The project was first mooted in 2012, with Poissy being chosen as the site in 2016.[1][4] Owned and financed by PSG, construction began in February 2020 under the direction of French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, and an investment of €300m.[1][2][3][5][6] The arrival of the men's football section in July 2023 marked the opening of Campus PSG.[7] The women's football team and the PSG Academy joined them in January 2024.[8][9][10] The club hosted an official opening ceremony at Campus PSG in November 2024.[2][3]
The 59-hectare Campus PSG currently features 16 football pitches, the men's and women's football facilities, known as the professional building, and the academy facilities.[1][2][3] Its main pitch, with a capacity for 1,100 spectators, serves as the home stadium of the women's football section.[11][12]Paris Saint-Germain Handball and Paris Saint-Germain Judo, as well as their academies, are expected to move into Campus PSG in 2028, by which time the club plans to have built two judo dojos, two handball courts, and other amenities, including a 5,000-capacity football stadium.[1][5]
History
Paris Saint-Germain began scouting locations for their new training ground in 2012. PSG's owners, Qatar Sports Investments, deemed the previous training ground, Camp des Loges, unsuitable for the club's ambitions.[1]Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Thiverval-Grignon and Poissy were considered for the future training camp, with the latter being chosen to host it in 2016.[1][4] Poissy, located in the western suburbs of Paris, is a 25-minute drive from the Parc des Princes.[1][2] Construction began on 29 February 2020, with the mayor of Poissy, Karl Olive, and PSG deputy general manager Jean-Claude Blanc in attendance.[13]
Campus PSG welcomed the women's football team on 3 January 2024.[8][9] Its main field serves as their home stadium except for matches played at the Parc des Princes or the Stade Jean-Bouin.[11][12] They played their first match at Campus PSG on 9 January 2024, a 6–0 win over Lille OSC in the Première Ligue.[16] This was also the first official match played there.[9]
The club's youth football academy also moved into Campus PSG on 7 January 2024.[10] The men's U19s played their first match at Campus PSG on 21 January 2024: a 5–0 win over Le Havre in the Championnat National U19.[17] The men's U17s made their debut on 28 January 2024 with a 2–0 win against Versailles in the Championnat National U17.[18] The women's U19s beat Guingamp 5–0 in the Championnat National Féminin U19 on 11 February 2024 in their first match there.[19][20] The Espoirs, however, lost against Nantes 1–3 in the Challenge Espoirs in their inaugural match at Campus PSG on 26 October 2024.[21]
Covering an area of 59 hectares, Campus PSG features 16 football pitches.[1][3][2] Its main pitch has a capacity for 1,100 spectators.[11][12] The men's and women's football facilities, known as the professional building, include four therapeutic pools, a gymnasium, a restaurant, changing rooms, a medical treatment room, a performance area for fitness, video and analysis, 43 recovery rooms, and staff accommodation.[1] The academy facilities feature nine playing fields and three buildings. The first is a sports area, the second is an educational center with 15 classrooms, and the third is a residential area. The structure is designed to house 140 young players between the ages of 13 and 19, with 131 bedrooms.[1]
The club plans to build two judo dojos, two handball courts, five fields for the PSG Foundation, a polyclinic, a clubhouse, a hotel, a megastore, and a 5,000-seat football stadium by 2028. The clubhouse, a glass cube that will serve as the hub and access point to the grounds, will consist of a café, a community restaurant, a library, and an amphitheater with a capacity of 230 spectators. Three and a half hectares have also been set aside for vegetable gardens and fruit trees, allowing the training ground to be self-sufficient.[1][5]
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