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Stade Francis-Le Blé

Coordinates: 48°24′11″N 4°27′42″W / 48.402932°N 4.461694°W / 48.402932; -4.461694
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Stade Francis-Le Blé
FLB, l'Armoricaine, chez Francis
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Full nameStade de l'Armoricaine
Location26 route de Quimper
29200 Brest, France
TypeCategory 2 (UEFA)
Capacity15,220
Record attendance21,619
(August 8, 1986, OM)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1922
Renovated2010
Tenants
Stade Brestois 29

The Stade Francis-Le Blé is a multi-use stadium in Brest, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Brestois 29. The stadium is able to hold 15,220 spectators.[1] The stadium is named for Francis Le Blé, former mayor of Brest who died in 1982.[2]

The stadium is classified as a Category 2 stadium by UEFA, making it unable to host UEFA Champions League matches[note 1]for the club.[4][5]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Category 4 stadiums are required to host UEFA Champions League matches [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Stade Francis-Le Blé (Brest) - SB29.com". STADE BRESTOIS 29 - LE SITE OFFICIEL (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  2. ^ (27 April 2010). D'Alex à Zorro, tout sur le Stade brestois 2009-2010, maville.com (noting that Le Blé died in 1982)
  3. ^ Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2010/11 (PDF) (Report). UEFA. March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  4. ^ "No exemption: Brest told to move or face 5,000 capacity limit in event of European qualification - Get French Football News". 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  5. ^ "Actualité du Stade Brestois - SB29". www.sb29.bzh (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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48°24′11″N 4°27′42″W / 48.402932°N 4.461694°W / 48.402932; -4.461694