31 | Felix Bollaert Stadium - Lens

Presentation

This stadium is the host of the RC Lens, a Ligue 1 Football team. It regularly holds national and international Football events.


	Type			Existing venue

	Location			Lens

	Event			Football

	Capacity			42,000 seats

	Paralympics			Not used

31 | Felix Bollaert Stadium - Lens

Technical File


	Type			Existing venue

	Location			Province, Lens

	Event			Football, 8 days of events

	Capacity			42,000 seats

	Paralympics			Not used

	Distance from Olympic Stadium			238 km (1h. - by train)

	Distance from Paris CDG Airport			255 km (1h. - by train)

	Construction			1932

	Upgrade			1982-1984, 1998, 2004, 2012

	Post-Games use			Football Stadium

	Previous events			FIFA World Cup 1998, Euro 1984, Football European Cups, Football French Cup and Championship.

31 | Felix Bollaert Stadium - Lens

Diaporama

Inaugurated in 1935, Felix Bollaert Stadium is made up of four large and distinct stands.

Until the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Bollaert was France's largest stadium in terms of capacity.

Ironically, in 1998, Lens was the smallest city in the history of the World Cup ever to host FIFA World Cup matches.

Bollaert is renowned for the fans of RC Lens, a Premier League club. Called "Blood and Gold", they are reputed as the most responsive crowd in France.

Lens has a population of 35 000. With its capacity of 42 000, the stadium would have no trouble whatsoever taking in the entire city!

Hosting football matches as part of the Olympic Games is a new experience for the stadium and it will, without a doubt, step up to the challenge.


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