Colombes | |
Full name | Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir |
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Former names | Stade du Matin (1907–1919) Stade olympique de Colombes (1920–1927) |
Location | Colombes, France |
Capacity | 14,000 [1] (to be expanded to 15,000 for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games) Formerly List
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Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1907 |
Renovated | 2017 |
Tenants | |
Racing Club de France Football (1907–1985, 2012–present) [2] Racing 92 (1907–2017) | |
Website | |
paris2024.org |
The Stade Yves-du-Manoir (officially Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir, also known as the Stade olympique de Colombes, or simply Colombes to the locals) is a rugby, track, and association football stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France.
Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928, it was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time. [3] During the 1924 games, it hosted the athletics, some of the cycling, some of the horse riding, gymnastics, tennis, some of the football, rugby, and two of the modern pentathlon events (running, fencing).
It was later expanded to a capacity of over 60,000. Colombes was also the venue for the 1938 World Cup Final between Italy and Hungary, and also hosted the home team's two matches in the tournament.
Colombes hosted several French Cup finals and home games of the national football and national rugby union teams into the 1970s. It remained the nation's largest capacity stadium until the renovated Parc des Princes was inaugurated in 1972. Due to increasingly stringent safety regulations, the Colombes' capacity had dropped to under 50,000. The last games of the national rugby union and football teams at Colombes were respectively in 1972 and 1975.
France's professional football team RC Paris used Colombes as their home ground until about 1985, then moved on to other stadia before returning in the 2010s. Unlike RC Paris, Racing 92 rugby did not leave Colombes until November 2017. They originally planned to redevelop Yves-du-Manoir into a stadium to be shared with Racing Club de France Football. Instead, they built Paris La Défense Arena in nearby Nanterre, playing their first match in the new venue in December 2017. [4] It remains to be seen whether the Racing Club de France football club will move as well.
It served as the field hockey venue for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir hosted three games of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, including the final.
Date | Time | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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5 June 1938 | 17:00 | France | 3–1 | Belgium | Round of 16 | 30,454 |
12 June 1938 | 17:00 | France | 1–3 | Italy | Quarter-final | 58,455 |
19 June 1938 | 17:00 | Italy | 4–2 | Hungary | Final | 45,000 |
The Olympic races involving Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, which are portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire , were run here, although the Colombes stadium was not used for the film. [5] The stand-in stadium for filming was the Oval Sports Centre, Bebington, Merseyside, near Liverpool, England.
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The 1951 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 6 May 1951, that saw RC Strasbourg defeat US Valenciennes-Anzin 3–0 thanks to goals by René Bihel, Raymond Krug and André Nagy.
The 1950 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 14 May 1950, that saw Stade de Reims defeat RC Paris 2–0 thanks to goals by Francis Méano and André Petitfils.
The 1949 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 8, 1949, that saw RC Paris defeat Lille OSC 5–2 thanks to goals by Roger Gabet (2), Roger Quenolle and Ernest Vaast.
The 1947 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 11, 1947, that saw Lille OSC defeat RC Strasbourg 2–0 thanks to a goal by Roger Vandooren and an own goal of Joseph Lang.
The 1945 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 6 May 1945, that saw RC Paris defeat Lille OSC 3–0 thanks to goals by André Philippot, Pierre Ponsetti and Oscar Heisserer.
The 1939 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 14, 1939, that saw RC Paris defeat Olympique Lillois 3–1 thanks to goals by José Pérez, Emile Veinante and Jules Mathé.
The 1936 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on 3 May 1936, that saw RC Paris defeat FCO Charleville 1–0 thanks to a goal by Roger Couard.
The 1933 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 7, 1933, that saw Excelsior AC Roubaix defeat RC Roubaix 3–1 thanks to goals by Marcel Langillier, Julien Buge and Norbert Van Caeneghem.
The 1932 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on April 24, 1932, that saw AS Cannes defeat RC Roubaix 1–0 thanks to a goal by Louis Cler.
The 1930 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on April 27, 1930, that saw FC Sète defeat RC Paris 3–1 thanks to goals by Alexandre Friedmann and Yvan Bek (2).
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