Surface Grass Opened 3 June 1993 Phone +33 892 70 01 48 | Field size 105 m x 68 m Broke ground December, 1991 Capacity 21,500 | |
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Location Boulevard Georges PompidouBP 6138, 14064 Caen cedex Similar Stade Marcel Picot, Roazhon Park, Stade du Moustoir, Stade de la Mosson, Stade Gaston Gérard | ||
Stade Michel d'Ornano is a multi-use stadium in Caen, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Malherbe Caen. It is named after the French politician Michel d'Ornano, former president of the Basse-Normandie region.
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The stadium was built in 1993 to replace the Stade de Venoix, and has a capacity of 21,500 people. [1]
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International matches
France national football team played twice in this stadium :
France national under-21 football team also played in this stadium during the qualification for the European Championship :
When preparing for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, England national football team played a friendly match against Stade Malherbe Caen :
Attendances
The average attendance largely depends on results of Stade Malherbe Caen. Matches are played regularly sold out when the club plays in Ligue 1, and average attendance is around 10,000 when SM Caen competes in second division.
The record attendance at Stade d'Ornano was of 20,972, for a match against Olympique de Marseille in 2004.