Stade Chaban-Delmas is a sporting

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located in the city of

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, France. It was the home ground of

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. Since 2011, it has also hosted matches of

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rugby team

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. 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).Guy Dupuis, ''Lescure: Stade Municipal de Bordeaux, Aujourd'hui stade Chaban-Delmas'' (Les Dossiers d'Aquitaine, 2008; ), p. 13. That year it was renamed after Resistance fighter and politician

Jacques Chaban-Delmas Jacques Chaban-Delmas (; 7 March 1915 – 10 November 2000) was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1969 to 1972. He was the Mayor of Bordeaux from 1947 to 1995 and a deputy for the Gironde ''d ...

, 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

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. Rebuilt by the architects Jacques d'Welles and Raoul Jourde in an

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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

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of the stadium is 34,462, following a series of expansions of the stands, in particular for the

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. A record 40,211 spectators were in attendance on 24 April 1985 to watch a match between Girondins de Bordeaux and

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. In preparation for several matches that were held here for the

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, 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.

1938 FIFA World Cup

The "Council Stadium" at the time accommodated two matches for the

: a quarter final and the match for third place. At the time the stadium's capacity was 25,000 people.

1998 FIFA World Cup

The stadium accommodated five pool matches and a match for the finals in the

2007 Rugby World Cup

The Stade Chaban-Delmas hosted four matches during the

. Pool B * Canada 12 – 12 Japan : 25 September 2007 * Canada 6 – 37 Australia : 29 September 2007 Pool D * Ireland 32 – 17 Namibia : 9 September 2007 * Ireland 14 – 10 Georgia : 15 September 2007

Top 14 and Rugby Pro D2

The Stade Chaban-Delmas has held many semi-finals for the

rugby competition and has staged several finals until the 1970s. It also hosted the

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promotion playoff final in Rugby Pro D2. Since 2011, it has also hosted matches of Top 14 rugby team

. On 2 February 2018, it hosted a

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match between

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and

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with France winning 34 - 24.

Public transport

* The stadium is served by the Bordeaux Tramway Line A station, Stade Chaban-Delmas, and bus No. 9.

Gallery

File:Le Stade municipal de Bordeaux en 1938.jpg, Stade Chaban-Delmas after its opening in 1938 File:France, bordeaux, stade chaban delmas.jpg, Stadium entrance File:Bordeaux Stade Lescure 1938 Vases du céramiste René Buthaud.JPG, Vases by René Buthaud File:Stade Chaban-Delmas.jpg, Stadium during a Bordeaux game in 2006

Footnotes

External links

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