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 in time for the 1984 European Football Championship and 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 the 2007 and 2023 Rugby World Cups. Then also in 2024, the stadium again hosted an international football tournament for some of the men and women matches of the Paris Olympics.[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.