France
Stade Vélodrome
Home of Olympique de Marseille in Marseille: nominal capacity 67,394, opened 1937, in the Prado district.
Marseille67,394
Opened 1937Football grounds in France
France offers two very different models: the tight, historic Parc des Princes inside Paris and the vast national stadium at Saint-Denis, plus Marseille's Vélodrome in the south.
France
Parc des Princes
Home of Paris Saint-Germain in Paris: nominal capacity 47,929, opened 1972, in the Porte de Saint-Cloud district.
Paris47,929
Opened 1972
France
Stade de France
Home of France national team in Paris: nominal capacity 81,338, opened 1998, in the Saint-Denis district.
Paris81,338
Opened 1998Cities
Cities with a ground in France
Marseille
- Stade Vélodrome67,394
Paris
- Parc des Princes47,929
- Stade de France81,338
Planning
Travelling in France
Grounds in France sit inside cities with their own transport networks, so the useful planning question is rarely how to reach the country and almost always how to reach the ground on matchday. Each city page sets out the lines and stations, and each stadium page adds the stand layout, the away sector and the matchday rules in force.
Away supporters travelling within France follow the same routine everywhere in this guide: go early, keep the bag small, and expect the nearest station to the ground to be the slowest part of the journey home.