The Stade des Antonins is a

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

located in

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...

, France. It has been the home ground of club

Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 12 April 1937 and currently plays in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The Sta ...

since December 2022. The club began playing at the stadium following the closure of the

Stade des Costières The Stade des Costières is an abandoned football stadium in Nîmes, France. Having a capacity of 18,364 people, it was the home of Nîmes Olympique from 1989 to 2022. Closure On June 25, 2019, the stadium was sold by the city of Nîmes to club ...

, in order to pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, initially hoped to be completed by 2026. In July 2021, the municipality signed the building permit for the temporary stadium and commissioned INRAP to begin archaeological excavations on the site.

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