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The Parc des Princes has a special place in the hearts of the French people. Ever since its renovation in 1972, it has been the stage for the triumphs of France's rugby and football teams, and with its versatile lay-out has a reputation as one of the top-class venues in Paris for concerts, supercross championships and showjumping competitions, not to mention the Paris S-G matches. "Le Parc" is to undergo several improvements before hosting World Cup matches.
Parc des Princes stadium figures
Location:
In the 16th arrondissement in Paris, above the "périphérique" (ring road) at the west side of the city (Porte Saint Cloud).
Original inauguration:
June 1972 Capacity before
refurbishment:Up to 48,725 seats Capacity in 1998: 49,000 all seated ALTERATIONS
Renovation operations:
Replacement of all seats in the stadium for improved spectator comfort. New lay-out for presidential and official stands, together with press areas. Modernisation of changing rooms. Lighting, sound systems and scoreboards to be brought up to World Cup standards; new video monitoring system installed.
Construction operations:
New 44-seat stand with accessibility for physically disabled spectators. Completion date:
March 1998 Construction management:
City of Paris Press areas: Cabinet Roger TAILLIBERT
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PARC DES PRINCES:
Memories are made of this
Completely renovated in the early 1970s, the "new look" Parc des Princes was inaugurated at the end of May 1972. And ever since, over some 25 years, it has been the setting for many of football and rugby's biggest occasions. The "Parc" hosted in 1978 a France - Czechoslovakia qualifying match for the 1978 World Cup which saw the arrival of the "Platini Generation". And who could forget France-Bulgaria on 16 November 1977, France - Netherlands in November 1981 or France - Yugoslavia in November 1985? Matches which helped France qualify for the World Cup finals the following year. And then, of course, there was France-Spain on 27 June 1984, which saw "les blues" win their first major title, the European Nations Cup, thanks to goals by Michel Platini and Bruno Bellone. And when Michel Platini lifted the cup, the whole Parc des Princes erupted.