Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange

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Stade de la Ville de Differdange
Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange
LocationAvenue Parc des Sports, Differdange, Luxembourg
Coordinates 49°30′50″N5°53′23″E / 49.513920°N 5.889765°E / 49.513920; 5.889765
Capacity 3,500 [1]
Construction
Broke ground2011
Opened2012
Tenants
Differdange 03

The Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange or simply Stade Municipal is a stadium in the town of Differdange, Luxembourg. It is one of the home grounds of FC Differdange 03, along with Stade du Thillenberg, and holds 3,500 people.

History

The stadium was constructed between May 2011 and August 2012. It was initially a project to replace Stade Josy Barthel as Luxembourg's new national stadium. [2]

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References

  1. "Stadien". FCD03.lu. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. "New stadium: Luxembourg's national ground that never was". StadiumDB. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2021.