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{{Short description|Football stadium in Paris, France}}
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The '''Parc des Princes''' ({{IPA|fr|paʁk de pʁɛ̃s}}, {{Lit|Park of Princes}}) is an [[all-seater stadium|all-seater]] [[Association football|football]] [[stadium]] in [[Paris]], France. It is located in the southwest of the French capital, within the [[16th arrondissement of Paris|16th arrondissement]], directly opposite the [[Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris)|Stade Jean-Bouin]].<ref name="Blizzard">{{cite news
| title = A hunting forest, a cycle track, hooligans, and PSG's search for identity
| url = https://theblizzard.co.uk/parc-des-princes/writing/
| work = The Blizzard
| date = 9 August 2021
| access-date = 4 August 2025}}</ref> The stadium, with a [[seating capacity]] of 47,929 spectators, has been the home of French [[Association football|football]] club [[Paris Saint-Germain FC]] (PSG) since July 1974.<ref name="PresentationParc">{{cite news
| title = Présentation du Parc des Princes
| url = https://www.psg.fr/le-club/installations/parc-des-princes/presentation
| work = PSG.FR
| date = 4 August 2025
| access-date = 4 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="StadesPSG">{{cite news |title=Les stades du PSG, historique |url=https://www.thefootballmarket.com/blogs/infos/histoire-stades-paris-saint-germain |work=The Football Market |date=22 January 2022 |access-date=19 January 2024 |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119123538/https://www.thefootballmarket.com/blogs/infos/histoire-stades-paris-saint-germain |url-status=live }}</ref> The pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands: Tribune Auteuil, Tribune Paris, Tribune Borelli and Tribune Boulogne.<ref name="PlanParc">{{cite news
| title = Plan du Parc des Princes
| url = https://billetterie.psg.fr/fr/infos-pratiques/plan-parc-des-princes
| work = PSG.FR
| date = 4 August 2025
| access-date = 4 August 2025}}</ref>

The stadium's surroundings were once a forest that served as a private recreation area and hunting ground for the king's sons (the princes) for centuries, hence the name Parc des Princes. In 1852, the area was transferred to the [[Council of Paris]].<ref name="Parisiens">{{cite news
| title = Le Parc des Princes vibrera football pour les Jeux de Paris 2024
| url = https://www.paris.fr/pages/le-parc-des-princes-vibrera-football-pour-les-jeux-de-paris-2024-20037
| work = Ville de Paris
| date = 17 January 2023
| access-date = 8 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="LeParc">{{cite news
| title = Le Parc des Princes
| url = http://www.infopsg.com/le-club/le-parc-des-princes/
| work = InfoPSG.com
| language = fr
| access-date = 7 July 2016
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160821080144/http://www.infopsg.com/le-club/le-parc-des-princes/
| archive-date = 21 August 2016
}}</ref><ref name="Napoleon">{{cite news
| title = From place to espace: Napoleon III's transformation of the Bois de Boulogne
| url = https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wsfh/0642292.0031.012?view=text;rgn=main
| work = University of Michigan
| date = 8 August 2025
| access-date = 8 August 2025}}</ref> The first Parc was built there in 1897 as a velodrome, hosting prestigious cycling competitions including the [[Tour de France]]. Expanded in 1932, the second Parc adopted a more modern design to focus on other sports such as football, [[rugby union]] and [[rugby league]].<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Tradition">{{cite news
| title = PSG & the Parc des Princes - a struggle between tradition and ambition
| url = https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2024/psg-the-parc-des-princes-a-struggle-between-tradition-and-ambition/
| work = Get French Football News
| date = 3 April 2024
| access-date = 4 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="HistoryParc">{{cite news
| title = L'histoire du Parc des Princes
| url = https://www.psg.fr/le-club/installations/parc-des-princes/histoire
| work = PSG.FR
| date = 4 August 2025
| access-date = 4 August 2025}}</ref>

Instigated by French president [[Charles de Gaulle]] and Minister of Sports [[Maurice Herzog]], a project to rebuild the stadium to contemporary standards began on 8 July 1967, under the direction of [[Roger Taillibert]]. [[Georges Pompidou]], who succeeded de Gaulle upon his death in 1970, officially inaugurated the stadium on 4 June 1972.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="LeParc"/> The third Parc was one of the most advanced stadiums in Europe at the time, impressing with its futuristic lines, suspended concrete stands and formidable acoustics.<ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="HistoryParc"/><ref name="Naissance">{{cite news
| title = 1967 - 1972 : la naissance du Parc des Princes
| url = https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/naissance-parc-des-princes-ligue-champions
| work = INA
| date = 14 February 2024
| access-date = 4 August 2025}}</ref>

Before the opening of the [[Stade de France]] in 1998, the Parc was the home stadium of the [[France national football team]] and the [[France national rugby union team]].<ref name="Blizzard"/> PSG's record attendance at the Parc dates back to their 2–0 victory over [[K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk|Waterschei]] in 1983 in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in front of 49,575 spectators.<ref name="Waterschei">{{cite news
| title = PSG-OM, record d'affluence au Parc des Princes en L1
| url = http://www.paris-canalhistorique.com/psg-om-record-daffluence-au-parc-des-princes-en-l1/
| work = Paris-canalhistorique.com
| language = fr
| date = 24 October 2016
| access-date = 23 November 2016
| url-status = live
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161123133951/http://www.paris-canalhistorique.com/psg-om-record-daffluence-au-parc-des-princes-en-l1/
| archive-date = 23 November 2016
}}</ref> The French football team's record attendance at the stadium was set in 1993, when 48,402 spectators watched their 2–1 [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|FIFA World Cup qualification]] defeat by [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]].<ref name="Affluences">{{Cite news
| title = Tableau des affluences de l'équipe de France de football
| url = https://www.chroniquesbleues.fr/Tableau-des-affluences-de-l
| work = Chroniques bleues
| date = 24 November 2024
| access-date = 20 August 2025}}</ref> However, the 50,370 spectators during French rugby union team's 31–12 victory over [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] in the [[1989 Five Nations Championship]] holds the all-time attendance record at the Parc.<ref name="ParcPFC">{{cite news
| title = Euro 2016 : Les Matches Au Parc des Princes de Paris
| url = https://www.footmercato.net/a3312008119925017870-euro-2016-les-matches-au-parc-des-princes-de-paris
| work = Foot Mercato
| date = 1 April 2016
| access-date = 22 August 2025}}</ref>

==History==

===Inauguration and Tour de France===

[[File:ParcdesPrinces1908.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The Parc des Princes in 1908.]]

For centuries, the French royal family controlled the [[Forêt de Rouvray|Forest of Rouvray]], today a public park called the [[Bois de Boulogne]], and used it as a private recreation area and hunting ground for the king's sons (the princes). Following the [[French Revolution]] of 1789, the area was taken over by the central government. In 1852, upon the declaration of the [[Second French Empire]], Emperor [[Napoleon III]] ceded ownership to the [[Council of Paris]].<ref name="Parisiens"/><ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Napoleon"/> The Parc des Princes was built there on 18 July 1897, hence its name.<ref name="Parisiens"/><ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Nouveau">{{cite news
| title = 1972 : le nouveau Parc des Princes, l'un des stades les plus modernes d'Europe
| url = https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/stade-psg-poissy-parc-des-princes-football-paris-qatar
| work = INA
| date = 22 April 2022
| access-date = 4 August 2025}}</ref> It is the oldest stadium in Paris.<ref name="Ancien">{{cite news
| title = Le passé de 3 stades parisiens
| url = https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/le-top-3-de-france-bleu-paris/107-1/le-passe-de-3-stades-parisiens
| work = France Bleu
| date = 28 November 2018
| access-date = 5 August 2025}}</ref>

With a seating capacity for 3,200, the Parc was initially an open-air [[velodrome]] for [[track cycling]], the most popular sport in France at the time.<ref name="Parisiens"/><ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Moderne">{{cite news
| title = Le Parc des Princes, l'enceinte moderne du PSG
| url = https://www.thefootballmarket.com/blogs/infos/decouvre-tout-savoir-parc-des-princes-paris-saint-germain-depuis-creation
| work = The Football Market
| date = 22 January 2022
| access-date = 4 August 2025}}</ref> [[Henri Desgrange]], a French [[cycle sport|cyclist]] and [[Sports journalism|sports journalist]], was appointed director of the stadium.<ref name="Blizzard"/> The first match was played on 14 November 1897, pitting [[rugby union]] teams Union Athlétique of France and Swindon RFC of England.<ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Moderne"/> The first football match took place on 26 December 1897.<ref name="Moderne"/> In front of 500 spectators, [[Club Français]] [[1897 Club Français v English Ramblers football match|won 3–1]] against the English Ramblers.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Tradition"/> In 1899, the Parc hosted its first major cycling event, the [[Bol d'Or cycle race]], followed by the [[1900 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]]. However, the [[Vélodrome de Vincennes]] was chosen instead of the Parc to host the [[1900 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Moderne"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Constant Huret
| url = https://www.lepetitbraquet.fr/chron65_constant-huret.html
| work = Le Petit Braquet
| date = 20 August 2025
| access-date = 20 August 2025}}</ref>

Desgrange and his business partner Victor Goddet, who were making a name for themselves managing the Parc, founded the cycling newspaper ''[[L'Équipe|L'Auto]]'' in 1900 to compete with rival sports magazine ''[[Le Vélo]]''.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Tour">{{cite news
| title = The Man Who Sold the Tour (Part 1 in a series)
| url = http://www.cyclismas.com/biscuits/the-man-who-sold-the-tou/
| work = Cyclismas
| date = 28 September 2011
| access-date = 5 August 2025}}</ref> In an attempt to counter the popularity of ''Le Vélo'', Desgrange took up the idea of a colleague, [[Géo Lefèvre]], to organize a large-scale race: the [[Tour de France]]. Goddet secured the necessary funding and the [[1903 Tour de France|first edition of the race]] was held in July 1903, finishing at the Parc. The Tour was a resounding success and ''L'Auto'' dominated the sports press for the next forty years, while ''Le Vélo'' ceased publication in November 1904.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Tour"/><ref name="Desgrange">{{cite news
| title = Henri Desgrange
| url = https://www.randonneursontario.ca/history/henri.html
| work = Randonneurs Ontario
| date = 5 August 2025
| access-date = 5 August 2025}}</ref> From 1903 to 1967, the Tour completed its course on the 666-meter-long pink cycle track of the Parc.<ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Images">{{cite news
| title = L'histoire du Parc des Princes en images
| url = https://www.cnews.fr/diaporamas/lhistoire-du-parc-des-princes-en-images-703109
| work = CNEWS
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Guide">{{cite news
| title = GUIDE HISTORIQUE
| url = https://storage-aso.lequipe.fr/ASO/cycling_tdf/guide-touristique-2022.pdf
| work = L'Équipe
| date = 2 July 2021
| access-date = 20 August 2025}}</ref> It also hosted eight further [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] between 1907 and 1964.<ref>{{cite news
| title = World Track Championships: 2016--1893
| url = https://www.bikecult.com/bikecultbook/sports_trackWorlds.html
| work = Bike Cult
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref>

In September 1902, [[Racing Club de France Football|Racing Paris]] became the Parc's first tenant.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="RCP">{{cite news
| title = La Presse 1902-09-30
| url = https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k550376t.image.f4
| work = Gallica
| date = 30 September 1902
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> A year later, a Parisian team lost 11–0 to their English counterparts in front of 984 spectators in the stadium's first international football match.<ref name="LeParc"/> The [[France national football team]] played their first match at the Parc on 12 February 1905, beating [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] 1–0.<ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Moderne"/> On 1 January 1906, the [[France national rugby union team]] played their first official match at the same venue. 10,000 spectators watched France lose 38–8 to the [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand All Blacks]].<ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="RugbyParc">{{cite news
| title = France: Games at Parc des Princes
| url = https://www.rugbydatabase.co.nz/team/venue.php?teamId=45&venueId=110
| work = Rugby Database
| date = 20 August 2025
| access-date = 20 August 2025}}</ref> Both national sides continued to play regularly there, but their main home stadium was the [[Stade Yves-du-Manoir]] until 1972.<ref name="Avant">{{cite news
| title = Foot, rugby... : où jouaient les équipes nationales avant que le Stade de France ne soit construit ?
| url = https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/saint-denis_93066/foot-rugby-ou-jouaient-les-equipes-nationales-avant-que-le-stade-de-france-ne-soit-construit_53855026.html
| work = Actu.fr
| date = 18 September 2022
| access-date = 5 August 2025}}</ref> During the first decade of the 20th century, the Parc also hosted three [[Top 14]] finals, four [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques|USFSA Football Championship]] finals, the 1905 Coupe Dewar final and several [[Six Nations Championship]] matches between 1910 and 1920.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="RugbyParc"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Parc des Princes, Paris, 23 mars 1902
| url = https://top14.lnr.fr/actualite/parc-des-princes-paris-23-mars-1902
| work = Top 14
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Parc des Princes, Paris, 8 avril 1906
| url = https://top14.lnr.fr/actualite/parc-des-princes-paris-8-avril-1906
| work = Top 14
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Parc des Princes, Paris, 17 avril 1910
| url = https://top14.lnr.fr/actualite/parc-des-princes-paris-17-avril-1910
| work = Top 14
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref>

The Parc's capacity was increased to 10,000 seats just before [[World War I]].<ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Moderne"/> After the war, the stadium hosted its first [[Coupe de France]] final in [[1919 Coupe de France final|1919]] between [[CASG Paris]] and [[Olympique de Paris]] in front of 10,000 spectators.<ref name="LeParc"/> In 1922, the Council of Paris refused funding to convert the Parc into an [[Olympic Stadium]] for the [[1924 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Parisiens"/><ref name="Tradition"/> It was eventually expanded to 20,000 seats, but was still considered too small by the [[International Olympic Committee]].<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Moderne"/> Thanks to funding from Racing, who had moved there from the Parc in 1920, the Yves-du-Manoir was expanded to 60,000 spectators and was thus chosen to host the event.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Racing">{{cite news
| title = 1900 and 1924 Paris Olympic Games retrospective
| url = https://www.paris.fr/en/pages/1900-and-1924-paris-olympic-games-retrospective-27321
| work = Ville de Paris
| date = 29 May 2024
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref>

===Expansion and 1938 FIFA World Cup===

Following the Olympic Games, the Council of Paris signed a 40-year concession contract with ''L'Auto'' in 1925.<ref name="LeParc"/> Goddet died shortly after, in 1926, and his shares in the newspaper passed to his sons, [[Jacques Goddet|Jacques]] and Maurice.<ref name="Tour"/> Desgrange and the Goddet brothers began a major expansion of the stadium in 1931.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Moderne"/> Work was completed nine months later on 23 April 1932, with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, including 26,000 seats, and four stands, two of them covered, surrounding the pitch. These were named Tribune Présidentielle (or Tribune L'Auto), Tribune Paris (or Tribune Tour de France), Tribune Auteuil and Tribune Boulogne.<ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Nouveau"/><ref name="Moderne"/> However, the length of the velodrome's pink track was reduced from 666 metres to 454.<ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Moderne"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Finish with a capital F - Parc des Princes — The home of cycling (II/IV)
| url = https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2024/finish-with-a-capital-f-parc-des-princes-the-home-of-cycling-ii-iv/1316959
| work = Le Tour de France
| date = 19 June 2024
| access-date = 20 August 2025}}</ref>

The second Parc was inaugurated by tenants [[Red Star FC|Red Star]] with a 4–2 win over Spanish side [[Athletic Bilbao]] in a friendly match on 9 October 1932.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Red Star FC - Athletic Club
| url = https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/teams/athletic-club/1932-33/friendly-match/matches/red-star-vs-athletic-club/1_3732/line-ups
| work = Athletic Club
| date = 17 August 2025
| access-date = 17 August 2025}}</ref> Racing also moved into the Parc, playing their first [[Ligue 1]] match there on 23 October 1932 against [[FC Mulhouse|Mulhouse]].<ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="ParcSF">{{cite news
| title = Au fait, pourquoi le Parc des « Princes » ?
| url = https://www.sofoot.com/articles/au-fait-pourquoi-le-parc-des-princes
| work = So Foot
| date = 13 May 2012
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref> [[Stade Français (association football)|Stade Français]] joined Red Star and Racing later that year, and the three clubs shared the stadium until 1966.<ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="ParcSF"/><ref name="RedStar">{{cite news
| title = Moyennes d'affluences de spectateurs Red Star
| url = https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-spectateurs-Red%20Star.html
| work = Stades et spectateurs
| date = 22 August 2025
| access-date = 22 August 2025}}</ref> In rugby union, the Parc hosted France's [[1937 FIRA Tournament]] final victory against [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] and two matches of the [[1945–46 Victory Internationals]].<ref name="RugbyParc"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = France 10 - 0 British Empire Services (FT)
| url = http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/19598.html
| work = ESPN
| date = 13 November 2024
| access-date = 20 August 2025
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241113142716/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/19598.html
| archive-date = 2024-11-13}}</ref> Several boxing matches were also held at the stadium.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Images"/> The first fight was on 12 June 1932, when French boxer [[Marcel Thil]] took the world middleweight title from American [[Gorilla Jones]] in front of 70,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite news
| title = 70,000 in Paris See Thil Beat Jones on Foul in the Eleventh
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1932/06/12/archives/70000-in-paris-see-thil-beat-jones-on-foul-in-the-eleventh.html
| work = The New York Times
| date = 12 June 1932
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref> On 25 May 1946, the Parc hosted six more bouts, including the main event between French boxers [[Marcel Cerdan]] and Robert Charron, won by the former.<ref name="Images"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Event: 25 May 1946 - France
| url = https://fightfax.com/events/daeac822-657f-4c78-8fb7-0b2d8c4809c2
| work = FightFax
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref>

[[File:1932 Le parc des princes v1.jpg|thumb|right|260px|The Parc des Princes in 1932.]]

1938 was an eventful year for the Parc, beginning with the [[1938 Coupe de France final]], its second overall. It would again host the deciding match in [[1940 Coupe de France final|1940]] and [[1944 Coupe de France final|1944]].<ref name="CdF">{{cite news
| title = France - List of Cup Finals
| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/francuphist.html
| work = RSSSF
| date = 26 May 2015
| access-date = 17 August 2025}}</ref> In June, the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] became the first major tournament held at the Parc since 1900. The stadium hosted the opening match between [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and [[Germany national football team|Germany]], as well as [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]'s semi-final victory over [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], but the Yves-du-Manoir remained more important and was the venue for the [[1938 FIFA World Cup final|final]].<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = World Cup 1938 finals
| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/38full.html
| work = RSSSF
| date = 15 August 2025
| access-date = 15 August 2025}}</ref> Finally, on 10 December 1938, American soldiers remaining in France after World War I played the first [[American football]] game on French soil at the Parc in front of 25,000 spectators.<ref name="Parisiens"/><ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Moderne"/>

The [[1939 Tour de France]] marked the last event at the stadium before [[World War II]]. It ended shortly before [[Nazi Germany]] [[Invasion of Poland|invaded Poland]]. Plans were made for a Tour in 1940, and Desgrange hoped to host an American team for the first time, but these plans were put on hold following the [[Battle of France|German invasion of France]]. Desgrange died three months later, in August 1940, and full responsibility for ''L'Auto'', the Tour, and the Parc fell to Jacques, his brother Maurice having sold his shares in ''L'Auto'' to a group of Nazi-sympathizing businessmen in the late 1930s.<ref name="Tour"/><ref name="Desgrange"/> During the 1940s, despite the war, the Parc hosted four consecutive Top 14 finals between 1943 and 1946.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Parc des Princes, Paris, 21 mars 1943
| url = https://top14.lnr.fr/actualite/parc-des-princes-paris-21-mars-1943
| work = Top 14
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Parc des Princes, Paris, 26 mars 1944
| url = https://top14.lnr.fr/actualite/parc-des-princes-paris-26-mars-1944
| work = Top 14
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Parc des Princes, Paris, 7 avril 1945
| url = https://top14.lnr.fr/actualite/parc-des-princes-paris-7-avril-1945
| work = Top 14
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Parc des Princes, Paris, 24 mars 1946
| url = https://top14.lnr.fr/actualite/parc-des-princes-paris-24-mars-1946
| work = Top 14
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref>

Jacques continued publishing during World War II, showing some sympathy for the occupying Germans. Upon the [[Liberation of France]] in 1944, he was accused of collaboration, ''L'Auto'' was closed, and its assets confiscated by the state. French publishing magnate [[Émilien Amaury]] came to his aid, and Jacques avoided jail. With Amaury's help, he eventually gained permission to launch a new sports newspaper, called ''[[L'Équipe]]'', in 1946. Amaury also persuaded the authorities to return control of the Parc and the Tour to Jacques through ''L'Équipe'' the following year. In return, he had to cede 50% of his shares in ''L'Équipe'' to Amaury, who thus became a co-owner of the Tour.<ref name="Tour"/><ref name="Desgrange"/> Events returned to the Parc soon after, starting with the [[1947 Tour de France]], the first edition since 1939.<ref name="Tour"/> The [[1948 Tour de France]] was another highlight; its finish at the Parc des Princes velodrome on 25 July 1948 was the first live television broadcast of the race.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = The Tour de France: From French Niche Event To Global Phenomenon
| url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/timgenske/2025/07/20/the-tour-de-france-from-french-niche-event-to-global-phenomenon/
| work = Forbes
| date = 20 July 2025
| access-date = 17 August 2025}}</ref>

===First European final and reconstruction===

The first night football match at the stadium, a friendly between Racing Paris and Brazilian club [[Bangu Atlético Clube|Bangu]], took place on 23 April 1951. Racing lost 3–2.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = International Matches of Bangu Atlético Clube 1919
| url = https://rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/intmatbangu.htm
| work = RSSSF Brasil
| date = 16 December 2011
| access-date = 15 August 2025}}</ref> On 26 March 1952, the [[French Football Federation]] (FFF) organized the first international outdoor night sporting event. Under 120 floodlights, France lost 1–0 to Sweden at the Parc.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Our history
| url = https://uk.fff.fr/2-our-history.html
| work = French Football Federation
| date = 15 August 2025
| access-date = 15 August 2025}}</ref> The Parc subsequently hosted two [[Latin Cup]] in [[1952 Latin Cup|1952]] and [[1955 Latin Cup|1955]], including both finals, in which Spanish teams [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] defeated French sides [[OGC Nice|Nice]] and [[Stade de Reims|Reims]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Paris home to plenty of FC Barcelona memories
| url = https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1100662/paris-home-to-plenty-of-fc-barcelona-memories
| work = FC Barcelona
| date = 11 April 2025
| access-date = 15 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = 70th anniversary of the first Latin Cup
| url = https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/news/club/latest-news/70o-aniversario-de-la-primera-copa-latina-26-06-2025
| work = Real Madrid
| date = 26 June 2025
| access-date = 15 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Latin Cup
| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/latin.html
| work = RSSSF
| date = 17 December 2023
| access-date = 15 August 2025}}</ref> In between, the [[1954 Rugby League World Cup final]], the inaugural edition of the tournament, was played at the stadium on 13 November 1954. The [[France national rugby league team]] lost 16–12 to [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]].<ref name="Moderne"/>

The inaugural [[1956 European Cup final]] was also held at the stadium, where Real Madrid again beat Reims on 13 June 1956.<ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Moderne"/> During that European campaign, Reims played most of their home matches at the Parc, and continued to do so occasionally until 1963, due to their own stadium being deemed too small.<ref name="ParcSF"/><ref name="Reims">{{cite news
| title = The lament of Stade de Reims, the team that could've been Europe's first true power
| url = https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/07/25/the-lament-of-stade-de-reims-the-team-that-couldve-been-europes-first-true-power/
| work = These Football Times
| date = 25 July 2019
| access-date = 15 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = European Competitions 1955-56
| url = https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195556.html
| work = RSSSF
| date = 23 September 2021
| access-date = 22 August 2025}}</ref> In 1960, France hosted the [[1960 European Nations' Cup|inaugural]] [[UEFA European Championship]]. The stadium saw [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] eliminate France in the semi-finals and then fall to the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] in the [[1960 European Nations' Cup final|final]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = EURO 1960: All you need to know
| url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/025a-0eb0ecf360cc-a9532565e049-1000--euro-1960-all-you-need-to-know/
| work = UEFA
| date = 1 January 2023
| access-date = 15 August 2025}}</ref> Between 1953 and 1967, before the stadium was rebuilt, the Parc hosted seven [[Coupe Charles Drago]] finals, two [[Trophée des Champions]], the 1965 [[Coupe de la Ligue]] final and four Coupe de France finals.<ref name="HistoryParc"/><ref name="CdF"/><ref name="CdL">{{cite news
| title = France - List of League Cup Finals
| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franleagcuphist.html
| work = RSSF
| date = 6 August 2020
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = France League Cup 1964/65
| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franleagcup65.html
| work = RSSSF
| date = 21 March 2007
| access-date = 20 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="TdC">{{cite news
| title = France Super Cup Finals - Details
| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fransupcup-det.html
| work = RSSSF
| date = 20 February 2009
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Paris, ortophotograph Parc des Princes.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Parc des Princes in 2018.]]

French president [[Charles de Gaulle]] and Minister of Sports [[Maurice Herzog]] pushed through a project to convert the Parc into a joint national football and rugby stadium, adapted to contemporary standards.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="HistoryParc"/> Pursuing their vision, the Council of Paris did not renew Jacques's lease on the stadium when it expired in 1965.<ref name="LeParc"/> As a result, Jacques ran into financial difficulties that year and sold his remaining 50% shares in ''L'Équipe'' to Amaury, who became the owner of the Tour.<ref name="Tour"/> In 1967, the state gave the green light to a third version of the Parc, with French architect [[Roger Taillibert]] chosen to lead the project, working closely with Iranian artist [[Siavash Teimouri]]. The [[1967 Tour de France]] was the 54th and last time that the race was run on the Parc's pink track, which ceased to exist following reconstruction.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = The Summit of The Tour
| url = https://bikevibe.no/stories/paris-is-the-ultimate-end-goal-for-cyclists-starting
| work = Bikevibe
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref>

Demolition began on 8 July 1967 and work was completed on 23 April 1972.<ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Nouveau"/><ref name="Moderne"/> However, matches continued to be played there, albeit with reduced attendance, including the 1969 Trophée des Champions and the 1970 [[Championnat de France Amateur (1935–1971)|Championnat de France Amateur]] final. The latter, played on 14 June 1970 between [[AS Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg|Pierrots]] and [[UMS Montélimar|Montélimar]], was the last match at this second incarnation of the Parc. In a stadium surrounded by cranes, Paul Kohler scored the only goal of the match, giving Pierrots their second consecutive title.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="TdC"/><ref name="CFA">{{cite news
| title = Les Pierrots Vauban cuvée 1968-1969 : une époque formidable
| url = https://www.dna.fr/sports/2019/06/26/les-pierrots-vauban-cuvee-1968-1969-une-epoque-formidable
| work = UEFA
| date = 26 June 2019
| access-date = 17 August 2025}}</ref> The Parc had previously hosted four other Championnat de France Amateur finals between 1965 and 1969.<ref name="CFA"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Rétrospective: la chute du GFCA, club pionnier du football corse
| url = https://www.corsematin.com/articles/retrospective-la-chute-du-gfca-club-pionnier-du-football-corse-136984
| work = Corse-Matin
| date = 29 January 2023
| access-date = 20 August 2025}}</ref>

With a seating capacity for 47,929 spectators and four covered stands, the third Parc impressed with its futuristic lines, suspended concrete stands and formidable acoustics.<ref name="PlanParc"/><ref name="Parisiens"/><ref name="HistoryParc"/> Equipped with an integrated video and sound system, it was one of the most advanced stadiums in Europe, also being the first to feature rooftop lighting on the continent.<ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Naissance"/><ref name="Nouveau"/> The Parc was the largest stadium in France, home to the national football and rugby union teams (1972–1997), the venue of the Coupe de France (1972–1997), the [[Top 14]] (1974–1997) and the [[Coupe de la Ligue]] (1995–1997) finals, and hosted the Six Nations (1973–1997), until the construction of the [[Stade de France]].<ref name="Parisiens"/><ref name="RugbyParc"/><ref name="Avant"/><ref name="CdF"/><ref name="CdL"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = History of the Six Nations tournament
| url = https://uk.tourisme93.com/6-nations.html
| work = Seine-Saint-Denis tourisme
| date = 20 August 2025
| access-date = 20 August 2025}}</ref>

===PSG and French national teams===

[[File:Boulevard Périphérique vu depuis Avenue Parc Princes - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2022-05-28 - 2.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Exterior of the Parc des Princes in 2022.]]

On 25 May 1972, a friendly between the [[France Olympic football team]] and the [[Soviet Union Olympic football team]] was the first match played at the Parc. France lost 3–1.<ref name="Nouveau"/> De Gaulle, who died in November 1970, did not live to see the final result. It was his successor, [[Georges Pompidou]], who officially inaugurated the new national stadium at the [[1972 Coupe de France final]] on 4 June 1972.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="LeParc"/><ref name="Nouveau"/> The first [[rugby league]] match at the Parc was [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]'s 9–5 victory over [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in the [[1972 Rugby League World Cup]] on 1 November 1972.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Rugby">{{cite news
| title = French Rugby Teams: Tradition, Talent, and Triumph
| url = https://www.oval3.game/news/french-rugby-teams
| work = OVAL3
| date = 29 November 2023
| access-date = 2 February 2024}}</ref>

With Reims no longer among Europe's elite, Racing Paris and Stade Français both in lower divisions, and Red Star at [[Stade Bauer]], the Parc needed a new tenant.<ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="ParcSF"/><ref name="Reims"/> [[Paris FC]], fresh from a bitter split with PSG, took over in 1972.<ref name="ParcPFC"/> PSG played their first match at the Parc on 10 November 1973. They won 3–1 against [[Ligue 2]] promotion rivals Red Star, with the club's first goal at the stadium being scored by [[Othniel Dossevi]].<ref name="StadesPSG"/><ref name="dossevi">{{cite news
| title = Millième au Parc des Princes : ces dix matches qui ont fait l'histoire du PSG
| url = https://www.europe1.fr/sport/millieme-au-parc-des-princes-ces-dix-matches-qui-ont-fait-lhistoire-du-psg-2842636
| work = Europe1
| date = 9 September 2016
| access-date = 3 April 2019}}</ref> PSG then won the [[1973–74 French Division 2#Promotion play-offs|Ligue 1 promotion play–offs]] 4–2 against [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] at the Parc on 4 June 1974, coinciding with Paris FC's relegation.<ref name="History1978">{{cite news
| title = L'historique du club de la saison 1970/1978
| url = http://www.psg.fr/fr/Article/003002/Article/38609/1970-1978
| work = PSG.FR
| date = 25 May 2008
| access-date = 27 June 2025
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080525204327/http://www.psg.fr/fr/Article/003002/Article/38609/1970-1978
| archive-date = 2008-05-25}}</ref><ref name="psg70">{{cite news
| title = Histoire du Paris Saint Germain
| url = http://psg70.free.fr/historique.htm
| work = PSG70
| access-date = 2 April 2019
| archive-date = 8 June 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170608011115/http://psg70.free.fr/historique.htm
| url-status = live
}}</ref> They moved to the stadium permanently in July 1974.<ref name="StadesPSG"/> Paris FC returned to Ligue 1 in 1978, sharing the Parc with PSG before being relegated in 1979. Racing Paris also shared the stadium from 1984 until their relegation from Ligue 1 in 1990.<ref name="ParcPFC"/> PSG became the Parc's sole tenant in 1997, when both French national teams moved to the Stade de France.<ref name="Avant"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = “ Ici c'est Paris ! ”. Les supporters du Paris-Saint-Germain et les riverains du Parc des Princes : éléments d'étude d'une co-présence périodique en milieu urbain
| url = https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-01194862v1/file/M%C3%A9moire%20C.%20Rivi%C3%A8re.pdf
| work = HAL
| date = 7 September 2015
| access-date = 5 August 2025}}</ref>

The [[1975 European Cup final]], played at the current Parc, went down in history as one of the most famous. [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] clinched the title by defeating [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] 2–0 in a highly controversial match. French referee [[Michel Kitabdjian]] did not send off Leeds midfielder [[Terry Yorath]] after a brutal foul, but also denied Leeds two clear penalties from Bayern captain [[Franz Beckenbauer]] and ruled out another goal for a dubious offside. The referee had to stop the game several times before the Germans scored twice in the final 20 minutes. The English fans began setting fire to the stands and throwing seats at the police. Bayern had to cut short their lap of honor. Twenty people were arrested and almost 50 fans and police officers were injured.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Robbery, rioting and a brave Frenchman: Leeds' 1975 European Cup Final retold
| url = https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/robbery-rioting-and-brave-frenchman-leeds-1975-european-cup-final-retold
| work = FourFourTwo
| date = 5 June 2015
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref> Two more European finals followed. [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] crushed [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] 4–0 in the [[1978 European Cup Winners' Cup final]], while [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] defeated Real Madrid 1–0 in the [[1981 European Cup final]].<ref name="Blizzard"/> It was also at the Parc that France, led by captain [[Michel Platini]], won their first international title, becoming European champions at [[UEFA Euro 1984|Euro 1984]] after beating [[Spain national football team|Spain]] 2–0 in the [[UEFA Euro 1984 final|final]].<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Parisiens"/>

A year earlier, underdogs had won their first major trophy against Platini's reigning Ligue 1 champions [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] in the [[1982 Coupe de France final]] at the Parc, one of the most iconic finals in the tournament's history.<ref name="HPDP">{{cite news
| title = Histoire du Parc des Princes
| url = https://stadiumtour.psg.fr/fr/histoire
| work = PSG.FR
| date = 18 August 2025
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="History1990">{{cite news
| title = L'historique du club de la saison 1978/1990
| url = http://www.psg.fr/fr/Article/003002/Article/38610/1978-1990
| work = PSG.FR
| date = 25 May 2008
| access-date = 3 July 2025
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080525204332/http://www.psg.fr/fr/Article/003002/Article/38610/1978-1990
| archive-date = 2008-05-25}}</ref> [[Nambatingue Toko]] opened the scoring for PSG, but Platini forced extra time and then gave Saint-Étienne the lead with his second goal of the night.<ref name="fontaine">{{cite news
| title = 1000 matches pour le PSG au Parc des Princes et dix soirées mythiques
| url = https://www.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/2016/09/08/27001-20160908ARTFIG00243-1000-matches-du-psg-au-parc-des-princes-et-dix-soirees-mythiques.php
| work = Le Figaro
| date = 8 September 2016
| access-date = 3 April 2019}}</ref> Saint-Étienne were cruising towards the title when [[Dominique Rocheteau]] scored an unexpected equalizer against his former team in the dying seconds of the match.<ref name="dossevi"/><ref name="fontaine"/> PSG fans invaded the pitch in joy, while PSG president [[Francis Borelli]] knelt and kissed the turf. After a 30-minute interruption, [[Dominique Baratelli]] saved Saint-Étienne's final attempt and [[Dominique Bathenay]] converted the winning penalty.<ref name="dossevi"/><ref name="History1990"/><ref name="fontaine"/> In 1983, PSG beat [[K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk|Waterschei]] 2–0 at the Parc in the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in front of 49,575 spectators, a club record that still stands today.<ref name="History1990"/><ref name="Valence">{{Cite news
| title = Le Top 10 du PSG en Coupe d'Europe: De la Juve à Valence, de Liverpool au Bayern
| url = https://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/2012-2013/le-top-10-du-psg-en-coupe-d-europe-de-la-juve-a-valence-de-liverpool-au-bayern_sto3692817/story.shtml
| work = Eurosport
| date = 1 April 2013
| access-date = 6 December 2020}}</ref>

===Stade de France and 1998 FIFA World Cup===

During the 1980s, several major non-sporting events were held at the Parc. [[Pope John Paul II]] chose the stadium to celebrate Mass during his first visit to France on 1 June 1980, while French politician [[Jacques Chirac]] gave his election speech there for his [[1981 French presidential election|1981 presidential bid]] for the conservative [[Gaullist]] party [[Rally for the Republic]] (RPR). Towards the end of the decade, it also began hosting concerts, with [[Michael Jackson]] being the first to perform at the Parc in 1988 for his [[Bad (tour)|Bad World Tour]], which attracted 130,000 spectators over two days.<ref name="Images"/>

The French rugby union team set the all-time attendance record at the Parc in 1989, when 50,370 spectators watched their 31–12 victory over [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] in the [[1989 Five Nations Championship]].<ref name="ParcPFC"/> The stadium also hosted [[England national rugby union team|England]]'s iconic 19–10 quarter-final victory over France in the [[1991 Rugby World Cup]], remembered as one of the greatest and bloodiest matches in rugby history.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Nigel Owens re-referees Rugby World Cup's dirtiest game
| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/09/04/rugby-world-cup-dirtiest-game-france-v-england-1991-referee/
| work = The Telegraph
| date = 4 September 2023
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> In 1992, France was named as the host of the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], the first on French soil since 1938, and the Stade de France, a new national stadium, was planned for the occasion in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], north of Paris. It was the beginning of the end of the Parc's status as the country's primary venue, although it continued to host several top-flight matches until 1998.<ref name="Blizzard"/> PSG even considered moving to the Stade de France, but ultimately decided to stay at the Parc.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Football : le PSG refuse d'aller au Stade de France
| url = https://www.lesechos.fr/1997/09/football-le-psg-refuse-daller-au-stade-de-france-821159
| work = Les Echos
| date = 30 September 1997
| access-date = 26 August 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Paris-Parc-des-Princes.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Interior of the Parc des Princes in 2004.]]

In 1993, French football suffered one of its most painful defeats in front of a team record 48,402 spectators. France needed a draw, while [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] needed to win, to ensure qualification for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] in the USA. With the score tied at 1–1 in the dying seconds of the match, French winger [[David Ginola]] had the ball by the corner flag. Instead of wasting time and letting the clock run out, he overhit a cross intended for [[Eric Cantona]]. The ball was collected by the Bulgarians, who launched a quick counterattack which resulted in [[Emil Kostadinov]] scoring the winning goal. France manager [[Gérard Houllier]] publicly blamed Ginola for the 2–1 defeat.<ref name="Affluences"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = From the Vault: The cross that cost France and started a 19-year feud
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/nov/16/from-vault-ginola-houllier-france-feud
| work = The Guardian
| date = 16 November 2012
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref>

Construction of the Stade de France began in May 1995. In the same month, the Parc hosted [[Real Zaragoza]]'s victory over [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final]].<ref name="Blizzard"/> The stadium witnessed one of PSG's darkest moments in Europe in January 1997, when they were defeated 6–1 by [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in the first leg of the [[1996 UEFA Super Cup]].<ref name="Dazzling">{{cite news
| title = 1996 Super Cup: Dazzling Juve shine in Paris
| url = https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/1996/
| work = [[UEFA]]
| date = 17 October 2008
| access-date = 6 December 2020}}</ref> On 11 June 1997, the French football team drew 2–2 against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in the [[1997 Tournoi de France]] in their final match at the Parc.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Équipe de France. À quand remonte le dernier match des Bleus au Parc des Princes ?
| url = https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/equipe-de-france/equipe-de-france-a-quand-remonte-le-dernier-match-des-bleus-au-parc-des-princes-18af6afa-409a-11ec-b2cb-c1e4c742feea
| work = Ouest-France
| date = 12 November 2021
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> They have returned to the stadium five times, for a total of 132 matches, 127 of them between 1905 and 1997.<ref name="Avant"/><ref name="FrancePDP">{{Cite news
| title = Histoire du Parc des Princes
| url = https://www.chroniquesbleues.fr/Histoire-du-Parc-des-Princes
| work = Chroniques bleues
| date = 18 April 2025
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> On 22 November 1997, the French rugby union team were crushed 52–10 by [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] in their final match at the Parc.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Adieux au Parc des Princes : un calvaire pour les Bleus contre l'Afrique du Sud (10-52)
| url = https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Article/Adieux-au-parc-des-princes-un-calvaire-pour-les-bleus-contre-l-afrique-du-sud-10-52/851625
| work = L'Équipe
| date = 18 November 2017
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> They have only played at the stadium once more, in 2007, for a total of 80 matches, 79 of them between 1906 and 1997.<ref name="RugbyParc"/>

The 81,000-capacity Stade de France opened with a friendly against Spain in January 1998, which France won with a solitary goal from [[Zinedine Zidane]].<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Zidane">{{cite news
| title = France, Spain book Stade de France date
| url = https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2018russia/news/france-spain-book-stade-de-france-date-2857272
| work = FIFA
| date = 1 December 2016
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> In May 1998, just days before the start of the [[FIFA World Cup]] at the Stade de France, [[Inter Milan]] won the [[1998 UEFA Cup final]] against [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]. It was the last European football final to be played at the Parc.<ref name="Blizzard"/> Two months later, Zidane scored twice at the Stade de France as France defeated [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 3–0 in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup final]] to secure their first World Cup title.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Zidane"/> While the Parc hosted four group stage matches, one round of 16 match and the third-place play-off during the World Cup, it became, above all, the home of PSG after that. In the international stadium scene, the Parc was too small to host a [[UEFA Champions League]] final, and whenever the French national football team played outside of Saint-Denis, it was often in other cities.<ref name="Blizzard"/>

===2024 Summer Olympics and potential PSG move===

To date, the [[2001 Heineken Cup final]] was the last European club final held at the Parc. English rugby union team [[Leicester Tigers]] were crowned [[European Rugby Champions Cup]] winners after defeating French champions [[Stade Français]] 34–30.<ref>{{cite news
| title = The Sixth Heineken Cup Final
| url = https://historical-stats.epcrugby.com/report/the-sixth-heineken-cup-final/#report
| work = Investec Champions Cup
| date = 19 May 2001
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> The stadium also hosted five matches of the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], including France's 34–10 defeat by [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] in the bronze medal final.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Rugby World Cup 2007 results
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/3711557.stm
| work = BBC Sport
| date = 23 August 2025
| access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> In November 2013, PSG reached an agreement with the Council of Paris to extend their lease on their stadium for a further 30 years, until 2043, based on a fixed rent plus a variable share of their revenue. They subsequently completed a three-year renovation of the stadium ahead of [[UEFA Euro 2016]]. Its current capacity was kept unchanged, but the seats were improved to be larger and more comfortable.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Sale">{{cite news
| title = PSG could leave Parc des Princes after mayor turns down sale
| url = https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/1/15/psg-threatens-to-quit-parc-des-princess-their-home-stadium
| work = Al Jazeera
| date = 15 January 2023
| access-date = 25 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Eye">{{cite news
| title = Paris Saint-Germain finish Parc des Princes renovation but eye expansion
| url = https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/paris-saint-germain-finish-parc-des-prince-renovation-but/bltaf6f4c4398a03e75
| work = Goal.com
| date = 11 May 2016
| access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref> During the tournament, four group stage matches and one round of 16 match were played at the Parc.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Euro 2016 venue by venue: France's 10 stadiums for finals
| url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34809687
| work = BBC Sport
| date = 6 June 2016
| access-date = 25 August 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Paris Parc des Princes 1.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Playing field of the Parc in 2010.]]

The [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] became the first women's tournament held at the stadium, where [[France women's national football team|France]] defeated [[South Korea women's national football team|South Korea]] in the opening match. The Parc then hosted four further group stage matches, a round of 16 match, and France's quarter-final elimination against the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Women's World Cup 2019: the complete guide to all the stadiums
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/22/womens-world-cup-2019-the-complete-guide-to-all-the-stadiums
| work = BBC Sport
| date = 23 May 2019
| access-date = 25 August 2025}}</ref> The [[2023 Trophée des Champions]], won by PSG 2–0 against [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]], was the first edition to be played at the Parc since 1969.<ref name="TdC"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Le Trophée des champions au Parc des Princes le 3 janvier
| url = https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-trophee-des-champions-au-parc-des-princes-le-3-janvier/1434533
| work = L'Équipe
| date = 1 December 2023
| access-date = 18 August 2025}}</ref>

After being snubbed twice in 1900 and 1924, the Parc was selected as the host of the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Blizzard"/> Both the [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's]] and [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|women's]] football tournaments were held at the stadium. A total of ten matches were played there, including six group stage matches, two quarter-finals, and both finals. In the [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final|men's final]], [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain]] secured their [[Football at the Summer Olympics|second gold medal]] with a 5–3 extra-time victory over host country France, while the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] clinched their record fifth gold medal by beating [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] 1–0 in the [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament final|women's final]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Match results at the Men's Olympic Football Tournament
| url = https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/olympicgames/paris2024/articles/mens-olympic-football-tournament-paris-2024-schedule
| work = FIFA
| date = 8 August 2024
| access-date = 25 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Match results at the Women's Olympic Football Tournament
| url = https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/olympicgames/paris2024/articles/womens-olympic-football-tournament-paris-2024-schedule
| work = FIFA
| date = 6 August 2024
| access-date = 25 August 2025}}</ref>

The 2016 renovation work increased PSG's stadium revenue from €20 million to €100 million, but the club was interested in purchasing the Parc to increase its capacity to 60,000 in the coming years and establish itself as one of Europe's leading teams.<ref name="Blizzard"/><ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Eye"/> PSG considered three options: expanding the Parc, moving to the Stade de France, or building a new stadium. In 2023, after the Council of Paris rejected the club's bid to acquire the Parc, a purchase of the Stade de France was explored. PSG abandoned the proposal in January 2024, citing logistical, financial, and cultural reasons. The club confirmed its plans to leave the Parc and build a new stadium in February 2024.<ref name="Sale"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = PSG to leave Parc des Princes
| url = https://www.sportspro.com/news/psg-leaving-parc-des-princes-new-stadium-nasser-al-khelaifi/
| work = SportsPro
| date = 9 February 2024
| access-date = 26 August 2025}}</ref>

==Former and current tenants==

[[File:Racing Paris x Racing Avellaneda.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Racing Club de France Football|Racing Paris]] (dark jersey) against Argentine club [[Racing Club de Avellaneda]] (light jersey) at the Parc des Princes in 1950.]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Team|Name of the team}}
!{{Tooltip|Parc des Princes|Period as stadium tenants}}
!{{Tooltip|Record Attendance|Record attendance at the stadium}}
!{{Tooltip|Source|Reference source for information}}
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Racing Club de France Football|Racing Paris]]
|1902–1920<br />1932–1966<br />1984–1990
| align="left" |39,749 vs. [[Stade de Reims|Reims]], 17 January 1954
|<ref name="ParcPFC"/><ref name="RCP"/><ref name="Racing"/><ref name="ParcSF"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Moyennes d'affluences de spectateurs RC Paris
| url = https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-spectateurs-RC%20Paris.html
| work = Stades et spectateurs
| date = 22 August 2025
| access-date = 22 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Racing Club de Paris — Stade de Reims (Coupe de France - 1953-54)
| url = https://archivesreimsfootball.fr/matchs/racing-club-de-paris-stade-de-reims-12
| work = Archives Reims Football
| date = 22 August 2025
| access-date = 22 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Red Star FC|Red Star]]
|1932–1966
| align="left" |33,324 vs. [[FC Rouen|Rouen]], 19 April 1953
|<ref name="Tradition"/><ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="RedStar"/>
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade Français (association football)|Stade Français]]
|1932–1966
| align="left" |38,562 vs. [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]], 16 February 1958
|<ref name="ParcSF"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Moyennes d'affluences de spectateurs Stade Français
| url = https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-spectateurs-Stade%20Francais.html
| work = Stades et spectateurs
| date = 22 August 2025
| access-date = 22 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Stade Français 0 - 2 Strasbourg (Division Interrégionale 57/58)
| url = https://racingdatabase.eu/game/stade-francais-strasbourg-0-2-1958-2-16
| work = Racing Database
| date = 22 August 2025
| access-date = 22 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris FC]]
|1972–1974<br />1978–1979
| align="left" |40,650 vs. [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], 27 April 1979
|<ref name="ParcPFC"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Moyennes d'affluences de spectateurs Paris FC
| url = https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-spectateurs-Paris-FC.html
| work = Stades et spectateurs
| date = 22 August 2025
| access-date = 22 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[France national football team]]
|1972–1997
| align="left" |48,402 vs. [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]], 17 November 1993
|<ref name="Affluences"/><ref name="Avant"/>
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[France national rugby union team]]
|1972–1997
| align="left" |50,370 vs. [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]], 18 February 1989
|<ref name="ParcPFC"/><ref name="Avant"/>
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC]]
|1974–Present
| align="left" |49,575 vs. [[K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk|Waterschei]], 13 March 1983
|<ref name="StadesPSG"/><ref name="Waterschei"/>
|}

==Major sporting events==

===Cycling races===

[[File:Finish van de laatste etappe op de wielerbaan van het Parc des Princes te Parij…, Bestanddeelnr 905-2235.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Finish line of the [[1952 Tour de France]] at the Parc des Princes.]]
[[File:Championnat de France de football USFSA 1910 (2).JPEG|thumb|right|280px|[[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques|USFSA Football Championship]] final between [[US Tourquennoise|Tourcoing]] and [[Stade Helvétique de Marseille|SH Marseille]] in [[1910 USFSA Football Championship|1910]].]]
[[File:Germany v Switzerland WC 1938 (2).jpg|thumb|right|280px|Germany vs. Switzerland during the opening match of the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]].]]
[[File:ParcdesPrincesCoupedesClubsChampions1956.png|thumb|right|280px|Presentation of the trophy at the Parc ahead of the [[1956 European Cup final]].]]
[[File:Italie Portugal 19-09-07 (5).jpg|thumb|right|280px|Italy vs. Portugal in the pool stage of the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] group stage.]]
[[File:Match Thil - Gorilla Jones, la présentation.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Boxing match between [[Marcel Thil]] and [[Gorilla Jones]] at the Parc des Princes in 1932.]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Event|Name of the event}}
!{{Tooltip|Editions|Number of editions}}
!{{Tooltip|Years|Year of editions}}
|-
| align="left" | [[Bol d'Or cycle race|Bol d'Or]]
| 1
| align="left" | 1899
|-
| align="left" | [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships]]
| 9
| align="left" | 1900, 1907, 1922, 1924, 1933, 1947, 1952, 1958, 1964
|-
| align="left" | [[Tour de France]]
| 54
| align="left" | 1903–1967
|}

===Football tournaments===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Event|Name of the event}}
!{{Tooltip|Editions|Number of editions}}
!{{Tooltip|Years|Year of editions}}
|-
| align="left" | [[FIFA World Cup]]
| 2
| align="left" | [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|-
| align="left" | [[UEFA European Championship]]
| 3
| align="left" | [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]], [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]], [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]
|-
| align="left" | [[FIFA Women's World Cup]]
| 1
| align="left" | [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]]
|-
| align="left" | [[Summer Olympic Games]]
| 2
| align="left" | [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024 (M)]], [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2024 (W)]]
|}

===Football finals===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Event|Name of the event}}
!{{Tooltip|Editions|Number of editions}}
!{{Tooltip|Years|Year of editions}}
|-
| align="left" | [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques|USFSA Football Championship]]
| 4
| align="left" | [[1903 USFSA Football Championship|1903]], [[1905 USFSA Football Championship|1905]], [[1907 USFSA Football Championship|1907]], [[1910 USFSA Football Championship|1910]]
|-
| align="left" | Coupe Dewar
| 1
| align="left" | 1905
|-
| align="left" | [[Coupe de France]]
| 33
| align="left" | [[1919 Coupe de France final|1919]], [[1938 Coupe de France final|1938]], [[1940 Coupe de France final|1940]], [[1944 Coupe de France final|1944]], [[1963 Coupe de France final|1963]], [[1965 Coupe de France final|1965]], [[1966 Coupe de France final|1966]], [[1967 Coupe de France final|1967]], [[List of Coupe de France finals|1972–1997]]
|-
| align="left" | [[Latin Cup]]
| 2
| align="left" | [[1952 Latin Cup|1952]], [[1955 Latin Cup|1955]]
|-
| align="left" | [[Coupe Charles Drago]]
| 7
| align="left" | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961
|-
| align="left" | [[Trophée des Champions]]
| 4
| align="left" | 1956, 1959, 1969, [[2023 Trophée des Champions|2023]]
|-
| align="left" | [[UEFA Champions League]]
| 3
| align="left" | [[1956 European Cup final|1956]], [[1975 European Cup final|1975]], [[1981 European Cup final|1981]]
|-
| align="left" | [[UEFA European Championship]]
| 2
| align="left" | [[1960 European Nations' Cup final|1960]], [[UEFA Euro 1984 final|1984]]
|-
| align="left" | [[Championnat de France Amateur (1935–1971)|Championnat de France Amateur]]
| 5
| align="left" | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970
|-
| align="left" | [[Coupe de la Ligue]]
| 4
| align="left" | 1965, [[1995 Coupe de la Ligue final|1995]], [[1996 Coupe de la Ligue final|1996]], [[1997 Coupe de la Ligue final|1997]]
|-
| align="left" | [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
| 2
| align="left" | [[1978 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1978]], [[1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final|1995]]
|-
| align="left" | [[UEFA Super Cup]]
| 1
| align="left" | [[1996 UEFA Super Cup|1996]]
|-
| align="left" | [[UEFA Europa League]]
| 1
| align="left" | [[1998 UEFA Cup final|1998]]
|-
| align="left" | [[Summer Olympic Games]]
| 2
| align="left" | [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final|2024 (M)]], [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament final|2024 (W)]]
|}

===Rugby tournaments===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Event|Name of the event}}
!{{Tooltip|Editions|Number of editions}}
!{{Tooltip|Years|Year of editions}}
|-
| align="left" | [[Six Nations Championship]]
| 31
| align="left" | 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1973–1997
|-
| align="left" | [[1937 FIRA Tournament|FIRA Tournament]]
| 1
| align="left" | [[1937 FIRA Tournament|1937]]
|-
| align="left" | [[1945–46 Victory Internationals|Victory Internationals]]
| 1
| align="left" | [[1945–46 Victory Internationals|1945–46]]
|-
| align="left" | [[Rugby League World Cup]]
| 2
| align="left" | [[1954 Rugby League World Cup|1954]], [[1972 Rugby League World Cup|1972]]
|-
| align="left" | [[Rugby World Cup]]
| 2
| align="left" | [[1991 Rugby World Cup|1991]], [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]]
|}

===Rugby finals===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Event|Name of the event}}
!{{Tooltip|Editions|Number of editions}}
!{{Tooltip|Years|Year of editions}}
|-
| align="left" | [[Top 14]]
| 31
| align="left" | 1902, 1906, 1910, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1974–1997
|-
| align="left" | [[1937 FIRA Tournament|FIRA Tournament]]
| 1
| align="left" | [[1937 FIRA Tournament|1937]]
|-
| align="left" | [[Rugby League World Cup]]
| 1
| align="left" | [[1954 Rugby League World Cup final|1954]]
|-
| align="left" | [[European Rugby Champions Cup]]
| 1
| align="left" | [[2001 Heineken Cup final|2001]]
|}

===Boxing matches===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Date|Date of the match}}
!{{Tooltip|Match|Name of both boxers}}
!{{Tooltip|Winner|Winner of the match}}
!{{Tooltip|Attendance|Number of spectators at the match}}
|-
| 12 June 1932
| [[Marcel Thil]] vs. [[Gorilla Jones]]
| Thil
| 70,000
|-
| 25 May 1946
| [[Marcel Cerdan]] vs. Robert Charron
| Cerdan
|
|-
| 25 May 1946
| [[Laurent Dauthuille]] vs. Jean Pankowiak
| Dauthuille
|
|-
| 25 May 1946
| Baby Day vs. Gustave Degouve
| Degouve
|
|-
| 25 May 1946
| Georges Martin vs. Denis Juliani
| Martin
|
|-
| 25 May 1946
| Prevost vs. Andre Gonnet
| Prevost
|
|-
| 25 May 1946
| Victor Buttin vs. Shali Said Kaddour
| Kaddour
|
|}

==Other uses==

===Films===

Since the 1930s, the Parc des Princes has appeared in several films.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Films">{{cite news
| title = Films at the Parc des Princes
| url = https://www.imdb.com/es/search/title/?title_type=feature&locations=parc%20des%20princes
| work = IMDb
| date = 6 August 2025
| access-date = 6 August 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Title|Film title}}
!{{Tooltip|Release Date|Year the film was released}}
!{{Tooltip|Director|Name of the director}}
!{{Tooltip|Genre|Film genre}}
!{{Tooltip|Leading Actor|Leading actor of the film}}
!{{Tooltip|Source|Reference source for information}}
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[The Five Cents of Lavarede (1939 film)|The Five Cents of Lavarede]]
| 1939
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maurice Cammage]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fernandel]]
| <ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Five Red Tulips]]
| 1949
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Stelli]]
| [[Crime film|Crime]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Dary]]
| <ref name="Moderne"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rue des prairies]]
| 1959
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Denys de La Patellière]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Gabin]]
| <ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Moi y'en a vouloir des sous]]
| 1973
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Yanne]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Yanne]]
| <ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Death of a Corrupt Man]]
| 1977
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Georges Lautner]]
| [[Crime film|Crime]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Delon]]
| <ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dead Tired]]
| 1994
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Blanc]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Blanc]]
| <ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[La Belle Verte]]
| 1996
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Coline Serreau]]
| [[Science fiction film|Science fiction]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Coline Serreau]]
| <ref name="Moderne"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Didier (film)|Didier]]
| 1997
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Chabat]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Bacri]]
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paparazzi (1998 French film)|Paparazzi]]
| 1998
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Berbérian]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Timsit]]
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[En plein coeur]]
| 1998
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Jolivet]]
| [[Crime film|Crime]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gérard Lanvin]]
| <ref name="Moderne"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[My Wife Is an Actress]]
| 2001
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yvan Attal]]
| [[Romance film|Romance]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]]
| <ref name="Moderne"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Trois Zéros]]
| 2002
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fabien Onteniente]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gérard Lanvin]]
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Monique: toujours contente]]
| 2002
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valérie Guignabodet]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Albert Dupontel]]
| <ref name="Films"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Les 11 commandements]]
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Desagnat]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michaël Youn]]
| rowspan="2"| <ref name="Moderne"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thomas Sorriaux]]
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[My Best Friend (2006 film)|My Best Friend]]
| 2006
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrice Leconte]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Daniel Auteuil]]
| <ref name="Films"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Micmacs (film)|Micmacs]]
| 2009
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]
| [[Comedy film|Comedy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dany Boon]]
| <ref name="Films"/>
|}

===Concerts===

Since the 1980s, the Parc des Princes has hosted several major concerts.<ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts">{{cite news
| title = Concerts au Parc des Princes, le retour
| url = https://www.psg.fr/equipes/the-club/content/concerts-au-parc-des-princes-le-retour-paris-saint-germain-2022
| work = PSG.FR
| date = 12 August 2022
| access-date = 6 August 2025
| archive-date = 12 August 2022
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220812193720/https://www.psg.fr/equipes/the-club/content/concerts-au-parc-des-princes-le-retour-paris-saint-germain-2022
| url-status = bot: unknown
}}</ref>

[[File:Parc des Princes for the Muse gig (613212562).jpg|thumb|right|280px|Before the [[Muse (band)|Muse]] concert in June 2007.]]
[[File:Wave those mobile phones (612782641).jpg|thumb|right|280px|During the [[Muse (band)|Muse]] concert in June 2007.]]
[[File:Concert de Green Day au Parc des Princes.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Green Day]] concert in June 2010.]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{Tooltip|Name|Name of the singer or band}}
!{{Tooltip|Tour|Name of the concert tour}}
!{{Tooltip|Date|Concert date}}
!{{Tooltip|Attendance|Number of people present at the concert}}
!{{Tooltip|Source|Reference source for information}}
|-
| rowspan="2" align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jackson]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Bad (tour)|Bad]]
| 27 June 1988
| rowspan="2"| 63,000
| rowspan="2"| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| 28 June 1988
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
| [[Nude Tour]]
| 16 June 1990
| 45,677
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[The Rolling Stones]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour]]
| 22 June 1990
| rowspan="3"| 
| rowspan="3"| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| 23 June 1990
|-
| 25 June 1990
|-
| rowspan="3" align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johnny Hallyday]]
| rowspan="3"| Retiens ta nuit
| 18 June 1993
| rowspan="3"| 
| rowspan="3"| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| 19 June 1993
|-
| 20 June 1993
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Bowie]]
| [[Earthling Tour]]
| 14 June 1997
| 
| <ref name="Moderne"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jackson]]
| rowspan="2"| [[HIStory World Tour]]
| 27 June 1997
| 65,000
| rowspan="2"| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| 29 June 1997
|55,000
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRE}} [[U2]]
| [[PopMart Tour]]
| 6 September 1997
| 53,519
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| rowspan="4" align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johnny Hallyday]]
| rowspan="4"| Plus près de vous
| 10 June 2003
| rowspan="4"| 
| rowspan="4"| <ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| 11 June 2003
|-
| 14 June 2003
|-
| 15 June 2003
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
| Roll on the Red Tour
| 15 June 2004
| 
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Metallica]]
| [[Madly in Anger with the World Tour]]
| 23 June 2004
| 
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Iron Maiden]]
| [[Eddie Rips Up the World Tour]]
| 25 June 2005
| 
| <ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robbie Williams]]
| [[Close Encounters Tour]]
| 17 June 2006
| 
| <ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| [[Black Holes and Revelations Tour]]
| 23 June 2007
| 
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
| [[Turn It On Again: The Tour]]
| 30 June 2007
| 49,606
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
| [[Stadium Arcadium World Tour]]
| 6 July 2007
| 48,713
| <ref name="Moderne"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Tokio Hotel]]
| 1000 Hotels World Tour
| 21 June 2008
| 
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]
| [[Magic Tour (Bruce Springsteen)|Magic Tour]]
| 27 June 2008
| 40,661
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]
| [[Live Parc des Princes Paris|Dodgy Holiday Tour]]
| 4 July 2008
| 55,000
| <ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Coldplay]]
| [[Viva la Vida Tour]]
| 7 September 2009
| 50,335
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Suprême NTM]]
| 
| 19 June 2010
| 35,000
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Green Day]]
| [[21st Century Breakdown World Tour]]
| 26 June 2010
| 35,000
| <ref name="Moderne"/><ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[DJ Snake]]
| 
| 11 June 2022
| 60,000
| <ref name="Concerts"/>
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dadju]]
| 
| 18 June 2022
| 50,000
| <ref name="Concerts"/>
|}

==See also==

* [[Camp des Loges]]
* [[Stade Georges Lefèvre]]
* [[Campus PSG]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Parc des Princes}}

*[https://www.psg.fr/ PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain]

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