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7 unusual facts about Stade de France


Andros Trophy

On 14 February 1999, the series held a "Superfinal" at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris.

Dans un autre monde

The video of Céline Dion performing "Dans un autre monde" live was filmed at the Stade de France in Paris, during two sold-out performances on June 19 and 20, 1999.

Eunice Barber

In March 2006, Eunice participated in an altercation near the Stade de France in which Eunice claimed she was aggressively handled by a group of police officers following a minor traffic offence.

Formula BMW

In 2005, a special Formula BMW invitational event was held as part of the Race of Champions at the Stade de France in Paris.

French rugby union system

The winners of those matches face the top two teams in the semi-finals, which are held at neutral sites, and the semi-final winners advance to the final at Stade de France.

John Capel

Capel's major athletic highlight came in winning the 200-meter gold medal at the 2003 World Championships, held at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, Paris, France.

Soufiane Touzani

One of the First highlights of Soufiane’s career was a performance during the French Cup final in the Stade de France.


1971 Coupe de France Final

This was the last Coupe de France final to be played at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes, as the final was played at the Parc des Princes from 1972 to 1997, and since 1998 has been played at the Stade de France.

Anthony Floch

He was called up to the French squad by Marc Lievremont for the 2008 Six Nations Championship, where he won his first cap off the bench against England in a defeat at the Stade de France.

Stade Grimonprez-Jooris

The delays forced Lille OSC to play their league matches at Stadium Nord Lille Métropole and their 2005–06 UEFA Champions League games at Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.


see also

Morné du Plessis

Initially involved with the Stade de France company in developing and managing Cape Town Stadium for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, Sail withdrew from the project in 2010.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Official Bootlegs

# 6/30/12, Stade de France, Paris, FRA (due to technical difficulties, "Did I Let You Know" was not included and instead the version from 5/4/12 was added to this bootleg)