Stade de la Licorne

Stade de la Licorne (French pronunciation: [stad də la liˈkɔʁn]) is a multi-use stadium in Amiens, France. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches and is the home stadium of Amiens SC. The stadium is able to hold 12,097 people and was built in 1999. The first match held in the stadium was the Trophée des Champions match between FC Nantes Atlantique and FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 24 July 1999. The stadium is visually striking, with an unusually large transparent roof.[1]

Stade de la Licorne
LocationRue du Chapître, Amiens
Capacity12,097
SurfaceGrass
Opened24 July 1999
Tenants
Amiens SC

RC Lens played their home matches there for the 2014/15 Ligue 1 season because the Stade Bollaert-Delelis was being renovated for the 2016 European Championships.

References

  1. "Site Officiel de l'Amiens SC Football : Stade de la Licorne". Amiensfootball.com. Retrieved 9 November 2011.

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