Stade Georges Pompidou () is a stadium in Valence,

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. It is currently used for

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and

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matches. In football, it is the home stadium of

ASOA Valence Association Sportive d'Origine Arménienne de Valence was a French association football, football List of football clubs in France, team playing in the city of Valence, Drôme. History The team dissoved in 2005 due to financial problems. Its suc ...

. In rugby, it was home to

Valence Sportif Valence Sportif was a French rugby union club based in Valence, Drôme. The team last competed in Fédérale 2, the fourth division of French rugby. Valence were established in 1905, and played in white and red. In 2010, the club merged with nearb ...

before the club's 2010 merger with nearby La Voulte Sportif to form ROC La Voulte-Valence; the merged club maintains its offices at the stadium and uses it as one of its two home grounds. The stadium holds 15,128 spectators. It is named after

Georges Pompidou Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou ( ; ; 5 July 19112 April 1974) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. He previously served as Prime Minister of France under President Charles de Gaulle from 19 ...

. On 8 February 2011, the stadium hosted an

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between

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

and

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. Ivory Coast won the match 1–0.

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Sports venues in Drôme Valence, Drôme Sports venues completed in 1974 1974 establishments in France {{France-sports-venue-stub