Stade René-Gaillard

Capacity11 352
2,109 (Main stand)
3,760 (East stand)
1,480 (North stands)
2,658 (South stands)
21 (Disabled seats)
Country France
CityNiort
ClubsChamois Niortais FC
Floodlights 1,300 lux
Inauguration 03/08/1974
Renovations 2006, 2014
Record attendance 16,715 (Chamois Niortais - Olympique de Marseille, 1987/88)
Address 105 avenue de la Venise Verte, 79000 Niort, France

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Stade René-Gaillard – stadium description

The multi-use stadium in Niort has been used by local professional football club Chamois Niortais since its earliest days. Built with one concrete grandstand in the west and landfill stands in the east, the building still has exactly these facilities.

In 2006 it was thoroughly modernized, including a large covered stand (still, tubular) built onto the eastern landfill. Six individual temporary stands were built along the curves, but none of this infrastructure increased comfort for football fans. For this reasons the long-abandoned concept of football specific stadium created in 2004 by renowned architects remains the dream of the community…

When opened, this stadium was built with a beautiful, romantic name of Venise Verte (Green Venice). To this day this name is in use, though officially the stadium naming celebrates former mayor of Niort, René-Gaillard.

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  • Stade René-Gaillard
    22.05.2010 © Betp (cc: by-sa)
  • Stade René-Gaillard
    22.05.2009 © Betp (cc: by-sa)
  • Stade René-Gaillard
    22.05.2009 © Betp (cc: by-sa)
  • Stade René-Gaillard
    08.04.2016 © Chamois Niortais FC
  • Stade René-Gaillard
    02.02.2016 © Chamois Niortais FC
  • Stade René-Gaillard
    22.05.2010 © Betp (cc: by-sa)
  • Stade René-Gaillard
    22.05.2010 © Betp (cc: by-sa)
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