The Camp des Loges, also known as Ooredoo Training Centre for sponsorship reasons, located in
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris.
Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Germanois'' or ''Saint- ...
, is the training ground of French football club Paris Saint-Germain. The current version of the Camp des Loges opened in November 2008. It is the second to have been built on the site, the first opening its doors in 1904.
Development
The first Camp des Loges opened in June 1904. Originally, it was a military camp reserved for soldiers of the
Stade Saint-Germain
Stade Saint-Germain was a French football club active between 1904 and 1970, at which time it merged with Paris FC in 1970 to form Paris Saint-Germain. It was based in the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The club's best performance in the Coup ...
to form Paris Saint-Germain, it became the club's training ground. The venue also turned into the training facilities of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy when it opened in 1975.
Construction of a new Camp des Loges began in January 2008, on the same site as the old one. The first stone was laid in July 2008 and it was completed in October 2008. At a cost of €5m, the new training centre was inaugurated in November 2008. In 2013, Paris Saint-Germain announced their sponsorship deal with international communications company
Ooredoo
Ooredoo QSC ( ar, أريد; formerly ''Qtel'') is a Qatari multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Doha. Ooredoo provides mobile, wireless, wire line, and content services with market share in domestic and international telec ...
. As part of the agreement, the Camp des Loges was renamed Ooredoo Training Centre.
In 2023, the club's male football team and academy will move to the Paris Saint-Germain Training Center, which will be located in nearby
Poissy
Poissy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Inhabitan ...
. PSG, however, will remain closely linked to its historic birthplace in Saint-Germain-en-Laye as the Camp des Loges will become the training ground of the female football team and academy.
Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre
The Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvresports complex, whose main stadium has a seating capacity of 2,164 spectators, is located just across the street from the Camp des Loges, the training centre of Paris Saint-Germain. It was one of PSG's main grounds until 1974. That year, the club moved into Parc des Princes. The stadium — as well as the other
artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commer ...
and grass football pitches of the complex — hosts training sessions and home matches for the club's male and female academy sides.
New training ground
The Parisian club began scouting locations for its new training ground in 2012. PSG's Qatari owners, led by club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, deemed the Camp des Loges and its limited space available as below the club's ambitions.
Poissy
Poissy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Inhabitan ...
,
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris.
Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Germanois'' or ''Saint- ...
and Thiverval-Grignon were considered for the future training camp. In 2016, PSG selected the Poncy site in
Poissy
Poissy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Inhabitan ...
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the ÃŽle-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.department in the western suburbs of
Paris Region
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Sin ...
. Construction will start in spring 2020 and finish in summer 2022.
Owned and financed by the club, the Paris Saint-Germain Training Center will bring together PSG's football, handball and judo teams, as well as the football and handball academies. It will replace Camp des Loges — the club's current training facility in nearby
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris.
Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Germanois'' or ''Saint- ...
— upon its completion in 2022. 25 minutes away from Parc des Princes and 15 minutes from Camp des Loges, the 74-hectare site is part of PSG's global strategy to become one of the best-performing multi-sport clubs in the world.