Stade Gaston-Gérard
Appearance
![]() Stade Gaston-Gérard, North Stand (March 2024) | |
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Full name | Parc des Sports Gaston-Gérard (sports complex) Stade Gaston-Gérard (stadium) |
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Location | Place Gaston-Gérard 21000 Dijon Dijon, France |
Coordinates | 47°19′27.78″N 5°04′6.03″E / 47.3243833°N 5.0683417°E |
Owner | Ville de Dijon |
Capacity | 15,459 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1930s |
Opened | 21 May 1934 |
Renovated | 2007–2010, 2015–2017 |
Tenants | |
Dijon FCO (1998–) |
Stade Gaston-Gérard is a football stadium in Dijon, France. It is the home stadium of Dijon FCO. It is named after the former deputy mayor of Dijon Gaston Gérard.[1]
History
[change | change source]Construction of the stadium started in the 1930's under the leadership of Gaston Gérard who was the deputy mayor of Dijon from 1919 to 1935. The stadium opened on 21 May 1934. A stadium renovation began in 2007. The first stand to be rebuilt was the North stand which was inaugurated on 29 May 2009. The south stand was inaugurated on 29 October 2010. Demolition work on the east stand started in summer 2015 and the new stand opened on 16 September 2017. The architect for the project was Jean Guervilly and the overall cost came to 19 million euros.[2]
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South Stand
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West Stand
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East Stand