Stade des Costières

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Stade des Costières
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LocationNîmes, France
Coordinates43°48′57.5″N 4°21′33.4″E / 43.815972°N 4.359278°E / 43.815972; 4.359278
OwnerRani Assaf
Capacity18,364
Field size105 x 68m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1 September 1987 (1987-09-01)
Opened15 May 1989 (1989-05-15)
Closed5 November 2022
Construction cost160 million FRF
ArchitectVittorio Gregotti
Tenants
Nîmes Olympique (1989–2022)

The Stade des Costières was a football stadium in Nîmes, France. Having a capacity of 18,364 people, it was the home of Nîmes Olympique from 1989 to 2022.[1]

On June 25, 2019, the stadium was sold by the city of Nîmes to club president Rani Assaf for €8 million. The stadium will be demolished and rebuilt by 2025, and will be able to accommodate 15,100 spectators, compared with the current 18,482.[2]

Closure and redevelopment

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On 5 November 2022, Nîmes Olympique played its final match at the Stade des Costières, a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over Bordeaux.[3] The club would move into the Stade des Antonins on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, with a projected completion in 2026.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Stadiums in France Languedoc-Roussillon". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  2. ^ "NÎMES Le stade des Costières vendu à Rani Assaf". Objectif Gard (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  3. ^ "Ligue 2: Nîmes dit adieu au stade des Costières en faisant tomber le leader Bordeaux". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  4. ^ "Nîmes : le club va faire ses adieux au stade des Costières". Foot National (in French). 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-05.