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Multi-purpose stadium in Paris, France
The
Stade Jean-Bouin
(
French pronunciation:
[stad
???
bw??]
;
lit.
'
Jean Bouin Stadium
'
) is a
multi-purpose stadium
in the
16th arrondissement
of
Paris
,
France
. The 19,904 capacity facility is located across the street from the much larger
Parc des Princes
, and is used mostly for
rugby union
, but is also used for
American football
and
association football
matches. It is the home stadium of
Stade Francais
,
Paris Musketeers
and
FC Versailles
.
History
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The stadium was opened in 1925, and is named after the athlete
Jean Bouin
,
the 5000 metre
silver medalist from the 1912 Olympics.
[1]
It was the venue for the
France Sevens
leg of the
World Rugby Sevens Series
in 2005, 2006, and 2017?20. Before its temporary closure for an expansion project that began in summer 2010, it seated 12,000 people,
[2]
The stadium reopened in 2013 with seating for 20,000 spectators. To accommodate the expansion, Stade Francais moved its primary home ground to
Stade Sebastien Charlety
, also in Paris, for
2010?11
. Stade Jean-Bouin hosted the semi-finals, third-place match, and final of the
2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
. Since 2018, the
Paris Saint-Germain Feminines
football team also plays its home matches at Stade Jean-Bouin. Stade Jean-Bouin hosted the opening ceremony of the
2018 Gay Games
written and directed by Rodolph Nasillski.
In March 2023, the American Football team
Paris Musketeers
announced
[3]
that they would host their home games for the 2023
European League of Football
season at Stade Jean-Bouin.
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