Parc des Princes

Parc des Princes
UEFA
Address24 Rue du Commandant Guilbaud
Location75016 Paris, Île-de-France, France
Coordinates48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E / 48.84139°N 2.25306°E / 48.84139; 2.25306
Public transitParis Métro Paris Métro Line 9 at Porte de Saint-Cloud
OwnerCouncil of Paris
Capacity47,929
Record attendance50,370 (France vs Wales, 18 February 1989)
Construction
Opened18 July 1897 (1897-07-18)
Expanded23 April 1932 (1932-04-23)
Demolished8 July 1967 (1967-07-08)
Rebuilt23 April 1972 (1972-04-23)
ArchitectRoger Taillibert
Tenants
Paris Saint-Germain FC (1974–Present)

The Parc des Princes (French pronunciation: [paʁk de pʁɛ̃s], lit. 'Park of Princes') is an all-seater football stadium in Paris, France. It is located in the southwest of the French capital, within the 16th arrondissement, directly opposite the Stade Jean-Bouin.[1] The stadium, with a seating capacity of 47,929 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG) since July 1974.[2][3] The pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands: Tribune Auteuil, Tribune Paris, Tribune Borelli and Tribune Boulogne.[4]

The stadium's surroundings were once a forest that served as a private recreation area and hunting ground for the king's sons (the princes) for centuries, hence the name Parc des Princes. In 1852, the area was transferred to the Council of Paris.[5][6][7] The first Parc was built there in 1897 as a velodrome, hosting prestigious cycling competitions including the Tour de France. Expanded in 1932, the second Parc adopted a more modern design to focus on other sports such as football, rugby union and rugby league.[1][8][9]

Instigated by French president Charles de Gaulle and Minister of Sports Maurice Herzog, a project to rebuild the stadium to contemporary standards began on 8 July 1967, under the direction of Roger Taillibert. Georges Pompidou, who succeeded de Gaulle upon his death in 1970, officially inaugurated the stadium on 4 June 1972.[1][6] The third Parc was one of the most advanced stadiums in Europe at the time, impressing with its futuristic lines, suspended concrete stands and formidable acoustics.[6][9][10]

Before the opening of the Stade de France in 1998, it was the home stadium of the France national football team and the France national rugby union team.[1] PSG recorded their record home attendance in 1983, when 49,575 spectators watched the club's 2–0 victory over Waterschei in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals.[11] However, the French rugby team holds the all-time record for attendance at the stadium. They defeated Wales 31–12 in the 1989 Five Nations Championship in front of 50,370 spectators.[12]

History

Inauguration and Tour de France

The Parc des Princes in 1908.

For centuries, the French royal family controlled the Forest of Rouvray, today a public park called the Bois de Boulogne, and used it as a private recreation area and hunting ground for the king's sons (the princes). Following the French Revolution of 1789, the area was taken over by the central government. Finally, in 1852, upon the declaration of the Second French Empire, Emperor Napoleon III ceded ownership to the Council of Paris.[5][6][7] The Parc des Princes was built there on 18 July 1897, hence its name.[5][6][13] It is the oldest stadium in Paris.[14]

With a seating capacity for 3,200, the Parc was initially an open-air velodrome, a stadium for track cycling, as it was the most popular sport in France at the time.[5][6][15] Henri Desgrange, a French cyclist and sports journalist, was appointed director of the stadium.[1] 7,000 people were present at the inauguration, while this number doubled on 25 July 1897 when 15,000 cycling fans gathered at the Parc.[15] The first match at the stadium, played on 14 November 1897, pitted rugby union teams Union Athlétique of France and Swindon RFC of England.[8][15] The first football match took place on 26 December 1897.[15] In front of 500 spectators, Club Français won 3–1 against the English Ramblers.[1][8] In 1900, Racing Club de France were granted exclusive use of the Parc, becoming the stadium's first tenant.[1][15][16]

While the 1900 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held there, the Vélodrome de Vincennes was chosen instead of the Parc to host the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1][15] Also that year, Desgrange and his business partner Victor Goddet, who were making a name for themselves managing the Parc, founded the cycling newspaper L'Auto to compete with rival sports magazine Le Vélo.[1][17] In an attempt to counter the popularity of Le Vélo, Desgrange took up the idea of a colleague, Géo Lefèvre, to organize a large-scale race: the Tour de France. Goddet secured the necessary funding and the first edition of the race was held in July 1903, finishing at the Parc. The Tour was a resounding success and L'Auto dominated the sports press for the next forty years, while Le Vélo ceased publication in November 1904.[1][17][18] Between 1903 and 1967, the Tour completed its course on the 666.66-meter-long pink cycle track of the Parc.[6][15][19] It also hosted eight further UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1907, 1922, 1924, 1933, 1947, 1952, 1958 and 1964.[20]

In 1903, a team of top Parisian players lost 11–0 to their English counterparts in front of 984 spectators in the stadium's first international football match.[6] Four USFSA Football Championship finals (1903, 1905, 1907, 1910) and the 1905 Coupe Dewar final were also played at the stadium.[1][6][8] The France national football team played their first home game at the Parc on 12 February 1905, beating Switzerland 1–0.[6][8][15] On 1 January 1906, the France national rugby union team played their first official match at the same venue. 3,000 spectators watched France lose 38–8 to the New Zealand All Blacks.[15][21] Both national sides continued to play regularly there, but their main home ground was the Stade Yves-du-Manoir until 1972.[22] During the first decade of the 20th century, the Parc also hosted three Top 14 finals, the top tier of the French rugby union league system, in 1902, 1906 and 1910.[23][24][25]

With the growing success of multiple sports, the Parc's capacity was increased to 10,000 seats just before World War I.[8][15] After the war, the stadium hosted its first Coupe de France final in 1919 between CASG Paris and Olympique de Paris in front of 10,000 spectators.[6] In 1922, the Council of Paris refused to fund a project to convert the Parc into an Olympic Stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics.[5][8] It was eventually expanded to 20,000 seats, but this was still far from the expectations of the International Olympic Committee.[1][8][15] Thanks to funding from Racing, which had moved there from the Parc in 1920, the Yves-du-Manoir was expanded to accommodate 60,000 spectators and was therefore chosen to host the event.[1][8][26]

Expansion and 1938 FIFA World Cup

Following the Olympic Games, the Council of Paris signed a 40-year concession contract with L'Auto in 1925.[6] After Goddet's death in 1926, his shares in the newspaper passed to his sons, Jacques and Maurice.[17] Desgrange and the Goddet brothers began a major expansion of the stadium in 1931.[1][8][15] Work was completed nine months later on 23 April 1932, with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, including 26,000 seats, and four stands, two of them covered, surrounding the pitch. These were named Tribune Présidentielle (or Tribune L'Auto), Tribune Paris (or Tribune Tour de France), Tribune Auteuil and Tribune Boulogne.[8][13][15]

The second Parc was inaugurated with a friendly football match; Parisian club Red Star defeated Spanish side Athletic Bilbao 4–2 on 9 October 1932.[15][27] Racing Club de France Football, the professional football section of Racing, immediately moved into the Parc, playing their first Ligue 1 match at the stadium on 23 October 1932 against Mulhouse.[6][15][26] Stade Français also moved into the Parc in 1950, sharing it with Racing until 1966.[6][15][28] Other sports were also held at the stadium, including figure skating, ice hockey and several boxing matches.[15][19] The first fight took place on June 12, 1932. In front of 70,000 spectators, French boxer Marcel Thil was declared the winner, taking the world middleweight title from American Gorilla Jones.[29] On 25 May 1946, the Parc hosted six more fights, including the main event between French boxers Marcel Cerdan and Robert Charron, won by the former.[19][30]

The Parc des Princes in 1932.

1938 was an eventful year for the Parc, beginning with the 1938 Coupe de France final, its second overall. It would again host the deciding match in 1940 and 1944.[31] In June, the 1938 FIFA World Cup became the first major tournament held at the Parc since 1900. The stadium hosted the opening match between Switzerland and Germany, as well as Hungary's semi-final victory over Sweden, but the Yves-du-Manoir remained more important and was the venue for the final.[1][32] Finally, on 10 December 1938, American soldiers remaining in France after World War I played the first American football game on French soil at the Parc in front of 25,000 spectators.[5][8][15]

The 1939 Tour de France marked the last event at the stadium before World War II. It ended shortly before Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Plans were made for a Tour in 1940, and Desgrange hoped to host an American team for the first time, but these plans were put on hold following the German invasion of France. Desgrange died three months later, in August 1940, and full responsibility for L'Auto, the Tour, and the Parc fell to Jacques, his brother Maurice having sold his shares in L'Auto to a group of Nazi-sympathizing businessmen in the late 1930s.[17][18] During the 1940s, despite the war, the Parc hosted four Top 14 finals in 1943, 1944, 1945 and 1946.[33][34][35][36]

Jacques continued publishing during World War II, showing some sympathy for the occupying Germans. Upon the Liberation of France in 1944, he was accused of collaboration, L'Auto was closed, and its assets confiscated by the state. French publishing magnate Émilien Amaury came to his aid, and Jacques avoided jail. With Amaury's help, he eventually gained permission to launch a new sports newspaper, called L'Équipe, in 1946. Amaury also persuaded the authorities to return control of the Parc and the Tour to Jacques through L'Équipe the following year. In return, he had to cede 50% of his shares in L'Équipe to Amaury, who thus became a co-owner of the Tour.[17][18] Events returned to the Parc soon after, starting with the 1947 Tour de France, the first edition since 1939.[17] The 1948 Tour de France was another highlight; its finish at the Parc des Princes velodrome on 25 July 1948 was the first live television broadcast of the race.[15][37]

First European final and reconstruction

The first night football match at the stadium, a friendly between Racing and Brazilian club Bangu, took place on 23 April 1951. Racing lost 3–2.[15][38] On 26 March 1952, the French Football Federation (FFF) organized the first international outdoor night sporting event. Under 120 floodlights, France lost 1–0 to Sweden at the Parc.[15][39] The Parc subsequently hosted two Latin Cup in 1952 and 1955, including both finals, in which Spanish teams Barcelona and Real Madrid defeated French sides Nice and Reims.[40][41][42] In between, the 1954 Rugby League World Cup final, the inaugural edition of the tournament, was played at the stadium on 13 November 1954. The France national rugby league team lost 16–12 to Great Britain.[15]

On 6 June 1956, the Parc first hosted the Challenge des Champions, an annual match between the Ligue 1 champions against the Coupe de France winners.[43] The inaugural 1956 European Cup final was also held at the stadium a week later, where Real Madrid again beat Reims on 13 June 1956.[6][15] During that European campaign, Reims played most of their home games at the Parc, and continued to do so occasionally until 1963, because their own stadium was deemed too small.[28][44] The 1959 Challenge des Champions was also held at the Parc.[43] In 1960, France hosted the first edition of the UEFA European Championship. The stadium saw Yugoslavia eliminate hosts France in the semi-finals and then fall to the Soviet Union in the final.[45] During that decade, the Parc hosted the Coupe de France final in 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1967, the latter being the last to be played there before the stadium was rebuilt.[9][31]

The Parc des Princes in 2018.

Elected in 1959, French president Charles de Gaulle and Minister of Sports Maurice Herzog pushed through a project to convert the Parc into a joint national football and rugby stadium adapted to contemporary standards.[1][9] Pursuing their vision, the Council of Paris did not renew Jacques's lease on the stadium when it expired in 1965.[6] As a result, Jacques ran into financial difficulties that year and sold his remaining 50% shares in L'Équipe to Amaury, who became the outright owner of the Tour.[17] In 1967, the state gave the green light to a third version of the Parc, with French architect Roger Taillibert chosen to lead the project, working closely with Iranian artist Siavash Teimouri. The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th and last time that the race was run on the Parc's pink track, which ceased to exist following reconstruction.[1][6][15][46]

Demolition began on 8 July 1967 and work was completed on 23 April 1972.[6][13][15] However, matches continued to be played there, albeit with reduced attendance, including the 1969 Challenge des Champions. The final of the Championnat de France Amateur, played on 14 June 1970 between Pierrots and Montélimar, was the last match in this second version of the Parc. In a stadium surrounded by cranes, Paul Kohler scored the only goal of the match, giving Pierrots their second consecutive title.[15][43][47]

With a seating capacity for 47,929 spectators and four covered stands, the third Parc impressed with its futuristic lines, suspended concrete stands and formidable acoustics.[4][5][9] Equipped with an integrated video and sound system, the Parc was one of the most advanced stadiums in Europe, also being the first to feature rooftop lighting on the continent.[6][10][13] It remains a landmark and a legally protected icon of French architecture.[48] The Parc was the largest stadium in France, home to the national football and rugby union teams (1972–1997), and the venue of the finals of the Coupe de France (1972–1997), the Top 14 (1974–1997) and the Coupe de la Ligue (1995–1997), until the construction of the Stade de France.[5][22][31][49]

PSG and French national teams

Exterior of the Parc des Princes in 2022.

On 25 May 1972, a friendly between the France Olympic football team and the Soviet Union Olympic football team was the first match played at the Parc. France lost 3–1.[13] De Gaulle did not live to see the final result, which earned Taillibert several design and architecture awards. He passed away in November 1970, and it was his successor, Georges Pompidou, who officially inaugurated the new national stadium on 4 June 1972, while attending the 1972 Coupe de France final, which Marseille won 2–1 against Bastia.[1][6][13] The first rugby league match at the Parc was Australia's 9–5 victory over New Zealand in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup on 1 November 1972.[15][50]

With Reims no longer among Europe's elite, and Racing and Stade Français both in lower divisions, the Parc needed a new tenant.[28][44] Paris FC, fresh from a bitter split with PSG, took over in 1972.[51] PSG played their first match at the Parc on 10 November 1973. They won 3–1 against Ligue 2 promotion rivals Red Star, with the club's first goal at the stadium being scored by Othniel Dossevi.[3][52] Better still, PSG won the Ligue 1 promotion play–offs against Valenciennes, with a 4–2 comeback victory at the Parc on 4 June 1974, ironically coinciding with Paris FC's relegation.[53][54] They moved to the Parc permanently in July 1974.[3] Paris FC returned to Ligue 1 in 1978, sharing the stadium with PSG before being relegated in 1979.[51] Racing also shared the Parc from 1984 until their relegation from Ligue 1 in 1990.[55] PSG became the stadium's sole tenant in 1997, when both French national teams moved to the Stade de France.[22][56]

The 1975 European Cup final, played at the current Parc, went down in history as one of the most famous. Bayern Munich clinched the title by defeating Leeds United 2–0 in a highly controversial match. French referee Michel Kitabdjian did not send off Leeds midfielder Terry Yorath after a brutal foul, but also denied Leeds two clear penalties from Bayern captain Franz Beckenbauer and ruled out another goal for a dubious offside. The referee had to stop the game several times before the Germans scored twice in the final 20 minutes. The English fans began setting fire to the stands and throwing seats at the police. Bayern had to cut short their lap of honor. Twenty people were arrested and almost 50 fans and police officers were injured.[1][57] Two more European finals followed. Anderlecht crushed Austria Wien 4–0 in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup final, while Liverpool defeated Real Madrid 1–0 in the 1981 European Cup final.[1] It was also at the Parc that France, led by captain Michel Platini, won their first international title, becoming European champions at Euro 1984 after beating Spain 2–0 in the final.[1][5]

A year earlier, underdogs had won their first major trophy against Platini's reigning Ligue 1 champions Saint-Étienne in the 1982 Coupe de France final at the Parc, one of the most iconic finals in the tournament's history.[58][59] Nambatingue Toko opened the scoring for PSG, but Platini forced extra time and then gave Saint-Étienne the lead with his second goal of the night.[60] Saint-Étienne were cruising towards the title when Dominique Rocheteau scored an unexpected equalizer against his former team in the dying seconds of the match.[52][60] PSG fans invaded the pitch in joy, while PSG president Francis Borelli knelt and kissed the turf. After a 30-minute interruption, Dominique Baratelli saved Saint-Étienne's final attempt and Dominique Bathenay converted the winning penalty.[52][59][60] In 1983, PSG beat Waterschei 2–0 at the Parc in the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in front of 49,575 spectators, a club record that still stands today.[11][59]

Last European final and Stade de France

During the 1980s, several major non-sporting events were held at the Parc. Pope John Paul II chose the stadium to celebrate Mass during his first visit to France on 1 June 1980, while French politician Jacques Chirac gave his election speech there for his 1981 presidential bid for the conservative Gaullist party Rally for the Republic (RPR). Towards the end of the decade, it also began hosting concerts, with Michael Jackson being the first to perform at the Parc in 1988 for his Bad World Tour, which attracted 130,000 spectators over two days.[19]

The Parc des Princes hosted every single Coupe de France final from 1972 to 1997, the 1975 European Cup Final, the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, the 1981 European Cup Final, and the 1991 Rugby World Cup.[1][50] Most importantly, the Parc saw France defeat Spain in the UEFA Euro 1984 Final to claim its first title. In 1992, France was named to host the 1998 World Cup, and construction of a new arena began in May 1995, at the same time that Parc hosted the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final.[1]

Inaugurated in January 1998, the Stade de France was the stadium of the future, while the Parc des Princes hosted its last international final that same year: the 1998 UEFA Cup Final.[1] France have only played twice at the Parc des Princes since 1998: against Scotland during the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers in September 2007, and versus Australia in a friendly match in October 2013.[61] Nonetheless, the stadium has still staged games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2007 Rugby World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]

In November 2013, PSG reached an agreement with the Paris City Council, owner of the Parc des Princes, to extend their stadium lease for a further 30 years until 2043, based on a fixed rent plus a variable share of their income.[1][62][63] Subsequently, under the guidance of American architect Tom Sheehan, PSG completed a three-year €75m upgrade of the Parc des Princes (2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2016) ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 in France.[63][48] The stadium remained at its current capacity, but the seats were improved to be larger and more comfortable.[63]

PSG owners Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) are also seeking to increase its stadium capacity to 60,000 in the coming years to consolidate the club's position as one of Europe's leading teams. Initially, two options were considered: moving to the Stade de France or expanding the Parc des Princes. The former was ruled out following renovations carried out ahead of Euro 2016.[63][64] There have also been rumours that QSI are interested in buying the Parc des Princes for a fee believed to be around €150m.[1]

The Parc hosted the 2023 Trophée des Champions, successor to the Challenge des Champions.[65]

Former tenants

Racing Club de France Football (dark shirt) playing at the Parc des Princes in 1950.
Team Parc des Princes Source
France Racing Club de France 1900–1920 [1][15][16][26]
France Racing Club de France Football 1932–1966
1984–1991 		[15][26][28][55]
France Stade Français 1950–1966 [28]
France Stade de Reims 1955–1963
(European matches) 		[28][44]
France Paris FC 1972–1974
1978–1979 		[51]
France France national football team 1972–1997 [22]
France France national rugby union team 1972–1997 [22]

Major international football matches

FIFA World Cup

Germany vs. Switzerland at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
4 June 1938   Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.)  Germany Round of 16 27,152 1938 FIFA World Cup
9 June 1938  Germany 2–4   Switzerland Round of 16 replay 20,025
16 June 1938  Hungary 5–1  Sweden Semi-finals 20,000
15 June 1998  Germany 2–0  United States Group F 45,500 1998 FIFA World Cup
19 June 1998  Nigeria 1–0  Bulgaria Group D 45,500
21 June 1998  Argentina 5–0  Jamaica Group H 45,500
25 June 1998  Belgium 1–1  South Korea Group E 45,500
28 June 1998  Brazil 4–1  Chile Round of 16 45,500
11 July 1998  Netherlands 1–2  Croatia Third place play-off 45,500

FIFA Women's World Cup

France vs. South Korea at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
7 June 2019  France 4–0  South Korea Group A 45,261 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
10 June 2019  Argentina 0–0  Japan Group D 25,055
13 June 2019  South Africa 0–1  China Group B 20,011
16 June 2019  United States 3–0  Chile Group F 45,594
19 June 2019  Scotland 3–3  Argentina Group D 28,205
24 June 2019  Sweden 1–0  Canada Round of 16 38,078
28 June 2019  France 1–2  United States Quarter-finals 45,595

UEFA European Championship

Portugal vs. Austria at UEFA Euro 2016.
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
6 July 1960  France 4–5  Yugoslavia Semi-finals 26,370 1960 European Nations' Cup
10 July 1960  Soviet Union 2–1 (a.e.t.)  Yugoslavia Final 17,966
12 June 1984  France 1–0  Denmark Group 1 47,570 UEFA Euro 1984
20 June 1984  West Germany 0–1  Spain Group 2 47,691
27 June 1984  France 2–0  Spain Final 47,368
12 June 2016  Turkey 0–1  Croatia Group D 43,842 UEFA Euro 2016
15 June 2016  Romania 1–1   Switzerland Group A 43,576
18 June 2016  Portugal 0–0  Austria Group F 44,291
21 June 2016  Northern Ireland 0–1  Germany Group C 44,125
25 June 2016  Wales 1–0  Northern Ireland Round of 16 44,342

Summer Olympics

Uzbekistan vs. Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
24 July 2024  Uzbekistan 1–2  Spain Men's Group C 33,732 2024 Summer Olympics
24 July 2024  Mali 1–1  Israel Men's Group D 10,637
27 July 2024  Israel 2–4  Paraguay Men's Group D 28,887
28 July 2024  Brazil 1–2  Japan Women's Group C 40,918
30 July 2024  Dominican Republic 1–1  Uzbekistan Men's Group C 30,475
30 July 2024  Paraguay 1–0  Mali Men's Group D 35,736
2 August 2024  Morocco 4–0  United States Men's Quarter-finals 42,868
3 August 2024  United States 1–0 (a.e.t.)  Japan Women's Quarter-finals 43,004
9 August 2024  France 3–5 (a.e.t.)  Spain Men's Final 44,260
10 August 2024  Brazil 0–1  United States Women's Final 43,813

Major club football matches

Latin Cup

Presentation of the trophy at the Parc des Princes ahead of the 1956 European Cup final.
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
29 June 1952 Barcelona 1–0 Nice Final Unknown 1952 Latin Cup
26 June 1955 Real Madrid 2–0 Reims Final Unknown 1955 Latin Cup

UEFA Champions League

Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
13 June 1956 Spain Real Madrid 4–3 France Reims Final 38,239 1955–56 European Cup
28 May 1975 West Germany Bayern Munich 2–0 England Leeds United Final 48,374 1974–75 European Cup
27 May 1981 England Liverpool 1–0 Spain Real Madrid Final 48,360 1980–81 European Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Still from the 1981 European Cup final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
3 May 1978 Belgium Anderlecht 4–0 Austria Austria Wien Final 48,679 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup
10 May 1995 England Arsenal 1–2 Spain Zaragoza Final 42,424 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Super Cup

Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
15 January 1997 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–6 Italy Juventus Final 29,519 1996 UEFA Super Cup

UEFA Europa League

Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
6 May 1998 Italy Lazio 0–3 Italy Inter Milan Final 44,412 1997–98 UEFA Cup

Major rugby matches

Rugby League World Cup

Shirts of the four participants in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup.
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
30 October 1954  France 22–13  New Zealand Group stage 13,240 1954 Rugby League World Cup
13 November 1954  France 12–16  Great Britain Final 30,368
1 November 1972  Australia 9–5  New Zealand Group stage 8,000 1972 Rugby League World Cup

Rugby World Cup

Italy vs. Portugal at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
19 October 1991  France 10–19  England Quarter-finals 48,500 1991 Rugby World Cup
9 September 2007  South Africa 59–7  Samoa Pool A 46,575 2007 Rugby World Cup
19 September 2007  Italy 31–5  Portugal Pool C 45,476
28 September 2007  England 36–20  Tonga Pool A 45,085
30 September 2007  Ireland 15–30  Argentina Pool D 45,450
19 October 2007  France 10–34  Argentina Bronze final 45,958

European Rugby Champions Cup

Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance Edition
19 May 2001 France Stade Français 30–34 England Leicester Tigers Final 44,000 2000–01 Heineken Cup

Other uses

Films

Since the 1930s, the Parc des Princes has appeared in several films.[15][66]

Title Release Date Director Genre Leading Actor Source
France The Five Cents of Lavarede 1939 France Maurice Cammage Comedy France Fernandel [66]
France Five Red Tulips 1949 France Jean Stelli Crime France René Dary [15]
France Rue des prairies 1959 France Denys de La Patellière Comedy France Jean Gabin [66]
France Moi y'en a vouloir des sous 1973 France Jean Yanne Comedy France Jean Yanne [66]
France Death of a Corrupt Man 1977 France Georges Lautner Crime France Alain Delon [66]
France Dead Tired 1994 France Michel Blanc Comedy France Michel Blanc [66]
France La Belle Verte 1996 France Coline Serreau Science fiction France Coline Serreau [15]
France Didier 1997 France Alain Chabat Comedy France Jean-Pierre Bacri [15][66]
France Paparazzi 1998 France Alain Berbérian Comedy France Patrick Timsit [15][66]
France En plein coeur 1998 France Pierre Jolivet Crime France Gérard Lanvin [15]
France My Wife Is an Actress 2001 France Yvan Attal Romance France Charlotte Gainsbourg [15]
France Trois Zéros 2002 France Fabien Onteniente Comedy France Gérard Lanvin [15][66]
France Monique: toujours contente 2002 France Valérie Guignabodet Comedy France Albert Dupontel [66]
France Les 11 commandements 2004 France François Desagnat Comedy France Michaël Youn [15]
France Thomas Sorriaux
France My Best Friend 2006 France Patrice Leconte Comedy France Daniel Auteuil [66]
France Micmacs 2009 France Jean-Pierre Jeunet Comedy France Dany Boon [66]

Concerts

Since the 1980s, the Parc des Princes has hosted several major concerts.[15][67]

Before the Muse concert in June 2007.
During the Muse concert in June 2007.
Green Day concert in June 2010.
Name Tour Date Attendance Source
United States Michael Jackson Bad 27 June 1988 63,000 [15][67]
28 June 1988
United States Prince Nude Tour 16 June 1990 45,677 [15][67]
England The Rolling Stones Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour 22 June 1990 [15][67]
23 June 1990
25 June 1990
France Johnny Hallyday Retiens ta nuit 18 June 1993 [15][67]
19 June 1993
20 June 1993
England David Bowie Earthling Tour 14 June 1997 [15]
United States Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour 27 June 1997 65,000 [15][67]
29 June 1997 55,000
Republic of Ireland U2 PopMart Tour 6 September 1997 53,519 [15][67]
France Johnny Hallyday Plus près de vous 10 June 2003 [67]
11 June 2003
14 June 2003
15 June 2003
United States Red Hot Chili Peppers Roll on the Red Tour 15 June 2004 [15][67]
United States Metallica Madly in Anger with the World Tour 23 June 2004 [15][67]
England Iron Maiden Eddie Rips Up the World Tour 25 June 2005 [67]
England Robbie Williams Close Encounters Tour 17 June 2006 [67]
England Muse Black Holes and Revelations Tour 23 June 2007 [15][67]
England Genesis Turn It On Again: The Tour 30 June 2007 49,606 [15][67]
United States Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium World Tour 6 July 2007 48,713 [15]
Germany Tokio Hotel 1000 Hotels World Tour 21 June 2008 [15][67]
United States Bruce Springsteen Magic Tour 27 June 2008 40,661 [15][67]
England Mika Dodgy Holiday Tour 4 July 2008 55,000 [67]
United Kingdom Coldplay Viva la Vida Tour 7 September 2009 50,335 [15][67]
France Suprême NTM 19 June 2010 35,000 [15][67]
United States Green Day 21st Century Breakdown World Tour 26 June 2010 35,000 [15][67]
France DJ Snake 11 June 2022 60,000 [67]
France Dadju 18 June 2022 50,000 [67]

See also

References

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Preceded by
All 8 venues used for
the 1934 FIFA World Cup,
matches on the first day were
all played at the same time
 FIFA World Cup
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1938 		Succeeded by
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first stadium
 European Cup
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1956 		Succeeded by
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first stadium
 European Nations' Cup
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1960 		Succeeded by
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
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1975 		Succeeded by
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1978 		Succeeded by
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Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid
 European Cup
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1981 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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