Stade Félix-Bollaert
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| Inauguration | 1932 | |||
| Capacity | 41,233 seats | |||
| Seat Colour | Red and Yellow | |||
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| Official | Max Lepagnot (8 018 places) | |||
| Side | Tony Marek - Xercès Louis (8 454 places) | |||
| West | Henri Trannin (12 183 places) | |||
| Popular | Élie Delacourt (12 578 places) | |||
| Multitude record | 48,912 spectators (February 15, 1992, Lens-Marseilles) | |||
| Address | Avenue Alfred Maës 62 300 Lens | |||
| Club resident | RC Lens | |||
Stade Félix Bollaert is a football stadium in Lens, France, that was built in 1932. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 41,233 (larger than Lens' current population of roughly 37,000). It takes its name from a commercial director of a local mining company who died shortly before the inauguration of the stadium. The stadium will also be hosting matches during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
[edit] History
The stadium has hosted matches in the following major international tournaments:
- 1984 Eurocup
- 1998 FIFA World Cup
- 1999 FIRA World Cup
[edit] Architecture
Bollaert is constructed in the English style with four separate stands dedicated respectively to :
- Henri Trannin: native of Bully-les-Mines, Goalkeeper at the club for 18 years, sports director for Lens from 1952 to 1956, passing away in July 1974; it was dedicated on 4 December 1976
- Tony Marek, old player and coach, international in the 50's
- Élie Delacourt, previous fans' group president;
- Max Lepagnot, old president of the district of Artois.
All the places in the stadium are sitting, however most supporters in the Marek stand as it is considered the "kop". This is common in most stadiums where the "hardcore" fans sit behind the nets.
[edit] External links
| Venues of the 1998 FIFA World Cup France |
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| Parc Lescure (Bordeaux) • Stade Félix-Bollaert (Lens) • Stade Gerland (Lyon) • Stade Vélodrome (Marseille) • Stade de la Mosson (Montpellier) • Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes) • Parc des Princes (Paris) • Stade de France (Saint-Denis) • Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne) • Stade de Toulouse (Toulouse) |
| Venues of the 2007 Rugby World Cup France |
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| Stade de France (Saint-Denis (Paris)) • Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) • Murrayfield (Edinburgh) • Stade Vélodrome (Marseille) • Parc des Princes (Paris) • Stade Félix Bollaert ( Lens) • Stade Gerland (Lyon) • La Beaujoire (Nantes) • Stadium Municipal (Toulouse) • Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne) • Stade Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux) • Stade de la Mosson (Montpellier) |
