Bordeaux and Dynamo to face each other at Stade Chaban-Delmas

On February 21 Dynamo Kyiv are to play the first match at this arena in their history.

Big attendances in a historic setting

Address: Place Johnston • 33000 Bordeaux
Tel. 0 892 68 34 33 (0.34€/mn) •
Fax 05 56 96 71 57

Date of inauguration: 1938.
Owner: Bordeaux City Council.
Capacity: 34,263 [32,500 to meet UEFA specifications].
Record attendance: 40,200 for the match against Juventus on 24/04/1985.
Pitch dimensions: 105 x 65 m.
Projectors: 1,400 lux.
The longest player tunnel in Europe: 120 metres.
Linked to the tram and bus networks.
Public car park nearby: “Portes de Bordeaux”.

 Brief history

• 1912: Acquisition of the land by the Sports estate agency. Ten years later, installation of the first football pitch on the site.
• 1938: Development of the stadium, designed by René Buthaud. The open stands and the combination of modernist and neoclassical influences were an innovation at this time. The stadium was officially opened on June 12th 1938 for the World Cup.