Stade de France
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| Full name | Stade de France |
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| Location | ZAC du Cornillon Nord 93216 Saint Denis, France |
| Coordinates | 48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E / 48.92444°N 2.36000°ECoordinates: 48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E / 48.92444°N 2.36000°E |
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Saint-Denis – Porte de Paris (Paris Métro) Stade de France – Saint-Denis (Paris RER) Gare de La Plaine-Stade de France |
| Owner | Consortium Stade de France |
| Operator | Consortium Stade de France |
| Executive suites | 172 |
| Capacity | 81,338 (football, rugby) 75,000 (athletics) |
| Field size | 105 x 70 m |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
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| Built | 2 May 1995 |
| Opened | 28 January 1998 |
| Construction cost | €290 million |
| Architect | Michel Macary Aymeric Zublena Michel Regembal Claude Constantini |
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France national football team France national rugby union team Stade Français (some games) Racing Métro 92 (some games) |
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The Stade de France (French pronunciation: [stad də fʁɑ̃s]) is the national stadium of France, just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 81,338 makes it the sixth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is used by the France national football team and French rugby union team for international competition. Originally built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the stadium's name was recommended by Michel Platini, head of the organising committee. On 12 July 1998, France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final contested at the stadium.
Stade de France, listed as a Category 4 stadium by UEFA, hosted matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League finals in 2000 and 2006, and the 1999 and 2007 Rugby World Cup, making it the only stadium in the world to have hosted both a Football World Cup final and a Rugby World Cup final. The facility also hosted the Race of Champions auto race in 2004, 2005, and 2006. The stadium hosted the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and since 1999 it has hosted the annual Meeting Areva athletics meet. It also hosted some matches at UEFA Euro 2016, including the final, where France lost to Portugal by 1-0 after extra-time.
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