Stade du Hainaut

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Stade du Hainaut
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Stade du Hainaut
LocationQuartier Nungesser
Valenciennes
OwnerValenciennes Métropole
OperatorValenciennes Métropole
Capacity Football: 25,172
Concerts: 35,000
SurfaceAirFibr (hybrid grass)
Construction
Built6 May 2008
Opened26 July 2011
Construction cost 75 million
Architect Michel Macary and Aymeric Zublena
Tenants
Valenciennes FC (2011–present)

Stade du Hainaut is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Valenciennes FC. It has replaced the Stade Nungesser as VAFC's home stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 25,172 spectators for football matches, but its capacity can be extended to 35,000 for concerts. The stadium is one of the venues for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [1] It hosted 4 group games, a Round of 16 match, and a quarter-final match.

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The stadium was constructed at a total cost of 75 million euros. [2] It contains 2,600 club seats and 16 luxury boxes. It has two giant video screens, each 48 square meters in size. Its roof contains 1,800 tons of steel.

Grand opening

The stadium's grand opening occurred on the evening of 26 July 2011, for a friendly football match between Valenciennes FC and Borussia Dortmund. The visitors prevailed 1–0 before a club-record crowd of 22,778. [3]

Competitions

The stadium hosted the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

DateTime (CEST)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
9 June 201913:00Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group C 15,380
12 June 201918:00Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group B 20,761
15 June 201915:00Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group E 22,423
18 June 201921:00Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Group C 21,669
23 June 201917:30Flag of England.svg  England 3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Round of 16 20,148
29 June 201915:00Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Quarter-finals 22,600

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