The Stade Gabriel-Montpied is a multi-use stadium in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Clermont Foot. It was also the venue for the inaugural edition of the France Women's Sevens in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in 2016, and it hosted the 2017 Clermont-Ferrand Sevens, the third leg of the 2017 Rugby Europe Grand Prix series.
 The stadium in 2007 | |
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| Location | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
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| Owner | City of Clermont-Ferrand |
| Capacity | 10,800[1] (2023–24) 17,230 (from 2025–26) |
| Record attendance | 13,576 (Clermont Foot 63 vs Olympique de Marseille, 11 February 2023) |
| Field size | 105m x 68m |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | December 30, 1995 |
| Renovated | 2021 |
| Expanded | 2023– |
| Construction cost | 77 M€ (renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Clermont Foot France Women's Sevens (2016–2017) | |
The stadium is able to hold 11,980 people and was built in 1995.[2]
History
editIn the summer of 2023, the start of phase 1 of the work on the new Gabriel Montpied will start with a new configuration for the 2023–24 season without the Tribune Limagne. The stadium's capacity for the 2023–24 season is therefore approximately 10,700 seats.[citation needed]
See also
editExternal links
edit- Stadium pictures at www.stadiumdb.com
References
edit- ^ "Stade Gabriel-Montpied". CLERMONT FOOT 63. 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Stadiums in France Auvergne". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
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