La Beaujoire | |
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  Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau Location in Nantes  Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau Location in France | |
| Location | Route de Saint Joseph 44300, Nantes, France |
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| Coordinates | 47°15′22″N 1°31′30″W / 47.256°N 1.525°W |
| Capacity | 35,318 |
| Field size | 117 m × 78 m (384 ft × 256 ft) |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1984[1] |
| Architect | Berdje Agopyan |
| Tenants | |
| FC Nantes (1984–present) | |
| Website | |
| fcnantes.com | |
The Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau, mostly known as Stade de la Beaujoire (French pronunciation: [stad də la boʒwaʁ]), is a stadium in Nantes, France. It is the home of French football club FC Nantes, known as the canaries.
The stadium was built in a hexagon shape for football use. The construction was purposely finished in 1984 for use in the European Football Championship, then was renovated for the Football World Cup in 1998. The Beaujoire stadium has also hosted international rugby union matches, such as the group stages of both Rugby World Cups in France during 2007 and 2023. Then, it also hosted men's and women's football games in 2024 Paris Olympics in France.[2] As well as sports, the venue also hosts music concerts.
- ^ "Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau". soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Stade de la Beaujoire". Olympics.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.