The Stade du Hainaut () is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Valenciennes FC. It has replaced the Stade Nungesser as VAFC's home stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 25,172 spectators for football matches, but its capacity can be extended to 35,000 for concerts. The stadium is one of the venues for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. It hosted 4 group games, a Round of 16 match, and a quarter-final match.
The stadium was constructed at a total cost of 75 million euros. It contains 2,600 club seats and 16 luxury boxes. It has two giant video screens, each 48 square meters in size. Its roof contains 1,800 tons of steel.
Grand opening The stadium's grand opening occurred on the evening of 26 July 2011, for a friendly football match between Valenciennes FC and Borussia Dortmund. The visitors prevailed 1–0 before a club-record crowd of 22,778.
Competitions The stadium hosted the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
DateTime (CEST)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance 9 June 2019 13:00 1–2 Group C 15,380 12 June 2019 18:00 1–0 Group B 20,761 15 June 2019 15:00 3–1 Group E 22,423 18 June 2019 21:00 0–1 Group C 21,669 23 June 2019 17:30 3–0 Round of 16 20,148 29 June 2019 15:00 0–2 Quarter-finals 22,600
References
See also List of football stadiums in France Lists of stadiums
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Team announcement