Stade de Genève
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| Location | Lancy, Switzerland |
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| Coordinates | 46°10′40″N 6°7′39″E / 46.17778°N 6.12750°E |
| Owner | Fondation du Stade de Genève |
| Capacity | 30,084 |
| Surface | Mixto Hybrid Grass[1] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2001–2003 |
| Opened | 30 April 2003 |
| Renovated | 2019–2020 |
| Construction cost | CHF 240 million (2003)[2] |
| General contractor | Zschokke Construction S.A. |
| Tenants | |
| Servette FC (2003–present) Switzerland national football team | |
Stade de Genève (Stadium of Geneva), also called Stade de la Praille, is a stadium in Lancy, Canton of Geneva. It has a capacity of 30,084.[3]
Overview
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The stadium was completed in 2003 by Zschokke Construction S.A.[4] after nearly three years of construction. Normally the home venue of Geneva's Servette FC, a Swiss football team, the stadium hosted international friendlies between Argentina and England on 12 November 2005, which England won 3–2 and between New Zealand and Brazil on 4 June 2006, which Brazil won 4–0. The venue played host to three group-stage matches for Group A during UEFA Euro 2008.[citation needed]
A memorable match Turkey-Czech Republic was played in this stadium. The stadium was also used for rugby union, with a 2006–07 Heineken Cup clash between Bourgoin and Munster being moved from Bourgoin's home ground.[citation needed]
In the summer of 2016 the stadium was equipped with heated hybrid turf, Mixto Hybrid Grass by Limonta Sport to cater the needs of football and rugby clubs of Servette.[5] Installation of the new turf prevented Servette FC from playing home on the first three rounds of the 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League.[6]
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Throughout the 2019–20 season, all 30,000 seats were replaced with brand new burgundy seats as the old ones had completely faded to a pink/grey color. In addition to that, a small portion of the North stand was left without seats to provide a new standing section for about 500 fans.
The stadium hosted the semi-finals and final of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League.
NLA Winter Classic
[edit]On 11 January 2014, the National League A played its second Winter Classic (the first one was held on 14 January 2007 at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf). The game featured Genève-Servette HC and Lausanne HC and was played in front of a sellout crowd of 29,400 (the capacity being reduced to 29,400 for security and visibility concerns).
Matches
[edit]The stadium was one of the venues for the UEFA Euro 2008.
The following games were played at the stadium during the UEFA Euro 2008:
| Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
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| 7 June 2008 | 20:45 |  Portugal |
2–0 |  Turkey |
Group A | 29,016 |
| 11 June 2008 | 18:00 | Portugal |
3–1 |  Czech Republic
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| 15 June 2008 | 20:45 | Turkey |
3–2 | Czech Republic
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The stadium was one of the venues for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
The following games were played at the stadium during the UEFA Women's Euro 2025:
| Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Spectators |
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| 4 July 2025 | --:-- | C3 | – | C4 | Group C | |
| 7 July 2025 | --:-- | B2 | – | B4 | Group B | |
| 10 July 2025 | --:-- | A4 | – |  Switzerland |
Group A | |
| 16 July 2025 | --:-- | Winner Group A | – | Runner-up Group B | Quarter-finals | |
| 22 July 2025 | --:-- | Winner QF3 | – | Winner QF1 | Semi-finals |
International matches
[edit]| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Competition |
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| 30 March 2003 | Switzerland  |
1–2 |  Italy |
Friendly |
| 11 June 2003 | 3–2 |  Albania |
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | |
| 20 August 2003 | 0–2 |  France |
Friendly | |
| 28 April 2004 | 2–1 |  Slovenia
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| 12 November 2005 | England  |
3–2 |  Argentina
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| 16 November 2005 | Italy |
1–1 |  Ivory Coast
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| 31 May 2006 | Switzerland |
1–1 | Italy
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| 4 June 2006 | Brazil  |
4–0 |  New Zealand
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| 7 June 2006 | Spain  |
2–1 |  Croatia
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| 2 September 2006 | Austria  |
2–2 |  Costa Rica
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| 6 September 2006 | Switzerland |
2–0 | ||
| 22 August 2007 | 2–1 |  Netherlands
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| 20 August 2008 | 4–1 |  Cyprus
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| 11 February 2009 | 1–1 |  Bulgaria
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| 1 April 2009 | 2–0 |  Moldova |
2010 World Cup Qualification | |
| 14 November 2009 | 0–1 |  Norway |
Friendly | |
| 5 June 2010 | 1–1 | Italy
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| 17 November 2010 | 2–2 |  Ukraine
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| 9 February 2011 | Argentina |
2–1 | Portugal
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| 10 August 2011 | Ivory Coast |
4–3 |  Israel
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| 14 November 2012 | Albania |
0–0 |  Cameroon
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| 21 March 2013 | Italy |
2–2 | Brazil
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| 8 June 2013 | Switzerland |
1–0 | Cyprus |
2014 World Cup Qualification |
| 10 June 2013 | Croatia |
0–1 | Portugal |
Friendly |
| 10 September 2013 | Spain |
2–2 |  Chile
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| 25 May 2014 | Kosovo  |
1–3 |  Senegal
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| 4 June 2014 | Algeria  |
2–1 |  Romania
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| 16 June 2015 | Italy |
0–1 | Portugal
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| 28 May 2016 | Switzerland |
1–2 |  Belgium
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| 25 March 2017 | 1–0 |  Latvia |
2018 World Cup Qualification | |
| 26 March 2018 | Portugal |
0–3 | Netherlands |
Friendly |
| 31 May 2018 | Morocco  |
0–0 | Ukraine
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| 1 June 2018 | Tunisia  |
2–2 | Turkey
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| 4 June 2018 | Morocco |
2–1 |  Slovakia
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| 15 October 2019 | Switzerland |
2–0 |  Republic of Ireland |
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 9 October 2021 | 2–0 |  Northern Ireland |
2022 World Cup Qualification | |
| 9 June 2022 | 0–1 | Spain |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | |
| 12 June 2022 | 1–0 | Portugal
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| 28 March 2023 | 3–0 | Israel |
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | |
| 8 September 2024 | 1–4 | Spain |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Visentini, Daniel (25 July 2016). "Le Stade de Genève dispose de la Rolls-Royce des pelouses" (in French). Tribune de Genève. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Le Stade de Genève (PDF), Schneider Electric, retrieved 30 November 2012
- ^ "Servette Football Club". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Geneva Stadium", Structurae, retrieved 30 November 2012
- ^ Visentini, Daniel (25 July 2016). "Le Stade de Genève dispose de la Rolls-Royce des pelouses" (in French). Tribune de Genève. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Visentini, Daniel (28 July 2016). "Braizat et la défaite: «Je n'en ai pas dormi pendant deux jours" (in French). Tribune de Genène. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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