20th Apr,2025 17:00( Undetermined Date) France | Nice | Allianz Riviera
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Between the years of 1927 and 2013 Nice played their home matches at the 18,696 capacity Stade Municpal du Ray which was popular for it’s location in the city centre but ultimately suffered due to it’s small capacity and lack of potential for growth, with a renovation project in 1997 not enough to save the future of Stade du Ray. Consequently in 2002, the club began to formulate plans to relocate to a new home but with local politicians questioning the viability of the stadium, work was set to begin four years later in July 2006 but was once again delayed due to allegations of price fixing ticket prices directed at those involved with the project. Fortunately, the new Deputy Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi mediated and helped push through construction of the stadium by 2011, still at the same Nice-Lingostière location. Once Grand Stade de Nice was chosen to be included as part of the Euro 2016 bid, there weren’t ever any doubts that the project wouldn’t be completed on time with construction completed on September 2013, just in time for the new football season in France. The inaugural league match was held between Nice and Valenciennes with the home side kicking things off in style winning 4 nil. After the €245 million state-of-the-art stadium was complete, it was dubbed “Olympic Nice Stadium”, at least until German insurance company Allianz acquired the naming rights for the next 9 years at a cost of 1.8 million euros per year and decided to name Allianz Riviera, which actually sounds quite nice, nicer than The Allianz Arena.
Boulevard des Jardiniers , 06206 Nice
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