Stade Félix-Bollaert

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Stade Félix-Bollaert

Location	Lens, France
Opened	1932
Capacity	41,233
Tenants
RC Lens

Stade Félix Bollaert is a football stadium in Lens, France, that was built in 1932. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 41,233 - about 4,000 more than the population of Lens. It takes its name from a commercial director of a local mining company who died shortly before the inauguration of the stadium.

[edit] History

The stadium has hosted matches in the following major international tournaments:

• 1984 European Championship
• 1998 FIFA World Cup
• 1999 Rugby World Cup
• 2007 Rugby World Cup

[edit] Architecture

Bollaert is constructed in the English style with four separate stands dedicated respectively to:

• Henri Trannin: native of Bully-les-Mines, Goalkeeper at the club for 18 years, sports director for Lens from 1952 to 1956, passing away in July 1974; it was dedicated on 4 December 1976
• Tony Marek, former player and coach, international in the 50's
• Élie Delacourt, former fans' group president;
• Max Lepagnot, former president of the district of Artois.

All parts of the stadium contain seating. However, most supporters in the Marek stand as it is considered the kop. As in many other stadiums, the most fervent fans tend to sit behind the nets.

[edit] External links

• Stade Félix-Bollaert on www.sitercl.com

v • d • e 1998 FIFA World Cup Stadia Parc Lescure (Bordeaux) • Stade Félix-Bollaert (Lens) • Stade de Gerland (Lyon) • Stade Vélodrome (Marseille) • Stade de la Mosson (Montpellier) • Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes) • Parc des Princes (Paris) • Stade de France (Saint-Denis) • Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne) • Stadium (Toulouse)

v • d • e Venues of the 1999 Rugby World Cup Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) • Stade de France (Paris) • Twickenham Stadium (London) • Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh) • Hampden Park (Glasgow) • Lansdowne Road (Dublin) • Stade Félix Bollaert (Lens) • Parc Lescure (Bordeaux) • McAlpine Stadium (Huddersfield) • Stade de Toulouse (Toulouse) • Stade de la Méditerranée (Béziers) • Ashton Gate (Bristol) • Welford Road Stadium (Leicester) • Racecourse Ground (Wrexham) • Thomond Park (Limerick) • Ravenhill Stadium (Belfast) • Stradey Park (Llanelli) • Netherdale (Galashiels) •

v • d • e Venues of the 2007 Rugby World Cup France Stade de France (Saint-Denis (Paris)) • Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) • Murrayfield (Edinburgh) • Stade Vélodrome (Marseille) • Parc des Princes (Paris) • Stade Félix-Bollaert ( Lens) • Stade de Gerland (Lyon) • La Beaujoire (Nantes) • Stadium Municipal (Toulouse) • Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne) • Stade Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux) • Stade de la Mosson (Montpellier)

Coordinates: 50°25′58.26″N 2°48′53.47″E / 50.43285°N 2.8148528°E / 50.43285; 2.8148528