Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Le Chaudron Vert
Full name Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location Saint-Étienne, Loire, France
Coordinates 45°27′39″N 4°23′25″E / 45.46083°N 4.39028°E / 45.46083; 4.39028Coordinates: 45°27′39″N 4°23′25″E / 45.46083°N 4.39028°E / 45.46083; 4.39028
Capacity 42,000[1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1930
Opened 13 September 1931
Renovated 1983-1984, 1996-1998, 2011-2014
Tenants
AS Saint-Étienne
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is a multi-purpose stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. It is used primarily for football matches, and tournaments such as the 1984 European Football Championship, the Football World Cup 1998 and the Confederations Cup 2003. It is also used for rugby union, and was a venue at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It is nicknamed "le Chaudron" (the Cauldron), or "l'enfer vert" (the Green Hell), an allusion to the colours worn by the local football team, AS Saint-Étienne, given during the team's heyday when it drew particularly large crowds (the record being set in 1985, with more than 47,000 spectators). More recently, its current capacity was 35,616 before the current renovations, which began in 2011 and have temporarily reduced this figure to 26,747. When the renovations are finished, the stadium will hold 42,000[2] seated spectators.

The stadium opened on September 13, 1931, and AS Saint-Étienne's first match there took place on September 17 against FAC Nice. The stadium was named after Geoffroy Guichard, founder of the Casino retail group, who purchased the site on which it was built.

Description

The stadium holds 35,616 people. It is built in the "English style", meaning that there are no corner stands. The four stands are named:

The stadium has been renovated at several points during its history. The biggest renovations came in 1984 (for the European Football Championships) and in 1998 (for the World Cup). The stadium's capacity over time has been as follows:

History

1984 UEFA European Championship

The stadium was one of the venues of the UEFA Euro 1984, and held the following matches:

Date Time (CET) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
14 June 1984 20:30  Romania 1–1 SpainGroup B 16,972
19 June 1984 20:30  France3–2  Yugoslavia Group A 47,589

1998 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Time (CET) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
14 June 1998 17:30  Yugoslavia1–0  Iran Group F 30,600
17 June 1998 17:30  Chile1–1  Austria Group B 30,600
19 June 1998 21:00  Spain0–0  Paraguay Group D 30,600
23 June 1998 21:00  Scotland0–3  Morocco Group A 30,600
25 June 1998 16:00  Netherlands2–2  Mexico Group E 30,600
30 June 1998 21:00  Argentina2–2 (4–3 on penalties)  England Round of 16 30,600

2016 UEFA European Championship matches

The stadium will be one of the venues of the UEFA Euro 2016, and will hold the following matches:

Date Time (CET) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
14 June 2016 21:00  Portugal v  Iceland Group F
17 June 2016 18:00  Czech Republic v  Croatia Group D
20 June 2016 21:00  Slovakia v  England Group B
25 June 2016 15:00 Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group C Round of 16

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