Stade Michel-Moretti Explained

Stade Michel-Moretti
Nickname:Timizzolu
Location:Ancienne route de Sartène
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Opened:1 December 1968
Owner:AC Ajaccio
Operator:AC Ajaccio
Surface:Grass
Tenants:AC Ajaccio (1969–present)
Capacity:10,446[1]

The Stade Michel-Moretti, until 2024 Stade François Coty (Corsican: Stadiu François Coty) is a football stadium in the Corsican city of Ajaccio, France, and the home of AC Ajaccio. Its capacity is 10,660.

The stadium was inaugurated on 1 December 1969 under the name Parc des Sports de l'ACA.[2] A crowd of 14,421 was in attendance to see AC Ajaccio defeat SC Bastia in the Corsican derby.[3] Known informally as Timizzolu, the stadium was renovated in 2002 and renamed after François Coty (1874–1934), a businessman and far-right politician from Ajaccio.[2] Since 2007, the stadium has undergone substantial improvements to enable it to host Ligue 1 matches.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AC-Ajaccio - l'Histoire du stade . 2015-03-01 . 2015-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150819070137/http://www.ac-ajaccio.com/Club/STADE_Francois-Coty/L_Histoire_du_stade.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Stade François Coty. Soccerway. 27 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Photos du stade de Ajaccio: Francois Coty. Stades et Spectateurs. 27 June 2011.
  4. News: Ajaccio a ses subventions. 27 June 2011. Le Figaro. 24 June 2011. French.
  5. Web site: Le stade François-Coty enfin reconnu d'intérêt général. Corsica Infurmazione. 27 June 2011. 6 June 2011.