Location | Martigues, France |
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Coordinates | 43°24′26″N5°02′58″E / 43.40722°N 5.04944°E |
Capacity | 8,289 |
Record attendance | 11,500 (FC Martigues vs Paris Saint-Germain, 14 March 2003) |
Surface | grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1965 |
Renovated | 1993 |
Tenants | |
FC Martigues |
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