Stade Borne de l'Espoir
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Grand Stade Lille Métropole is a multi-use stadium
in Villeneuve d'Ascq
near Lille
, France
, that is currently under construction. It is sometimes called Stade Borne de l'Espoir because Borne de l'Espoir refers to the plot of land, in Hôtel de Ville quarter of Villeneuve d'Ascq
, on which the stadium is being constructed.
Once completed in 2012, it will be used mostly for football
matches and will host the home matches of Lille OSC
. The stadium will have a capacity of 50,186. It will replace Lille OSC's temporary home of Stadium Nord Lille Métropole, also located in Villeneuve d'Ascq, and its previous permanent stadium of Stade Grimonprez Jooris
in Lille
. In 2006, Lille officials gave preliminary approval of the project, and groundbreaking commenced in 2009. The stadium is expected to open in July 2012.
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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 Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villeneuve-d'Ascq is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants, it is one of the main cities of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole and the largest in area after Lille ; it is also one of the main cities of the Nord-Pas de Calais region.Built up...
near Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, that is currently under construction. It is sometimes called Stade Borne de l'Espoir because Borne de l'Espoir refers to the plot of land, in Hôtel de Ville quarter of Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villeneuve-d'Ascq is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants, it is one of the main cities of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole and the largest in area after Lille ; it is also one of the main cities of the Nord-Pas de Calais region.Built up...
, on which the stadium is being constructed.
Once completed in 2012, it will be used mostly for football
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...
matches and will host the home matches of Lille OSC
Lille OSC
LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...
. The stadium will have a capacity of 50,186. It will replace Lille OSC's temporary home of Stadium Nord Lille Métropole, also located in Villeneuve d'Ascq, and its previous permanent stadium of Stade Grimonprez Jooris
Stade Grimonprez Jooris
Stade Grimonprez-Jooris was a multi-purpose stadium in Lille, France built in 1974. It was used mainly for football matches as it was home to the Lille OSC football club from 1975 until 2004, when the stadium was closed....
in Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
. In 2006, Lille officials gave preliminary approval of the project, and groundbreaking commenced in 2009. The stadium is expected to open in July 2012.
External links
- Stadium plans
- Lille gives preliminary approval
- Official Stadiums website
- Follow-up of the construction site
- Stadium indor hal
- Stadium ext 1
- Stadium ext 2
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