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Stade de Genève

Coordinates: 46°10′40″N 6°7′39″E / 46.17778°N 6.12750°E / 46.17778; 6.12750
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Stade de Genève
Switzerland-Albania play in 2003 at the Stade de Genève
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LocationLancy, Switzerland
Coordinates46°10′40″N 6°7′39″E / 46.17778°N 6.12750°E / 46.17778; 6.12750
OwnerFondation du Stade de Genève
Capacity30,084
SurfaceMixto Hybrid Grass[1]
Construction
Built2001–2003
Opened30 April 2003
Renovated2019–2020
Construction costCHF 240 million (2003)[2]
General contractorZschokke Construction S.A.
Tenants
Servette FC (2003–present)
Switzerland national football team

Stade de Genève (Stadium of Geneva), also called Stade de la Praille, is a stadium in Lancy, Canton of Geneva. It has a capacity of 30,084.[3]

Overview

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Portugal vs Croatia, 10 June 2013

The stadium was completed in 2003 by Zschokke Construction S.A.[4] after nearly three years of construction. Normally the home venue of Geneva's Servette FC, a Swiss football team, the stadium hosted international friendlies between Argentina and England on 12 November 2005, which England won 3–2 and between New Zealand and Brazil on 4 June 2006, which Brazil won 4–0. The venue played host to three group-stage matches for Group A during UEFA Euro 2008.[citation needed]

A memorable match Turkey-Czech Republic was played in this stadium. The stadium was also used for rugby union, with a 2006–07 Heineken Cup clash between Bourgoin and Munster being moved from Bourgoin's home ground.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2016 the stadium was equipped with heated hybrid turf, Mixto Hybrid Grass by Limonta Sport to cater the needs of football and rugby clubs of Servette.[5] Installation of the new turf prevented Servette FC from playing home on the first three rounds of the 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League.[6]

The Stade de Genève during a UEFA Europa Conference League match between Servette and Viktoria Pilsen in 2023

Throughout the 2019–20 season, all 30,000 seats were replaced with brand new burgundy seats as the old ones had completely faded to a pink/grey color. In addition to that, a small portion of the North stand was left without seats to provide a new standing section for about 500 fans.

The stadium hosted the semi-finals and final of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League.

NLA Winter Classic

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On 11 January 2014, the National League A played its second Winter Classic (the first one was held on 14 January 2007 at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf). The game featured Genève-Servette HC and Lausanne HC and was played in front of a sellout crowd of 29,400 (the capacity being reduced to 29,400 for security and visibility concerns).

Matches

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The stadium was one of the venues for the UEFA Euro 2008.

The following games were played at the stadium during the UEFA Euro 2008:

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Spectators
7 June 2008 20:45 Portugal Portugal 2–0 Turkey Turkey Group A 29,016
11 June 2008 18:00 Portugal Portugal 3–1 Czech Republic Czech Republic
15 June 2008 20:45 Turkey Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic Czech Republic

The stadium was one of the venues for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

The following games were played at the stadium during the UEFA Women's Euro 2025:

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Spectators
4 July 2025 --:-- C3 C4 Group C
7 July 2025 --:-- B2 B4 Group B
10 July 2025 --:-- A4  Switzerland Group A
16 July 2025 --:-- Winner Group A Runner-up Group B Quarter-finals
22 July 2025 --:-- Winner QF3 Winner QF1 Semi-finals

International matches

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Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Competition
30 March 2003 Switzerland  1–2  Italy Friendly
11 June 2003 3–2  Albania UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
20 August 2003 0–2  France Friendly
28 April 2004 2–1  Slovenia
12 November 2005 England  3–2  Argentina
16 November 2005 Italy  1–1  Ivory Coast
31 May 2006 Switzerland  1–1  Italy
4 June 2006 Brazil  4–0  New Zealand
7 June 2006 Spain  2–1  Croatia
2 September 2006 Austria  2–2  Costa Rica
6 September 2006 Switzerland  2–0
22 August 2007 2–1  Netherlands
20 August 2008 4–1  Cyprus
11 February 2009 1–1  Bulgaria
1 April 2009 2–0  Moldova 2010 World Cup Qualification
14 November 2009 0–1  Norway Friendly
5 June 2010 1–1  Italy
17 November 2010 2–2  Ukraine
9 February 2011 Argentina  2–1  Portugal
10 August 2011 Ivory Coast  4–3  Israel
14 November 2012 Albania  0–0  Cameroon
21 March 2013 Italy  2–2  Brazil
8 June 2013 Switzerland  1–0  Cyprus 2014 World Cup Qualification
10 June 2013 Croatia  0–1  Portugal Friendly
10 September 2013 Spain  2–2  Chile
25 May 2014 Kosovo  1–3  Senegal
4 June 2014 Algeria  2–1  Romania
16 June 2015 Italy  0–1  Portugal
28 May 2016 Switzerland  1–2  Belgium
25 March 2017 1–0  Latvia 2018 World Cup Qualification
26 March 2018 Portugal  0–3  Netherlands Friendly
31 May 2018 Morocco  0–0  Ukraine
1 June 2018 Tunisia  2–2  Turkey
4 June 2018 Morocco  2–1  Slovakia
15 October 2019 Switzerland  2–0  Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
9 October 2021 2–0  Northern Ireland 2022 World Cup Qualification
9 June 2022 0–1  Spain 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
12 June 2022 1–0  Portugal
28 March 2023 3–0  Israel UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
8 September 2024 vs  Spain 2024-25 UEFA Nations League
Stade de Genève

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Visentini, Daniel (25 July 2016). "Le Stade de Genève dispose de la Rolls-Royce des pelouses" (in French). Tribune de Genève. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ Le Stade de Genève (PDF), Schneider Electric, retrieved 30 November 2012
  3. ^ "Servette Football Club". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Geneva Stadium", Structurae, retrieved 30 November 2012
  5. ^ Visentini, Daniel (25 July 2016). "Le Stade de Genève dispose de la Rolls-Royce des pelouses" (in French). Tribune de Genève. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. ^ Visentini, Daniel (28 July 2016). "Braizat et la défaite: «Je n'en ai pas dormi pendant deux jours" (in French). Tribune de Genène. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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