Paris Saint-German is one of the richest clubs in the world and their stadium is also very luxurious looking. One of the best stadiums in France, today we will walk through 10 facts about PSG’s home ground – Parc des Princes.
Built
It was built in 1967 and was opened on 25 May 1972 – 5 years later. This stadium has been built 3 times in its history. The original stadium was built in 1897 and remained standing till 1932. The second stadium’s age was from 1932 to 1972. The Parc des Princes of today is the 3rd stadium of its kind.
Construction cost
The construction cost of this stadium was 150 Million French francs. Since then it has been renovated 2 times, in 1997 and in 2014.
Capacity
Parc des Princes is an all-seater stadium with a capacity to hold 47,929 people. This makes this stadium the 5th biggest stadium in France.
Biggest stadium
One of the interesting facts about its history is that just after its official opening, Parc des Princes became the biggest stadium in France.
Important matches
This stadium has also hosted many matches of great importance like every French cup that took place from 1972 to 1997 and also three European cup finals in 1975, 1978 and 1981.
World Cup
One of the biggest feats in the history of Parc Des Princes is that this stadium has also hosted the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Future renovations
Parc des Princes is about to get renovated by Qatar’s Sports Investment to increase its capacity up to 60,000. This will be done to make this stadium one of the leading stadiums in Europe.
Owners
Qatar’s Sports Investment is also interested in buying the PSG home ground for an estimated amount of 150 Million Euros.
Record attendance for football
The record attendance in the history of Parc des Princes in a football match happened during the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, a total of 49,575 people attended the match between PSG and Waterschei.
Record attendance
Apart from football, the official highest attendance came in a Rugby match between France and Wales where the French team defeated the Welsh dragons by 31-12 in the Five Nations Championship – 50,370 people attended that match.