Stade Henri-Jooris Explained

Stadium Name:Stade Henri-Jooris
Location:Lille, France
Opened:1902
Demolished:1975
Former Names:Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque
Stade Victor Boucquey
Tenants:Olympique Lillois (1907–1944)
Lille OSC (1944–1974)
Seating Capacity:15,000

Stade Henri-Jooris was a sports stadium in Lille, France. The stadium, used mostly for football matches was able to hold 15,000 people and was home stadium of Olympique Lillois and Lille OSC.

Originally it was known as Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque; from 1907 to 1943, the stadium's name was the Stade Victor Boucquey. That year it was renamed after the former president of Olympique Lillois Henri-Jooris (who died four years before).

The stadium suffered a roof collapse during the Lens-Lille derby in February 1946. 53 spectators were injured as the structure partially collapsed during a 19th minute counterattack. The game was only delayed 20 minutes.[1]

During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le miracle d'Henri-Jooris. 17 February 2016. Kevin. Charnay. Sofoot. fr.
  2. Web site: 1938 FIFA World Cup France. https://web.archive.org/web/20150213233416/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=429/match=1175/index.html#overview#nosticky. dead. February 13, 2015. FIFA.com. 26 December 2019.