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Stade de France

France · Saint-Denis

France's national stadium since 1998

Built for the 1998 World Cup France won here, under an elliptical roof that seems to float.

Capacity

80,698

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1998

28 years of football

1880192019602000

Crowd noise 2015

109 dB

France's national stadium since 1998Built for the 1998 World Cup France won here, under an elliptical roof that seems to float.

Capacity

80,698

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1998

28 years of football

1880192019602000

Crowd noise 2015

109 dB

Photo: Darthvadrouw, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Darthvadrouw, CC BY-SA 4.0

What makes it special

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On matchday

The stadium calls itself the “chaudron des Bleus”, where supporters made it their own. For the loudest part of a football match it points to the lower tier of the Virage Nord, with the supporters' band; at the 2015 League Cup final 80,000 fans reached 109 decibels.

Getting there

  • TrainLa Plaine - Stade de France9 min
  • TrainStade de France - Saint-Denis13 min
  • MetroSaint-Denis - Pleyel16 min

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Inside Stade de France

The stadium from Parc Georges-Valbon, October 2025
The stadium from Parc Georges-Valbon, October 2025Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗
Inside the bowl at France v Israel, November 2024
Inside the bowl at France v Israel, November 2024Photo: Zakarie Faibis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗

The ground

Hybrid grass
Architect
Michel Macary, Aymeric Zublena, Michel Regembal, Claude Constantini
Cost
€364 million

Nearby grounds

  • Stade Jean-Bouin12 km
  • Parc des Princes12 km
  • Stade Auguste Delaune126 km
  • Stade de l'Aube145 km
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