Parc des Princes (Paris)
The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium in Paris, France. The venue is located in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement of Paris, in the immediate vicinity of the Stade Jean-Bouin (rugby venue) and within walking distance from the Stade Roland Garros (tennis venue).
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General information
Arena capacity: 47,929 spectators
Address: 24, Rue du Commandant-Guilbaud 75016 Paris, Île-de-France, France
GPS coordinates for the navigator: 48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E
Year of construction: 1967
Construction cost: €125 million
Field: GrassMaster by Tarkett Sports with dimensions of 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Seating plan of Parc des Princes
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Where to buy tickets?
Tickets for PSG games can be bought online, by phone, or at the PSG service point at Parc des Princes.
Paris Saint-Germain have seen a steep rise in attendances since the 2011-12 season, and increasingly sell out. However, for most matches tickets will be easily available if bought in advance.
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Ticket prices depend on the opponent, but for a regular match typically range from €35.00 for a seat in one of the corners to €100.00 for a good seat at the main stand, though seats at the main stand also go for €55.00. Prices get increased for high-profile matches.
If sold out or if you want to book tickets much in advance, you can also buy your tickets through viagogo, which is the official ticket marketplace of PSG. Prices are rather similar to what you pay on the official website.
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How to get there?
Parc de Princes is built on top of the Parisian ring road Périphérique. It lies approximately 4 kilometres south-west of the Eiffel Tower, and less than 1 kilometre south of the Bois de Boulogne and the Roland Garros tennis complex.
If coming from the southern section of the Périphérique, take exit D910/Boulogne (in the tunnel). Turn left at the end of the ramp (you will already see the stadium) onto the Avenue de la Porte de Saint-Cloud and then the first right onto the Rue du Commandant Guilbaud.
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If coming from the north, take the exit toward Boulogne/Avenue de la Porte de Saint-Cloud, and then turn right on top of the ramp following the same directions as above.
Metro stop Porte de Saint-Cloud on line 9 lies a 5-minute walk away from the stadium. Line 9 passes right through the Parisian city centre (on the north bank of the river Seine), and connects with multiple other lines.
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Alternatively, one can take line 10 and get off at stop Porte d’Auteuil, which is a slightly longer walk. Line 10 connects the stadium with various stops on Paris’ south bank, if that is where you are coming from.
Porte de Saint-Cloud station is also served by buses 22, 62 and 72, whereas Porte d’Auteuil is served by buses 32 and 52. All buses run through the city centre on different routes.
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Where to eat?
Parc des Princes is located in a typical dense Parisian neighbourhood. This means that if you walk a few blocks around the area, you will always bump into a bar or brasserie on a street corner.
There are quite a few hotels in the area of Parc des Princes, and staying close to the stadium might not be a bad idea as you’ve got two metro lines close that can bring you to the centre.
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Of course, as you are in Paris, don’t expect the hotels to come cheap. Hotel Boileau, a Holiday Inn, a Mercure Hotel, and Hotel B Paris Boulogne all get good reviews, but you will pay at least €100.00 per night for a double room.
Somewhat cheaper, but still acceptable, are Hôtal Printania, Acropolis Hotel, Timhotel Paris Boulogne, Hôtel Villa Sorel, and Hôtel de Paris. Click here for all hotels near Parc des Princes.
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Of course, with good transport connections to the stadium, you can just as well stay in any other part of Paris.
Design
The current stadium was completed in 1972 by architect Roger Taillibert & siavash teimouri, who also built the Olympic Stadium of Montreal. The design is innovative and allows spectators to enjoy excellent sightlines, with no seat being further than 45 metres from the pitch. Parc des Princes was the first stadium where lighting systems were integrated onto its elliptical roof, and it is still praised for its unique acoustics and its distinctive concrete ribs.
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Described in French as a ‘caisse de résonnance’ (‘box of sound’) due to its tight dimensions and the pressure-cooker atmosphere created by its home fans, it is one of the continent’s most emblematic and historic venues. Its raw concrete exterior may not be as extraordinary today, in the era of multimedia stadiums. But the “razors” supporting the concrete shell remain an icon of local skyline and the structure is aging with grace. It’s a landmark and legally protected icon of French architecture.
The seating bowl provides two continuous tiers without obstructed views, though some obstructions were introduced due to additional fencing of the away enclosure. Distance of end zones from the field is a disadvantage, because the stadium was designed with rugby in mind and left too much room for a football configuration.
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History
French president Georges Pompidou officially inaugurated the new enclosure by attending the French Cup Final on 4 June 1972. Paris Saint-Germain played their first game at the Parc des Princes against Red Star on 10 November 1973, as a curtain-raiser for that season’s league season between Paris FC (PFC) and Sochaux. PSG won 3–1 as Othniel Dossevi scored the club’s first goal at the Parc.
Paris SG returned to Ligue 1 in 1974, ironically the same year that Paris FC were relegated, and moved into the Parc des Princes, which up until that point had been the home stadium of PFC. Before that, PSG had been playing at several grounds including the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre, the Stade Jean-Bouin, the Stade Bauer, and even the Parc a few times that season despite the reluctance of PFC. Thereafter, Paris FC and Racing Paris kept playing at the Parc while they were in Ligue 1 (until 1990), but never reaching the numbers of attendance leaders PSG.
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The current Parc des Princes has hosted five European club football finals: the 1975 European Cup Final, the 1978 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final, the 1981 European Cup Final, the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup Final, and the 1998 UEFA Cup Final. It has also staged games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016, and was the venue for the 1984 and 2016 UEFA European Championships finals, not to mention the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Renovation
The stadium has moved with the times and adapted well to changing standards over the last forty years. In 2013, Paris Saint-Germain reached an agreement with the Paris City Council, owner of the Parc des Princes, who extended their stadium lease to 2043, based on a fixed rent plus a variable share of their income.
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Subsequently, PSG completed a three-year €75 million upgrade of the Parc des Princes (2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2016) ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 in France. The latest upgrade, unlike those at Stade Vélodrome or Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, the homes of Olympique de Marseille and AS Saint-Étienne respectively, was achieved without partial closure of the ground. The ground in the west of Paris’ centre was redeveloped under the guidance of American architect Tom Sheehan.
The pitch was re-laid and raised 28 centimetres to help its growth, while two additional rows of seats were added, allowing the ground to remain at a capacity of 48,000, despite now boasting larger and more comfortable seats. Hospitality capacity has risen from 1,200 to 4,500, while some players have bought one of the private boxes that offer a great view of the pitch. The public areas around the stadium were refurbished to exploit them with fan zones.
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The remodelling of the stadium also saw the installation of new substitutes’ benches and spacious, modern changing rooms that include warm-up and treatment rooms. The playing surface, the Desso GrassMaster technology, consist of natural grass and featuring undersoil heating, was reinforced with artificial strands sewn into the turf to provide a faster, more even and more resistant pitch.
Carrying out this renovation work saw PSG’s stadium revenue swell from €20m to €100m. The club has a 30-year agreement in place with the Paris City Council, which owns the stadium, based on a fixed rent plus a variable share of their income.