19th Jan,2025 17:00( Undetermined Date) France | Saint Etienne | Stade Geoffroy Guichard
AS Saint-Étienne’s stadium was constructed on a piece of land donated by its founding president and local entrepreneur Geoffroy Guichard in 1930. Named after the the man who helped build the club, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard officially opened a year later on the 13th September 1931 in a disappointing defeat to AS Cannes with some sources putting the scoreline at either 9-1 or 8-3. Originally consisting of a single stand of 800 seats, a few terraces and an athletics track surrounding the pitch, the stadium today is barely recognisable compared to what it started out as due to the large number of renovations throughout the years, with the first coming in 1956 when running track was removed in a bid to become more like English football stadiums. In 1968, the local council acquired ownership of the stadium and it was a positive move for the club with further renovations occurring including the construction of a new stand taking the capacity from around 30,000 to just under 40,000, and roofing for the two smaller stands behind the goal. As has often been the driving force of change for French Stadiums, both the European Champions and World Cup contributed to modernisation of facilities for many clubs across France. The 1984 Euros increased capacity to 48,270, the 1998 World Cup transitioned the stadium to all seating and the Euro 2016 promise further redevelopments to Saint-Étienne’s home, with the project being dubbed Le Nouveau Geoffroy-Guichard stadium.
14 Rue Paul et Pierre Guichard, Saint-Étienne
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