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The original Parc des Princes under the snow in 1908. Originally called Stade Vélodrome du Parc des Princes, the stadium was inaugurated on 18 July 1897. Situated in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the area was a forested parkland used by the royal family before the French Revolution. This gave the Parc des Princes its name. [9] [12]
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]
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.
Reinforced with Dutch legend Johan Cruyff and Serbian star Dragan Džajić for the occasion, PSG narrowly lost to Spanish side Valencia in the final in front of a sold-out Parc des Princes. [7] [8] Additionally, the club inaugurated the first center of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in November 1975 at the Camp des Loges.
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.
Live Parc des Princes Paris is the second live DVD by British singer-songwriter Mika. [1] It is a one-off stadium show with a crowd of 55,000 recorded at Paris on 4 July 2008. The DVD also features a documentary following the initial idea of the show through to the production, directed by Joe Kane.
The band's first official live album, it was recorded at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, during their 2005 world tour. The two-disc release contains a CD album along with a DVD video of the performance. It was released on 27 February 2006 by the French record label XIII Bis.