About stadium

Stadium introduction

Stade de la Beaujoire was built primarily for the 1984 Euros, and it replaced FC Nantes former stadium, Stade Marcel-Saupin which had become a set of outdated facilities for Ligue 1. The opening friendly and curtain raising fixture was held between the home side and Romania which marked the international dimension to the stadium, with an original capacity of over 50,000 spectators. Stade Beaujoire hosted two group matches in Euro 1984: France V Belgium (5-0) and Portugal v Romania (1-0) and it was at this tournament where the record attendance of 51,359 was set, with the home nation France going on to lift the trophy. 5 Years later, following the death of long serving president, Louis Fonteneau, his name was appended to the end of the stadium name (Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau) as a way of recognising his contribution to the club between 1969-1986. Still refereed to by its original name by most fans, the stadium was once again renovated in 1998, this time for the World Cup. This redevelopment marked the conversion to all-seater with the capacity reduced to 38,285, with additional VIP boxes responsible for taking up some of this space. The World Cup of 1998 which also saw the home nation of France triumph like Euro 1984, saw FC Nantes stadium host five group matches, and perhaps most notably a quarter final between Brazil and Denmark with eventual runners up Brazil winning 3-2 with a brace from Rivaldo.

How to get to the Stadium

5 Boulevard de la Beaujoire, 44300 Nantes