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{{Short description|French football stadium}}
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'''Stade Chaban-Delmas''' is a sporting [[stadium]] located in the city of [[Bordeaux]], France. It was the home ground of [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux]]. Since 2011, it has also hosted matches of [[Top 14]] rugby team [[Union Bordeaux Bègles]].

Until 2001, the stadium's name was the '''Stade du Parc Lescure''', so called after the fallow lands on which it was built (Lescure is from earlier d'Escure, a transformation of "des Cures," part of the name of the chapelle Saint-Laurent-des-Cures-lès-Bourdeaus, formerly a prominent feature of the area).<ref>Guy Dupuis, ''Lescure: Stade Municipal de Bordeaux, Aujourd'hui stade Chaban-Delmas'' (Les Dossiers d'Aquitaine, 2008; {{ISBN|284622160X}}), p. 13.</ref> That year it was renamed after [[French Resistance|Resistance]] fighter and politician [[Jacques Chaban-Delmas]], who was the mayor of Bordeaux from 1947 to 1995.

First built in 1924 as a cycle-racing track, in 1935 it was reconfigured to accommodate the upcoming [[1938 FIFA World Cup]]. Rebuilt by the architects Jacques d'Welles and Raoul Jourde in an [[Art déco]] style, it opened on 12 June 1938 and was the first stadium in the world to have stands entirely covered without any pillars obstructing visibility of the playing area. Classified as a historic building, its restoration has been difficult, as its roof does not cover seats built after 1984 on the old cycle track.

The current [[seating capacity]] of the stadium is 34,462, following a series of expansions of the stands, in particular for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. A record 40,211 spectators were in attendance on 24 April 1985 to watch a match between Girondins de Bordeaux and [[Juventus]].
In preparation for several matches that were held here for the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], two giant television screens measuring 37 m<sup>2</sup> were installed.

The tunnel connecting the locker rooms of the players to the ground is the longest in Europe (close to 120 meters).

On 19 July 2011, FC Girondins de Bordeaux announced plans to construct a new stadium, located in Bordeaux-Lac, with seating capacity of 42,115 for sporting events. Construction of the [[Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux]] began in 2013 and ended in April 2015.

==1938 FIFA World Cup==
[[File:WC 1938 BRA - CSK Bordeaux.jpg|thumb|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] vs [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] in the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]]]]
The "Council Stadium" at the time accommodated two matches for the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]]: a quarter final and the match for third place. At the time the stadium's capacity was 25,000 people.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:65%;"
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!Date
!Time
!Team #1
!Res.
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!Round
!Attendance
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|12 June 1938||17:00||{{fb|BRA|1889}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t.]])||{{fb|TCH}} ||[[1938 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"| 22,021
|-
|14 June 1938||18:00||{{fb|BRA|1889}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fb|TCH}} ||[[1938 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] ([[Replay (sports)|Replay]])||style="text-align:center;"| 18,141
|-
|19 June 1938||17:00||{{fb|BRA|1889}}||style="text-align:center;"|4–2||{{fb|SWE}} ||[[1938 FIFA World Cup#Match for third place|Third place match]]||style="text-align:center;"| 12,000
|}

==1998 FIFA World Cup==
The stadium accommodated five pool matches and a match for the finals in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:65%;"
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!Time
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!Res.
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|11 June 1998||17:30||{{fb|ITA}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–2||{{fb|CHI}} ||[[1998 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 31,800
|-
|16 June 1998||17:30||{{fb|SCO}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|NOR}} ||[[1998 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"| 31,800
|-
|20 June 1998||17:30||{{fb|BEL}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–2||{{fb|MEX}} ||[[1998 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]||style="text-align:center;"| 31,800
|-
|24 June 1998||16:00||{{fb|RSA}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–2||{{fb|KSA}} ||[[1998 FIFA World Cup Group C|Group C]]||style="text-align:center;"| 31,800
|-
|26 June 1998||16:00||{{fb|ARG}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|CRO}} ||[[1998 FIFA World Cup Group H|Group H]]||style="text-align:center;"| 31,800
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|30 June 1998||16:30||{{fb|ROM}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|CRO}} ||[[1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"| 31,800
|}

==2007 Rugby World Cup==
The Stade Chaban-Delmas hosted four matches during the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]].

'''Pool B'''

*{{Flagicon|Canada}} Canada 12 – 12 {{Flagicon|Japan}} Japan : 25 September 2007
*{{Flagicon|Canada}} Canada 6 – '''37''' {{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia : 29 September 2007

'''Pool D'''

*{{Flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Ireland '''32''' – 17 {{Flagicon|Namibia}} Namibia : 9 September 2007
*{{Flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Ireland '''14''' – 10 {{Flagicon|Georgia}} Georgia : 15 September 2007

==Top 14 and Rugby Pro D2==
The Stade Chaban-Delmas has held many semi-finals for the [[Top 14]] rugby competition and has staged several finals until the 1970s. It also hosted the [[2012–13 Rugby Pro D2 season|2013]] promotion playoff final in [[Rugby Pro D2]].

Since 2011, it has also hosted matches of Top 14 rugby team [[Union Bordeaux Bègles]].

On 2 February 2018, it hosted a [[Six Nations Under 20s Championship]] match between [[France national under-20 rugby union team|France]] and [[Ireland national under-20 rugby union team|Ireland]] with France winning 34 - 24.

==Public transport==
* The stadium is served by the [[Bordeaux Tramway Line A]] station, Stade Chaban-Delmas, and bus No.&nbsp;9.

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Le Stade municipal de Bordeaux en 1938.jpg|Stade Chaban-Delmas after its opening in 1938
File:France, bordeaux, stade chaban delmas.jpg|Stadium entrance
File:Bordeaux Stade Lescure 1938 Vases du céramiste René Buthaud.JPG|Vases by René Buthaud
File:Stade Chaban-Delmas.jpg|Stadium during a [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux game]] in 2006
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Battle of Bordeaux (1938 FIFA World Cup)]]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Stade Chaban-Delmas}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061207121704/http://www.girondins.com/html/visite/chaban_delmas/histoire.shtml ] ([[Girondins de Bordeaux]])

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{{succession box
|  title=[[Heineken Cup]]<br />[[Heineken Cup finals|Final Venue]]
|  before=[[Cardiff Arms Park]] <br /> [[Cardiff]]
|  after=[[Lansdowne Road]] <br /> [[Dublin]]
|  years=[[1997-98 Heineken Cup|1997–98]]
}}
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[[Category:Football venues in France]]
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[[Category:Rugby league stadiums in France]]