Stadium Municipal d'Albi

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Stadium Municipal d'Albi
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Panoramic view of stadium
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Former namesLe Stadium
Location283 Avenue du Colonel Teyssier, Albi, France
Coordinates 43°55′24″N2°9′59″E / 43.92333°N 2.16639°E / 43.92333; 2.16639 Coordinates: 43°55′24″N2°9′59″E / 43.92333°N 2.16639°E / 43.92333; 2.16639
OwnerMairie d'Albi (Albi town council)
Capacity 13,058 (8,000 seated)
Record attendance18,325
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1964
Opened1964
Renovated1987, 2006
Expanded1967, 2007
Tenants
Racing Club Albi XIII (1962-), SC Albi (1962-)

The Stadium Municipal d'Albi is a multi-purpose stadium in Albi, France. It is currently used for rugby league as the home ground of Racing Club Albi XIII and rugby union as the home of SC Albi. After an expansion project completed in 2007, the stadium holds 13,000 with 8,000 seated.

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History

Built and opened in 1964 the ground immediately became the home of the towns two rugby clubs Racing Club Albi XIII and Sporting Club Albi. The ground is also used for athletic meetings. The ground originally had a main cantilever stand which held 1,800 seated spectators and a smaller unseated stand for 1,200, at either end there were semi-circular standing terraces. Initially called Le Stadium, in 1977 the ground hosted the French rugby league championship Final despite the fact that Racing Club Albi XIII were in the final against AS Carcassonne the 'home' side won 19–10 in front of 18,325 fans, which was and still is the record attendance. It hosted its first international rugby league match in 1979 when the France national rugby league team beat the Papua New Guinea rugby league team 16–9. In 1987 the end terracing's were flattened to make way for an Olympic standard eight lane athletic track. At the 2000 Rugby League World Cup the ground played host to two group 3 matches France beat South Africa 56–6 in front of a crowd of 7,696 and Papua New Guinea beat Tonga 30–22 in front of a crowd of 3,666. The ground was renovated in 2006 and expanded in 2007 giving it its current capacity of 13,058. [1]

Rugby League Internationals

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DateTeamsResultAttendanceTournament
14 October 1979Flag of France.svg  France v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 16 - 94,500Test Match
5 November 2000Flag of France.svg  France v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 56 - 67,969 2000 Rugby League World Cup
6 November 2000Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea v Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 30 - 223,666 2000 Rugby League World Cup
26 June 2001Flag of France.svg  France v Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 56 - 162,006Friendly
16 October 2010Flag of France.svg  France v Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26 - 127,150 2010 European Cup
23 October 2010Flag of France.svg  France v Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 11 - 1210,413 2010 European Cup
25 October 2014Flag of France.svg  France v Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42 - 225,225 2014 European Cup
17 October 2015Flag of France.svg  France v Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 31 - 144,681 2015 European Cup
19 June 2022Flag of France.svg  France v Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 34 - 104,500Friendly

French Rugby League Championship (Elite 1) Finals

SeasonTeamsScoreAttendance
1976-77 Racing Club Albi XIII v AS Carcassonne 19-1018,325
2015-16 Limoux Grizzlies V AS Carcassonne 26-245,420

Lord Derby Cup Finals

SeasonTeamsScoreAttendance
1978-79 US Villeneuve v AS Carcassonne 15-56,642
1988-89 SO Avignon v AS Saint Esteve 12-116,000
1989-90 AS Carcassonne v AS Saint Esteve 22-86,832
2008-09 AS Carcassonne v Limoux Grizzlies 18-166,600

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References

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  2. "Stadium Municipal d'Albi". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 30 May 2015.