01 | Stade de France®

Presentation

Declared Olympic Stadium, Stade de France® will be the emblem of the Games. It is at the heart of Paris 2012's planned Northern Cluster.


	Type			Existing venue

	Location			Northern Cluster

	Events			Ceremonies, Athletics, Football

	Capacity			71 000 seats

	Paralympics			Ceremonies, Athletics

01 | Stade de France®

Technical File


	Type			Existing venue

	Location			Northern Cluster, Saint-Denis

	Events			Ceremonies Athletics, 9 days of events, 46 gold medals Football, men final, 1 gold medal

	Capacity			71 000 seats

	Paralympics			Ceremonies, Athletics

	Distance from Olympic Village			8 km (8')

	Distance from Olympic Stadium			0 km (0')

	Distance from IBC/MPC			2 km (3')

	Distance from main hotels			12 km (14')

	Distance from Paris CDG Airport			17 km (15')

	Construction			1998

	Upgrade			None

	Post Games use			Football / Athletics Stadium

	Previous events			IAAF World Championship 2003, FIFA World Cup 1998, Rugby 6 Nations Championship, Football finals French Cup and Ligue Cup, Rugby finals French Cup

01 | Stade de France®

Diaporama

The Stade de France® was officially born in 1992, when FIFA decided to entrust the 1998 Football World Cup to France.

The Stade de France®'s capacity varies depending on the sport hosted: reaching 80 000 when footballmatches are organised, and 71 000 fans for athletics competitions.

The Stade de France® is capable of hosting any sport. Some of the highlights of Athletics history occurred there, at the 2003 World Championships.

Stade de France® knows how to host great events. It is the centrepiece of Paris 2012's project.

By day or by night, inside or out, Stade de France® shines by its architecture, worthy of an Olympic Stadium.


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