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  Stade du Petit-BoisLocation within France | |
| Address | Rue du Petit-Bois 08000 Charleville-Mézières, Grand Est, France |
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| Coordinates | 49°46′16″N 4°43′59″E / 49.771°N 4.733°E / 49.771; 4.733 |
| Owner | Town of Charleville-Mézières |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Opened | 15 July 1927 |
| Tenants | |
| OFC Charleville | |
The Stade du Petit-Bois (French pronunciation: [stad dy pəti bwa]) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Charleville-Mézières, France. It is the home ground of OFC Charleville.
History
The stadium was inaugurated on 15 July 1927 during the stage of the Tour de France ranging from Metz to Charleville. In 1928, the architect Jean Grey installed the reliefs that decorate the stadium entrance.
From 1927 to 1937, a stage of the Tour de France took place annually at the velodrome of the ground.
OFC Charleville play their home games at the Stade du Petit-Bois. The club has notably played in the Division 2 from 1992 and 1997. The record attendance for the stadium occurred during a Division 2 match against CS Sedan Ardennes on 2 October 1993. 5,600 people attended the match, but the home side went on to lose 3–0 to Sedan.
The Sedan-Charleville [fr] roadrace ended for several years at the stadium.
References
- "Etape 22 : Metz-Charleville", lagrandeboucle.com, archived from the original on October 1, 2013
- Mellet, Philippe (July 21, 2008), "Les bas-reliefs du Petit-Bois ne sont pas de Juan Gris…", L'Union (Journal français), retrieved October 1, 2013
- Dardart, Gérald (June 2003), "Charleville-Mézières et le Tour de France 1927–2003" (PDF), Charleville-Mézières magazine, no. 71, retrieved October 1, 2013
- "Records de spectateurs Stade du Petit Bois", stades-spectateurs.com
- "Olympique de Charleville 0–3 CS Sedan", lfp.fr
- Dardart, Gérald (September 2006), "Charleville-Mézières et le Tour de France 1927–2003" (PDF), Charleville-Mézières magazine, no. 102, retrieved October 1, 2013
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