Stade Albert Domec

Stade Albert Domec is a multi-use municipal stadium in Carcassonne, France. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators.[1] It is the home ground of Pro D2 rugby union club Union Sportive Carcassonnaise and Elite One Championship rugby league club Association Sportive de Carcassonne XIII. It is also used by the association football club Football Agglomération Carcassonne for their big matches. Built in 1899, it is one of the oldest stadiums in France, and was renovated in 2002, and again in 2012 when US Carcassonne entered the Pro D2. The stadium is named after the French rugby union player Albert Domec, who died 20 September 1948, and who represented France in 1939. The stadium is also equipped for athletics and has an eight lane 400m track.

Stade Albert Domec
The entrance to Stade Albert Domec
Full nameStade Albert Domec
Former namesStade de la Pépinière (1899-1948)
LocationCarcassonne, France
Coordinates43°13′4″N 2°21′52″E
Capacity10,000
Record attendance23,500
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1899
Opened1899
Renovated2002, 2012
Tenants
AS Carcassonne
US Carcassonne

The stadium has been used in Rugby League World Cups. The ground has hosted many French rugby league championship and cup finals as well as French rugby league internationals, the first being in 1967 when Great Britain national rugby league team won 16–13 in front of 10,650 spectators

History

Formerly called 'le stade de la Pepiniere' the ground was built and opened in 1899 and sits within the medieval castle walls of the city. In 1919 the rugby club paid 95,000 francs for the site then sold it to the local council a year later. The council built the two main stands that run along the length of the pitch each able to hold 3,000 spectators, floodlights and a cycle track were also installed. The stadium has been renovated twice since in 2002 and in 2012.[2] The ground is named after the former US Carcassonne and French rugby union international player Albert Domec who played as a centre during the 1920s and 1930s. The stadium has a bronze statue of AS Carcassonne's most famous player, former captain of the French national rugby league team, Puig Aubert at its entrance. The record attendance at the ground is 23,500 for the French rugby league championship final in 1949 between AS Carcassonne and Marseille XIII.


International Rugby League Matches
DateTeamsScoreAttendanceCompetition
22 January 1967 France v  Great Britain13-1610,650Test Match
24 December 1967 France v  Australia10-34,1931967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
21 November 1971 France v  New Zealand2-247,2001971 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France
20 March 1977 France v  England28-1512,0001977 European Rugby League Championship
26 November 1978 France v  Australia13-107,0001978-79 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
28 October 1979 France v  Papua New Guinea15-23,500Test Match
20 February 1983 France v  Great Britain5-203,826Test Match
13 December 1986 France v  Australia0-525,0001985-1988 Rugby League World Cup
8 February 1987 France v  Great Britain10-202,000Test Match
15 November 1987 France v  Papua New Guinea21-45,0001985-1988 Rugby League World Cup
19 November 1989 France v  New Zealand14-163,5001989 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France
3 December 1989 France v  New Zealand0-344,2081989-1992 Rugby League World Cup
24 November 1991 France v  Papua New Guinea28-141,4401989-1992 Rugby League World Cup
7 March 1993 France v  Great Britain6-485,500Test Match
21 November 1993 France v  New Zealand11-363,5001993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France
20 March 1994 France v  Great Britain4-127,000Test Match
5 March 1995 France v  Wales10-226,0001995 European Rugby League Championship
5 June 1996 France v  Wales14-344,3001996 European Rugby League Championship
13 October 1999 France v  England20-283,000Friendly
1 November 2000 France v  Tonga28-810,2882000 Rugby League World Cup
25 October 2003 France v  Australia10-347,8132003 Kangaroo tour of France
11 November 2004 France v  New Zealand20-248,000Friendly
5 November 2005 France v  Wales38-163,0002005 European Nations Cup

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Representative Rugby League Matches
DateTeamsScoreAttendanceCompetition
2 January 1949AS Carcassonne v  Australia8-137,9901948-49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
4 January 1953AS Carcassonne v  Australia5-184,8811952-53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
26 December 1956AS Carcassonne v  Australia12-263,4931956-57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
31 December 1959Carcassonne/Lézignan Sangliers v  Australia32-96,3641959-60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
1 November 1962 France v Eastern Division16-234,920Tour Match
29 December 1963Languedoc v  Australia12-166,1431963-64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
5 December 1990Languedoc-Rousillon v  Australia9-386001990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
May 2015France u18 v England u1830-28Friendly

French Rugby League Championship Finals (Elite 1)
SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-UpAttendance
1948-49Marseille XIII12-5AS Carcassonne23,500
2008-09Lézignan Sangliers40-32Limoux Grizzlies11,263

Lord Derby Cup Finals
SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-UpAttendance
1949-50XIII Catalan12-5Lyon Villeurbanne13,500
1956-57Marseille XIII11-0XIII Catalan16,633
1958-59XIII Catalan7-0SO Avignon11,000
1965-66Lézignan Sangliers22-7US Villeneuve10,067
1972-73RC Saint-Gaudens22-8AS Carcassonne10,300
1990-91RC Saint-Gaudens30-4Pia XIII6,000
1993-94AS Saint Esteve14-12XIII Catalan
1996-97XIII Catalan25-24Limoux Grizzlies8,000
1997-98AS Saint Esteve38-0SO Avignon7,000
2001-02Villeneuve Leopards27-18Pia XIII8,500
2002-03Villeneuve Leopards16-14Pia XIII7,000
2003-04Union Treiziste Catalane36-24AS Carcassonne10,500
2004-05Union Treiziste Catalane31-12Limoux Grizzlies11,000
2005-06Pia XIII36-20Lézignan Sangliers9,344
2006-07Pia XIII30-14AS Carcassonne5,500
2007-08Limoux Grizzlies17-14RC Albi9,000
2010-11Lézignan Sangliers27-18Pia XIII5,350
2012-13SO Avignon38-37Limoux Grizzlies5,000
2013-14Toulouse Olympique46-10AS Carcassonne6,763
2014-15Lézignan Sangliers27-25Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan4,124
2015-16Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan33-16Limoux Grizzlies4,200

See also

References
  1. "Stade Albert Domec Carcassonne". Stadium-attendances.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. Delaney, Trevor (1995). The International Grounds of Rugby League. Trevor R Delaney. pp. 154, 155. ISBN 978-0950998244.
  3. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org


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