Stadiums and sports facilities Ile-De-France

Located in the 16th district on the Paris ring road, Parc des Princes welcomes Paris-SG since 1974. Although opened for the first time on June 18th, 1897, it is in 1972 that the architect Roger Taillibert built the new wall instead of outdated stadium-cycle-racing track of Parc des Princes. This setting, considered by many as the noisiest stadium of the hexagon, was also the playground of the French team until the construction of the stade de France in 1998. The lawn of the Park welcomed two Euro in 1960 and 1984, a football world cup in 1998 and two of Rugby in 1991 and 2007. As for clubs, three finales of C1 were played here (1956, 1975.1981), two of C2 (1978, 1995) and one of the C3 (1998).

In order to make a beautiful reception with the Euro 2016, the Park renovated its enclosure: lawn, cloakroom, bench of touch. The seats also underwent a face lift since they raise from now on the colors of the French flag as well as the symbol of the Hexagon: the Eiffel Tower.

Inauguration: June 4th, 1972.

Capacity: 48,712 seats.

Crowds: 49,575 spectators on 2nd March, 1983 for Paris-SG- Watersheï in C2.

The famous Roland-Garros stadium, named after the aviator, also houses a small museum, the Tenniseum.

Owned by the Hauts-de-Seine département for the past twenty years, the Stade Yves-du-Manoir is a legendary venue for French sport, where many a feat has been accomplished. Here, soccer, rugby and athletics have perpetuated the stadium's glory with over 200 international matches. It was the venue for the 1924 Olympic Games, the 1938 World Cup Final and the Coupe de France finals between 1924 and 1971... The stadium is now getting ready for the 2024 Olympics, and more specifically for the field field hockey matches, which is why it is undergoing major renovation work.

Stade Français Paris Rugby is a rugby club based in Paris, more precisely at the Stade Jean Bouin in the 16th arrondissement. The club has a training center where young players can develop their skills and passion for rugby.

Playing sports in a natural environment, where you feel like you are in the countryside, even though you are on Parisian territory: this is the possibility offered by the Pershing stadium and its immense facilities: athletics track, numerous soccer, handball and basketball courts. The whole is well maintained and much appreciated. A word of advice regarding access: the metro is relatively far away, so cyclists will not hesitate to take their bikes, and motorists will have easy access - which is rare enough in Paris to be noted.

A vast and attractive stadium, a little original compared to the other municipal stadiums in Paris. Firstly, its location, in the verdant Bois de Vincennes. Then for its facilities: in fact, there's a velodrome here, so the stadium's name probably put you on the track. Then there's rugby! Because in the middle of the velodrome, it's not soccer that you're playing, as is often the case, but the sport embodied by the oval ball: this is the training and match venue of the PUC (Paris Université Club).

Its name resonates softly in the ears of sports enthusiasts, and the George Carpentier Hall, which was inaugurated in 1960 and renovated in 1988, is the heart of a vast sports complex, the largest in the south-east of the capital, located between the marshals and the ring road. The place includes an athletics track with free access (except of course during competitions), a classic football field and two 7-a-side football fields, as well as a rugby field, a rare commodity still rare in Paris today. A nice set of equipment, very crowded but not suffering from the crowd, because, once again, the place is really very large and allows a quiet practice.

In the 17 ^th district, the Léon Biancotto sports centre offers complete facilities for sports associations. Swimmers and divers can batifoler in the 12,50 metre long pool, amateurs of flying, volleyball, handball, basketball, basketball and hockey have a gym with layout, and climbers have their climbing wall. Outside, there is an illuminated soccer ground, a seven-foot football field and an athletics area.

The Poissonniers sports center is equipped with a stadium and a 400-meter athletic track. Inside, there are two gymnasiums with tracks (volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton), three tennis courts and a climbing wall. The buildings are a bit dilapidated, the place is sometimes difficult to find, as it is wedged between a former military building and the ring road, but the sports facilities themselves are acceptable. Some people say that the whole place should soon benefit from a deep renovation. The place is accessible with the tramway.