Stade Paul Julius Bénard
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| Full name | Olympic Stade Paul Julius Bénard |
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| Location | Saint-Paul, Réunion |
| Owner | Saint-Pauloise FC |
| Operator | Saint-Pauloise FC |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Renovated | 2012 |
| Expanded | May 26, 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Saint-Pauloise FC | |
The Olympic Stade Paul-Julius-Bénard, or just Stade Bénard Paul Julius, is a stadium of the island of Reunion, Department of Overseas French and outermost region of the European Union in the southwest of the ' Indian Ocean . Main stadium of the town of St. Paul, it has a capacity of 8,500 seats at the games of the Saint-Pauloise FC and 12,000 for concerts. The stadium underwent major renovations which lasted 1 year and a half. It will reopen May 26, 2012 during a charity match between the friends of Zinedine Zidane and a selection of the Meeting.
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Coordinates: 20°58′57″S 55°17′25″E / 20.98250°S 55.29028°E
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