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Marseille · France

Olympique de Marseille's home since 1937

A 1937 cycling stadium, now roofed, with the OM ultras in two curves named for a fan and a plague hero.

Capacity

67,394

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1937

89 years of football

1880192019602000

Roof height

61 m

Olympique de Marseille's home since 1937A 1937 cycling stadium, now roofed, with the OM ultras in two curves named for a fan and a plague hero.

Capacity

67,394

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1937

89 years of football

1880192019602000

Roof height

61 m

Photo: Bernard Ddd, CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo: Bernard Ddd, CC BY-SA 2.0

What makes it special

Pick one, or tap a label on the ground.

On matchday

Marseille's supporters' groups are split between the two curves: Marseille Trop Puissant, the Dodgers and the Fanatics in the Virage Nord, the South Winners and Commando Ultra'84 in the Virage Sud. The stadium was long criticised as having no roof and no acoustics, and Rolland Courbis nicknamed it 'l'Enrhumeur', the cold-giver.

Getting there

  • TramSainte-Marguerite Dromel8 min
  • TramAubert Ganay9 min

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Inside Stade Vélodrome

The stadium and its roof from the street, September 2021
The stadium and its roof from the street, September 2021Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗
The Vélodrome seen from outside, September 2021
The Vélodrome seen from outside, September 2021Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗
The stadium seen from Notre-Dame de la Garde, September 2021
The stadium seen from Notre-Dame de la Garde, September 2021Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗

The ground

Hybrid grass
Architect
Henri Ploquin (original), SCAU architecture (current)
Rebuilt
1984, 1998, 2014
League
Ligue 1

Nearby grounds

  • Stade de la Mosson134 km
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