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| Location | Quartier Nungesser Valenciennes |
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| Owner | Valenciennes Métropole |
| Operator | Valenciennes Métropole |
| Capacity | Football: 25,172 Concerts: 35,000 |
| Surface | AirFibr (hybrid grass) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 6 May 2008 |
| Opened | 26 July 2011 |
| Construction cost | €75 million |
| Architect | Michel Macary and Aymeric Zublena |
| Tenants | |
| Valenciennes FC (2011–present) | |
The Stade du Hainaut is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Valenciennes FC. It has replaced the Stade Nungesser as VAFC's home stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 25,172 spectators for football matches, but its capacity can be extended to 35,000 for concerts. The stadium is one of the venues for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1] It hosted 4 group games, a Round of 16 match, and a quarter-final match.
The stadium was constructed at a total cost of 75 million euros.[2] It contains 2,600 club seats and 16 luxury boxes. It has two giant video screens, each 48 square meters in size. Its roof contains 1,800 tons of steel.
- ^ "The nine host cities confirmed". FIFA. 14 June 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Fête et défaite pour VA - Foot - Amical - l'EQUIPE.FR". Archived from the original on 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2011-07-27.