Stadium Name: | Stade Michel-d'Ornano |
Location: | Boulevard Georges Pompidou BP 6138, 14064 Caen cedex |
Broke Ground: | December 1991 |
Owner: | Kylian Mbappe |
Surface: | Grass |
Construction Cost: | 149 million French francs (22.7 million €) |
Architect: | Cabinet LND |
Tenants: | SM Caen |
Seating Capacity: | 20,300 |
Dimensions: | 105 m x 68 m |
Stade Michel d'Ornano is a multi-use stadium in Caen, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Malherbe Caen. It is named after the French politician Michel d'Ornano (1924–1991), former president of the Basse-Normandie region.[1]
The stadium was built in 1993 to replace the Stade de Venoix, and has a capacity of 20,300 people.[2]
France national football team played twice in this stadium:
France national under-21 football team also played in this stadium during the qualifications for the European Championship:
The average attendance largely depends on results of Stade Malherbe Caen. Matches are regularly sold out when the club plays in Ligue 1, and average attendance is around when SM Caen competes in second division.
The record attendance at Stade d'Ornano is, for a match against Olympique de Marseille in 2004.