Stade Auguste Delaune
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Stade Auguste Delaune, also known as the Stade Municipal Velodrome, is a multi-purpose stadium
in Reims
, France
. It was used mostly for football
matches. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people and was built in 1931. During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game. It was replaced as the home of Stade Reims
by Stade Auguste-Delaune II
in 2008.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people and was built in 1931. During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game. It was replaced as the home of Stade Reims
Stade Reims
Stade de Reims is a French association football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1911 under the name Société Sportive du Parc Pommery and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2009–10 season...
by Stade Auguste-Delaune II
Stade Auguste-Delaune II
Stade Auguste-Delaune II is a multi-use stadium in Reims, France. The stadium opened in 2008. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Stade Reims. The stadium has a capacity of 21,684 people. It replaced their previous stadium Stade Auguste Delaune.-References:...
in 2008.