Stade Henri-Jooris was a sports stadium in Lille, France. The stadium, used mostly for football matches was able to hold 15,000 people and was home stadium of Olympique Lillois and Lille OSC.

Stade Henri-Jooris
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Former namesStade de l'avenue de Dunkerque
Stade Victor Boucquey
LocationLille, France
Coordinates50°38′15″N 3°2′10″E / 50.63750°N 3.03611°E / 50.63750; 3.03611
Capacity15,000
Construction
Opened1902
Demolished1975
Tenants
Olympique Lillois (1907–1944)
Lille OSC (1944–1974)

Originally it was known as Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque; from 1907 to 1943, the stadium's name was the Stade Victor Boucquey. That year it was renamed after the former president of Olympique Lillois Henri-Jooris (who died four years before).

The stadium suffered a roof collapse during the Lens-Lille derby in February 1946. 53 spectators were injured as the structure partially collapsed during a 19th minute counterattack. The game was only delayed 20 minutes.[1]

During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game.[2]

1938 FIFA World Cup edit

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
12 June 1938 17:00    Switzerland 0–2   Hungary Quarter-finals 15,000

References edit

  1. ^ Charnay, Kevin (17 February 2016). "Le miracle d'Henri-Jooris" (in French). Sofoot.
  2. ^ "1938 FIFA World Cup France". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2019.