Stade de Paris
The Stade de Paris (usually called Stade Bauer) is a 10,000-capacity football stadium in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine in the northern suburbs of Paris. The stadium is mainly used by Red Star F.C. who currently play in Championnat National but have tasted success in the Coupe de France, winning it on five occasions (1921, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1942).
 Stade de Paris in 2010 | |
| Full name | Stade Bauer |
|---|---|
| Location | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France |
| Coordinates | 48°54′21″N 2°20′27″E |
| Capacity | 10 000 |
| Record attendance | 23 000 (Red Star vs. O. Marseille, 1948) |
| Surface | synthetic |
| Opened | 24 October 1909 |
| Tenants | |
| Red Star F.C. | |
It hosted some of the football events for the 1924 Summer Olympics. It also hosted a friendly game between Brazil and Andorra (3–0) right before the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
Stade de Paris was also the France national rugby league team's home ground for the 1935, 1936–37, 1938, and 1952–53 European Rugby League Championships.
In recent years the stadium has fallen into disrepair, having been damaged heavily by a storm in 1999, and also suffering from a lack of financial investment since.
In the 2016–2017 season, Red Star F.C. played its home matches at Stade Jean-Bouin[1] as Stade Bauer did not meet the public safety requirements for a French second tier stadium. Since the team's demotion to the Championnat National, the third tier of French football, the club have resumed occupancy of their traditional home ground.
References
- 1924 Summer Olympics official report. p. 321. (in French)
