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Stade de la Licorne is a multi-use stadium in Amiens, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Amiens SC. The stadium is able to hold 12,097 people and was built in 1999. The first match held in the stadium was the Trophée des Champions match between FC Nantes Atlantique and FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 24 July 1999. The stadium is visually striking, with an unusually large transparent roof.
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The 2001 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 26 May 2001, that saw RC Strasbourg defeat Amiens SC in a penalty shoot-out. After 120 minutes of play could not separate the two sides, the match went to penalties. Jean-Paul Abalo missed for Amiens, while José Luis Chilavert secured the victory for the Alsatian side.
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Alvin Horace "Al" Ritchie, also known by his nickname "the Silver Fox", was a Canadian football player, coach, and administrator who was the head coach of the Regina Roughriders from 1928 to 1932, in 1935, and in 1942. He had many accomplishments and honors, including being named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. The Al Ritchie Memorial Stadium, Al Ritchie Arena, and Al Ritchie Neighborhood are named in his honor.
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- Ritchie Makuma Mpasa at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ritchie Makuma Mpasa at Soccerway
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