Stadium Municipal

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Stadium Municipal
Location	Toulouse, France
Opened	1937
Renovated	1998
Owner	Mairie de Toulouse
Surface	Grass
Tenants	Toulouse FC
Capacity	35,472

Stadium de Toulouse is a multi-use stadium in Toulouse, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches, by Toulouse FC, but is also used for occasional fixtures by the city's rugby union club, Stade Toulousain. The stadium is able to hold 35,472 people.[1]

The stadium was used during the 2007 Rugby World Cup for games such as the epic encounter of Japan v Fiji, won by the latter 35-31.

The stadium also staged 6 matches during the 1998 World Cup, including an upset of England by Romania.

1998 FIFA World Cup France v • d • e
Parc Lescure (Bordeaux) • Stade Félix-Bollaert (Lens) • Stade de 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) • Stadium (Toulouse)

v • d • e Venues of the 2007 Rugby World Cup France Stade de France (Saint-Denis (Paris)) • Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) • Murrayfield (Edinburgh) • Stade Vélodrome (Marseille) • Parc des Princes (Paris) • Stade Félix-Bollaert ( Lens) • Stade de Gerland (Lyon) • La Beaujoire (Nantes) • Stadium Municipal (Toulouse) • Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne) • Stade Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux) • Stade de la Mosson (Montpellier)

Coordinates: 43°34′59.93″N, 1°26′2.57″E

[edit] External links

• World Stadiums entry