The Stade Océane (or Grand Stade du Havre) is a football stadium in Le Havre, France. Its capacity is 25,178 all-seated and it is the home ground of Ligue 1 club Le Havre AC. It replaced the Stade Jules Deschaseaux as the club's home stadium. Its inauguration was 12 July 2012, with a friendly fixture between Le Havre and Lille.

Stade Océane
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LocationLe Havre, France
Coordinates49°29′56″N 00°10′11″E / 49.49889°N 0.16972°E / 49.49889; 0.16972
OwnerAgglomeration community of Le Havre
Capacity25,178[1]
SurfaceDesso GrassMaster
Construction
Broke ground12 July 2010 (2010-07-12)
Opened12 July 2012
Construction cost101 million
ArchitectSCAU and KSS Architects
Tenants
Le Havre AC (2012–present)
Website
www.stadeoceane.com

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

The stadium was chosen to host matches up to the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
8 June 2019 18:00   Spain 3–1   South Africa Group B 12,044
11 June 2019 15:00   New Zealand 0–1   Netherlands Group E 10,654
14 June 2019 21:00   England 1–0   Argentina Group D 20,294
17 June 2019 18:00   China 0–0   Spain Group B 11,814
20 June 2019 21:00   Sweden 0–2   United States Group F 22,418
23 June 2019 21:00   France 2–1 (a.e.t.)   Brazil Round of 16 23,965
27 June 2019 21:00   Norway 0–3   England Quarter-finals 21,111

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.hac-foot.com/news/stade-oceane.html
  2. ^ "The nine host cities confirmed". FIFA. 14 June 2017.