Parc des Princes

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Parc des Princes
Le Parc
Full name	Le Parc
Owners	City of Paris
Location	Paris, France
Broke ground	Grass
Built	1967
Opened	4 June 1972 (1972-06-04)
Renovated	1998, 2014–2016
Tenants	Paris Saint-Germain (1974–present)
Capacity	48,712
Field dimensions	105 x 68 m

The Parc des Princes, literally "Princes’ Park" in English) is an all-seater football stadium in Paris, France. The venue is located in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement of Paris, in the immediate vicinity of the Stade Jean-Bouin (rugby venue) and within walking distance from the Stade Roland Garros (tennis venue).

The stadium, with a seating capacity of 47,929 spectators, has been the home stadium of Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. Before the opening of the Stade de France in 1998, it was also the home arena of the French national football and rugby union teams. The Parc des Princes pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the Présidentielle Francis Borelli, Auteuil, Paris and Boulogne Stands.

Conceived by architect Roger Taillibert & Siavash Teimouri, the current version of the Parc des Princes officially opened on 4 June 1972, at a cost of 80–150 million francs. The stadium is the third to have been built on the site, the first opening its doors in 1897 and the second following in 1932.

PSG registered its record home attendance in 1983, when 49,575 spectators witnessed the club's 2–0 win over Waterschei in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals. However, the French national rugby team holds the stadium's absolute attendance record. They defeated Wales 31–12 in the 1989 Five Nations Championship in front of 50,370 spectators.

External links

Official websites

• PSG.fr - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain
• LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
• Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA.com
• Live Scores - Clubs: Paris Saint-Germain - FIFA.com