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Name
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Alternate: Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Stade du Parc Lescure

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Established
1924 (101 years old)

Capacity
34,462

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Country
France

Location
Bordeaux

Timezone
UTC +01:00 Central European Time (CET)

Coordinates
44.829167, -0.597778

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Upcoming
13 Dec	Union Bor	-	Scarlets
21 Dec	Union Bor	-	RC Toulonn
03 Jan	Union Bor	-	Racing Mé
11 Jan	Union Bor	-	Northampto
24 Jan	Union Bor	-	Stade Fran
14 Feb	Union Bor	-	Castres Ol
21 Mar	Union Bor	-	Stade Toul
Results
21 Nov	Union Bor	33 - 34	Section Pa
25 Oct	Union Bor	41 - 12	Aviron Bay
04 Oct	Union Bor	32 - 20	Lyon OU
20 Sep	Union Bor	71 - 24	US Montaub
06 Sep	Union Bor	23 - 18	Stade Roch
21 Jun	Union Bor	39 - 24	RC Toulonn
07 Jun	Union Bor	59 - 28	Vannes

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Stade Chaban-Delmas is a sporting stadium located in the city of Bordeaux, France. It was the home ground of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Since 2011, it has also hosted matches of Top 14 rugby team Union Bordeaux Bègles.

Until 2001, the stadium's name was the Stade du Parc Lescure, so called after the fallow lands on which it was built (Lescure is from earlier d'Escure, a transformation of "des Cures," part of the name of the chapelle Saint-Laurent-des-Cures-lès-Bourdeaus, formerly a prominent feature of the area). That year it was renamed after Resistance fighter and politician Jacques Chaban-Delmas, who was the mayor of Bordeaux from 1947 to 1995.

First built in 1924 as a cycle-racing track, in 1935 it was reconfigured to accommodate the upcoming 1938 FIFA World Cup. Rebuilt by the architects Jacques d'Welles and Raoul Jourde in an Art déco style, it opened on 12 June 1938 and was the first stadium in the world to have stands entirely covered without any pillars obstructing visibility of the playing area. Classified as a historic building, its restoration has been difficult, as its roof does not cover seats built after 1984 on the old cycle track.

The current seating capacity of the stadium is 34,462, following a series of expansions of the stands, in particular for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. A record 40,211 spectators were in attendance on 24 April 1985 to watch a match between Girondins de Bordeaux and Juventus. In preparation for several matches that were held here for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, two giant television screens measuring 37 m2 were installed.

The tunnel connecting the locker rooms of the players to the ground is the longest in Europe (close to 120 meters).

On 19 July 2011, FC Girondins de Bordeaux announced plans to construct a new stadium, located in Bordeaux-Lac, with seating capacity of 42,115 for sporting events. Construction of the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux began in 2013 and ended in April 2015.


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