Stade Louis II
U.C. Sampdoria, 3 April 1990) | |
Field size | 105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft) |
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Surface | Hybrid pitch |
Construction | |
Built | May 1981 (current) |
Opened | 1939 (original) 25 January 1985 (current) |
Architect | Henry Pottier, Philippe Godin, Jacques Rechsteiner, Rainier Boisson, Joseph Iori |
Tenants | |
AS Monaco Monaco national football team | |
Website | |
Official Website |
The Stade Louis II (French pronunciation:
History
The original
The stadium has a current seating capacity of 16,360 (almost half of the country's population), and is named after Louis II, Prince of Monaco, who was the Sovereign Prince of Monaco when the original stadium was built. The vast majority of the stadium's facilities are located underground, including the Gaston-Médecin multi-sports centre, the Prince Albert II aquatic centre and a large car park directly under the pitch.
The stadium has hosted major professional boxing world title fights from time to time; those include the Julio César Chávez, Sr. versus Rocky Lockridge contest.[4]
Facilities
The
The stadium complex, besides the football stadium and athletics track and the Salle Gaston Médecin, also contains the aquatic centre Prince Albert II, a large office complex, and also houses the International University of Monaco (IUM), which specializes in business education.
Gallery
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A top view of the stadium
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Arches of Stade Louis II
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Stadium exterior
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The Salle Gaston Médecin indoor arena, which is used by the AS Monaco basketball club
See also
- Geography of Monaco
- Lists of stadiums
References
- ^ "Presentation of the Stade Louis-II". AS Monaco. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Monaco have plenty of money and ambition but not many supporters". The Guardian. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Prague celebrates 2013 Super Cup honour". UEFA. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Event".
- ^ MONACO: LA SALLE GASTON-MÉDECIN TROP PETITE (in French).
- ^ Euroligue (H) – Monaco : La salle Gaston-Médecin pose problème (in French).
- ^ Salle omnisports Gaston-Médecin Capacité : 3000 places (in French).
- ^ Présentation - Quelques chiffres - Salle omnisports : 3.700 places (in French).
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