Stade du Hainaut

Stade du Hainaut is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Valenciennes FC. It has replaced the Stade Nungesser as VAFC's home stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 spectators for football matches, but its capacity can be extended to 35,000 for concerts. The stadium is one of the venues for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1] It hosted 4 group games, a Round of 16 match, and a quarter-final match.

Stade du Hainaut
LocationQuartier Nungesser
Valenciennes
OwnerValenciennes Métropole
OperatorValenciennes Métropole
CapacityFootball: 25,000
Concerts: 40,000
SurfaceAirFibr (hybrid grass)
Construction
Built6 May 2008
Opened26 July 2011
Construction cost€75 million
ArchitectMichel Macary and Aymeric Zublena
Tenants
Valenciennes FC (2011–present)

The stadium was constructed at a total cost of 75 million euros.[2] It contains 2,600 club seats and 16 luxury boxes. It has two giant video screens, each 48 square meters in size. Its roof contains 1,800 tons of steel.

Grand opening

The stadium's grand opening occurred on the evening of 26 July 2011, for a friendly football match between Valenciennes FC and Borussia Dortmund. The visitors prevailed 1–0 before a club-record crowd of 22,778.[3]

Competitions

The stadium hosted the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
9 June 201913:00 Australia1–2 ItalyGroup C15,380
12 June 201918:00 Germany1–0 SpainGroup B20,761
15 June 201915:00 Netherlands3–1 CameroonGroup E22,423
18 June 201921:00 Italy0–1 BrazilGroup C21,669
23 June 201917:30 England3–0 CameroonRound of 1620,148
29 June 201915:00 Italy0–2 NetherlandsQuarter-finals22,600
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References
  1. "The nine host cities confirmed". FIFA. 14 June 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2011-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2011-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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