Stade Emile Mayrisch
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Stade Émile Mayrisch is a football
and athletics
stadium
, in Esch-sur-Alzette
, in south-western Luxembourg
. The stadium has a capacity of 3,900. It is named after Luxembourgian industrialist and steel industry trail-blazer Émile Mayrisch
. It is currently the home stadium of the football club CS Fola Esch
and the athletics club CA Fola Esch
.
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...
and athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
, in Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with city status, in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country's second city, and its second-most populous commune, with a population of 29,853 people...
, in south-western Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. The stadium has a capacity of 3,900. It is named after Luxembourgian industrialist and steel industry trail-blazer Émile Mayrisch
Émile Mayrisch
Jacob Émile Albert Mayrisch was a Luxembourgian industrialist and businessman. He served as president of Arbed....
. It is currently the home stadium of the football club CS Fola Esch
CS Fola Esch
Sporting Circle Fola Esch , usually abbreviated to Fola Esch or simply Fola, is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg...
and the athletics club CA Fola Esch
CA Fola Esch
Athletics Club Fola Esch is an amateur athletics club in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. Founded in 1950, the club is based at Stade Émile Mayrisch, which it shares with its sister football club, CS Fola Esch, in the south of the city....
.