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Under Borelli, PSG won its first Division 1 title, and its first two Coupe de France titles. [1] [2] On 14 September 2008, the west stand of the Parc des Princes was renamed Tribune présidentielle Francis Borelli (transl. Francis Borelli presidential stand) in honour of him. [3] [4]
The Parc des Princes pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as Tribune Borelli, Tribune Auteuil, Tribune Paris, and Tribune Boulogne. [7] Conceived by architect Roger Taillibert and Siavash Teimouri, the current version of the Parc des Princes officially opened on 25 May 1972, at a cost of 80–150 million francs.
Since its inception, Paris Saint-Germain have played in five main stadiums: the Stade Jean-Bouin, the Stade Georges Lefèvre, the Stade Bauer, the Stade Yves-du-Manoir, and the Parc des Princes, their current home ground. [119] [120] PSG took on Ligue 2 promotion rivals Red Star on 10 November 1973, for the club's first match at the Parc des ...
Lacking a big passionate fanbase, the club began offering cheaper season tickets to young supporters in 1976. These fans were placed in the Kop K, located in the K section of the Paris stand at the Parc des Princes. Following an increase in ticket prices, Kop K supporters moved to the Boulogne stand in 1978, and the Kop of Boulogne (KoB) was born.
Indeed, Parma were the only side able to defeat the Parisians that season, thanks to a solitary strike from Stoichkov in Italy. But PSG were not daunted. Two penalties from Raí and one more goal from Loko downed Parma 3–1 in front of a packed Parc des Princes to reach a fourth consecutive European semi-final. [37] [38]
Amid a Parc des Princes demanding their team to lose, Bordeaux won with a late goal and were crowned champions, much to the joy of PSG fans. [13] Marseille supporters still believe Paris let Bordeaux win. [13] [49] 15 February 2000 (OM 4–1 PSG). A mid-table Marseille side thumped podium hopefuls Paris at the Stade Vélodrome in a heated match.
The Stade Jean-Bouin (French pronunciation: [stad ʒɑ̃ bwɛ̃]; lit. ' Jean Bouin Stadium ') is a multi-purpose stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.The 19,904 capacity facility is located across the street from the much larger Parc des Princes, and is used mostly for rugby union, but is also used for American football and association football matches.
The first rugby union match between England and France was held on 22 March 1906 at Parc des Princes in Paris. The traditional name for the annual England versus France rugby union match in the Six Nations Championship as used on both sides of the English Channel is Le Crunch , used since at least 1981 (although it has been named " Eurostar ...