Surface Mixto Hybrid Grass Construction cost CHF 240 million (2003) Opened 30 April 2003 Team Servette FC | Built 2001-2003 Capacity 31,124 Phone +41 22 311 18 90 | |
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Location 16, Route des Jeunes, Geneva, Switzerland Owner Fondation du Stade de Genève General contractor Zschokke Construction S.A. Address Route des Jeunes 16, 1211 Genève, Switzerland | ||
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Stade de Genève, also called Stade de Servette, is a stadium in Geneva. It has a capacity of 30,084.
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Overview
The stadium was completed in 2003 by Zschokke Construction S.A. 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 November 12, 2005, which England won 3-2 and between New Zealand and Brazil on June 4, 2006, which Brazil won 4-0. The venue played host to three group-stage matches for Group A during UEFA Euro 2008.
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.
In the summer of 2016 the stadium was equipped with heated hydbrid turf, Mixto Hybrid Grass by Limonta Sport to cater the needs of football and rugby clubs of Servette. Installation of the new turf prevented Servette FC from playing home on the first three rounds of the 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League.
NLA Winter Classic
On January 11, 2014, the National League A played its second Winter Classic (the first one was held on January 14, 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).