Stade de Saint-Jean

Stade de Saint-Jean
Tenants
Full name	Stade de Saint-Jean
Location	Saint-Jean, Saint Barthélemy
Surface	Artificial turf
Saint Barthélemy national football team

Stade de Saint-Jean is a multi-purpose stadium in the Saint-Jean quartier of Saint Barthélemy, an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. It is the only stadium on the island and currently hosts matches of local rugby teams and the Saint Barthélemy national football team.^[1]

History

The stadium was originally constructed sometime before 1979 and regularly had poor soil and grass conditions.^[1] In 2010, Roman Abramovich, Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea F.C., purchased personal property on the island and donated a reported 3 million euros to renovate the stadium. The renovation included the installation of artificial turf and an athletic track. Shortly after completion, the stadium was inaugurated with a celebrity football match which included former professionals Robert Pirès and José Touré and formula one racer Paul Belmondo.^[2]

The reconstruction of the stadium and adjacent resort for visiting teams allowed the Saint Barthélemy national football team to play its first home match in 2012 against Guadeloupe.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Lucot, Cécile. "Pose d’une pelouse au stade de St-Jean" (in French). st-barths.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
↑ "Robert Pirès, José Touré, Paul Belmondo et Jean-Claude Darmon : un match à St-Barth, juste pour le plaisir !". purepeople.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
↑ "Roman Abramovich and Caribbean Football Union plan tournament on Saint-Barthélemy". nonfifafootball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

Football in Saint Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

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Men	Saint-Barthelemy Championships

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Association football in North America

Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

International association football

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year FIFA Ballon d'Or Geography Teams Debuts Competitions Federations Codes

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also International women's football