Stade de France", Paris(French Stade De France) is a multifunctional building in the northern suburb of the capital in the commune of Saint-Denis, and is considered the most spacious sports arena France. The stadium is ready to accommodate more than 81 thousand spectators at the same time. The home matches of the French national football and rugby teams are held here.

Stade de France was opened in January 1998 with a friendly match between the teams of France and Spain. The decision to build the stadium was made in connection with the holding of the football world championship in 1998. Prior to that, the main national football arena was Parc des Princes, but it was considered too small. The name of the stadium "Stade de France" ("Stadium of France") was proposed by Michel Platini. The construction costs of this modern stadium amounted to approximately € 285 million.

A special feature of this elliptical sports arena is its unusual roof, illuminated at night, covering an area of ​​about six hectares. The weight of the roof is over 13 thousand tons. The elliptical design itself symbolizes the versatility of sport in France. The roof protects spectators from various atmospheric phenomena, but does not cover the football field itself. The construction cost of this structure was more than 45 million euros.

The stadium was designed with football fan traffic simulation software to provide accurate data for the construction of walkways, staircases and spectator areas. "Stade de France" is equipped with a mobile stand, under which are located Treadmills for competitions in athletics.

It was here, at the home arena, that the players of the French national team, together with its leader Zidane, in the final match of the World Cup, outplayed the "magicians of the ball" - the Brazilian national team and became world champions.

The Stade de France in Paris, according to UEFA requirements, is assigned to the fourth (elite category). This category allows the stadium to host matches high level: the finals of the Europa League, as well as the Champions League, the fights of the final stage of the European Championships.

Strange as it may seem, but today this arena is not home to any football club. It was planned that the capital team Paris Saint-Germain will receive guests here, but they continue to play at the Parc des Princes.

The stadium has hosted the UEFA Champions League finals twice. In the Spanish confrontation between Real Madrid and Valencia in 2000, he won a landslide victory 3: 0 Royal Club... And six years later, another Spanish club, Barcelona, ​​outplayed English Arsenal with a score of 2: 1.

In 2007 at stadium "Stade de France" in Paris was carried out world championship in rugby.

In addition, motocross and athletics competitions are regularly held here, concerts of world stars are organized. The first to perform at the newly opened stadium were the legendary "The Rolling Stones".

This stadium is also memorable for Russian fans. It was here, in the presence of filled stands in the qualifying match for Euro 2000, that the Russian national team outplayed the home team.

In 2016 France will host the European Football Championship. The opening match and the final of UEFA EURO 2016 are scheduled to be held at the Stade de France.

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Saint Denis, France

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After it became known on July 2, 1992 that France would host the 1998 World Cup, the country faced the problem of the main stadium for the tournament. The final was supposed to take place in the capital, and the Parc des Princes in Paris was not suitable for this role due to its small capacity.

It was not easy to find a free space within the boundaries of Paris, and they decided to build a new stadium in the suburbs. Initially, the construction was planned in Melun Senar, south of the capital. However, due to complaints about the remoteness of this place, the organizers of the championship were forced to move the construction site to the northern suburb of Saint-Denis, known as the burial place of the royal people of France.

"Stade de France" built on the site of an abandoned gas development.

The ideologists of the stadium project were four French architects - Michel Macari, Eymeric Zublin, Régambal Michel and Claude Constantini. The design of the stadium is influenced by the most successful architectural example of Antiquity - the Roman Colosseum.

The construction cost was 285 million euros. It lasted for 31 months from mid-1995.

Opening the main arena of the upcoming world championship was scheduled for early 1998. However, this match between the national teams of France and Spain on January 28 was in jeopardy. The field of the stadium was frozen and until the last moment it was unclear whether the game would take place. The lack of heating at the Stade de France is to blame.

The name for the stadium was proposed by the co-chairman of the organizing committee 1998 FIFA World Cup, legendary french footballer Michel Platini. The stadium is owned and operated by the Stade de France Consortium ( Consortium Stade de France), possessing all rights to the registered trademark "Stade de France".

The stadium hosted the opening match of the World Cup, as well as eight more matches, including the final in which the French national team won the title strongest team planets.

It was assumed that after the World Cup, Paris Saint-Germain would move to Stade de France to play, but the club's management preferred to leave the team on. This is how the majestic stadium was left without regular football competitions and is idle most of the time, being home arena for the French national football and rugby teams.

Stade de France hosted two finals UEFA Champions League in 2000 and 2006. It also hosts the finals of the National Cup and the French League Cup annually.

In 2007, France hosted the 6th Rugby World Cup and Stade de France became its main arena. It hosted 7 matches: the opening match, two more group stage games, the quarterfinals, both semifinals and the final.

The main rugby club in Paris "Stade Francais" ( Stade français) periodically uses the stadium as home arena for important matches.

In the 2005-2006 season in Saint-Denis played his home matches in the Champions League football club Lille.

The lack of a large number of football matches in this stadium is compensated by other events held here. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, the Stade de France was the site of the annual Race of Champions motocross. It hosted the 2003 World Athletics Championships. Despite its footballing essence, the Stade de France is very functional - the lower rows of the stands in the stadium are movable, they can be removed to free up space for running tracks and other athletics sectors. At the same time, the stadium's capacity drops to 70,000 seats.

It is also a venue for various show programs and concerts. Among the stars who have performed here are Madonna, Celine Dion, Mylene Farmer, Rolling Stones, U2, AC / DC and etc.

Attendance record the stadium was recorded on May 9, 2009 at the final of the French Cup between Rennes and Guingamp (1: 2) - 80,056 spectators.

In 2016, Stade de France hosted seven European Championship matches, including the opening match and the final. But this time, unlike 1998, he did not bring luck to the owners - the French lost in the decisive match of the Portuguese national team.

Interesting Facts:

• Stade de France is the only stadium in the world to host the FIFA and Rugby World Cup finals
• Despite the fact that the arena is located in the suburbs of Paris, it is very easy to get to it - there are two metro and motorway stations nearby
• The arena field is located 11 meters below ground level

World Cup-98 matches:

• 06/10/98, 1st round, group "A", Brazil - Scotland - 2: 1, 80,000 spectators
• 06/13/98, 1st round, group "E", Netherlands - Belgium - 0: 0, 77,000 spectators
• 06/18/98, 2nd round, group "C", France - Saudi Arabia - 4: 0, 80,000 spectators
• 06/23/98, 3rd round, group "B", Italy - Austria - 2: 1, 80,000 spectators
• 06/26/98, 3rd round, group "G", Romania - Tunisia - 1: 1, 77,000 spectators
• 06/28/98, 1/8 finals, Nigeria - Denmark - 1: 4, 77,000 spectators
• 07/03/98, 1/4 finals, France - Italy - 0: 0, 4: 3 on penalties, 77,000 spectators
• 07/08/98, 1/2 finals, France - Croatia - 2: 1, 76,000 spectators
• 07/12/98, final, France - Brazil - 3: 0, 80,000 spectators

UEFA Champions League finals:

• 24.05. 2000, Real Madrid - Valencia - 3: 0, 78,759 spectators
• 05/17/2006, Barcelona - Arsenal - 2: 1, 79,500 spectators

Euro 2016 matches:

• 06/10/2016, 1st round, group "A", France - Romania - 2: 1, 75 113 spectators
• 06/13/2016, 1st round, group "E", Ireland - Sweden - 1: 1, 73 419 spectators
• 06/16/2016, 2nd round, group "C", Germany - Poland - 0: 0, 73 648 spectators
• 06/22/2016, 3rd round, group "F", Iceland - Austria - 2: 1, 68 714 spectators
• 06/27/2016, 1/8 finals, Italy - Spain - 2: 0, 76 165 spectators
• 07/03/2016, 1/4 finals, France - Iceland - 5: 2, 76 833 spectators
• 07/10/2016, final, Portugal - France - 1: 0, 75 868 spectators

Stade de France is a multifunctional French national football stadium located north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. The stadium seats 81,338 visitors and is the sixth largest in Europe. It is the base for the French national football and rugby teams, and only international level... The Stade de France was originally built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. This name was coined by Michel Platini (currently President of the International Football Association). On July 12, 1998, the French national football team at this stadium won the World Cup final (3-0 against Brazil).

Memorable sporting events

As mentioned above, one of the most memorable events in the history of the stadium "Stade de France" was the final of the 1998 World Cup. In addition, the Paris stadium hosted such sport events as the final of the Champion League in 2000 and 2006, the final of the Rugby World Cup in 1999 and 2007, as well as the final stages of the world athletics championship (from 2003 to 2006).

The opening of the Stade de France in Paris took place on January 28, 1998. The timed event was a football match between France and Spain. The game was attended by over 78 thousand people, the President of France Jacques Chirac was a special guest. The match ended 1-0 in favor of France. Winning goal scored by Zinedine Zidane in the twentieth minute of the match. Here, exactly six months later, the French became world champions, having won the final confrontation between the Brazilians. On February 2, 1998, the first game of the French national rugby team against England took place at the Stade de France. The match ended in favor of the French with a score of 24-17, about 77.5 thousand people were present at the game.

On May 24, 2000, the Stade de France hosted the final of the Champion League between Valencia and Real Madrid. The match was attended by 78,759 spectators (the victory was won by the “creamy” ones with a score of 3-0). The final of the Champion League 2006 between Catalan Barcelona and London Arsenal (2-1) was also held here.

Several football matches of the 2016 European Championship were played at the same stadium. This number includes the final of the 2016 European Championship, in which France lost to Portugal (0-1 in overtime). Stade de France will hold the opening and closing ceremony of the summer Olympic Games 2024 year.

The stadium is also used for music concerts. Artists such as Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, rapper Eminem, Lady Gaga, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Beyoncé, Jay Z, as well as The Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode and many others have performed here.

Tragic event in 2015

On November 13, 2015, a friendly soccer game between the national teams of France and Germany. During the game, a sudden double explosion thundered, it was in the 17th, and then in the 20th minute of the match. Fans did not attach importance to this noise, because it was not loud at all, and also sounded like the sound from the pyrotechnics that fans often use at football matches. It was reported that at least forty people were killed in the attack. As it later became known, the explosions were committed by representatives of the Islamic State criminal group (its activities are prohibited on the territory of Russia). It is believed that the attack was carried out with the aim of assassinating French President François Hollande, who attended the match along with Foreign Ministers Laurent Fabius and Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Nevertheless, the explosion did not prevent football match, which ended in favor of the French 2-0.

Architecture

The Stade de France has a convertible surface. The green field can easily be modified into athletics treadmills. The stadium was designed with the latest technologies, all details were modeled on powerful computers. This process even included a simulation of the fans.

Roof

Architects Michelle Macquarie, Emeric Zublena, Michel Rejembal and Claude Constantini designed an elliptical arena with a diameter of 274 meters. The main feature of the stadium is its 6 hectare roof, which is illuminated at night. 45 million euros were spent on its construction.

New screens

In September 2006, the infrastructure was updated. New huge screens were installed in the Stade de France arena (58% more than the previous ones). They are currently considered the largest in Europe. The new giant screens, each with 4,423,680 LEDs, deliver dynamic and vibrant images.

Internal amenities

Stade de France offers athletes very comfortable conditions. The interiors include a guest room, a control room, two large dressing rooms (1200 square meters each), two small dressing rooms (400 square meters), two judges' changing rooms, two appeal rooms, two heated rooms, offices for delegates, a local council, first-aid post and doping control room. There are also premises specially designed for artists: rest rooms, a rehearsal room for musicians, choirs; a storage room for suits, a recreation area, a place for tools, and the like. The changing rooms were designed by Michel Platini himself.