Built and opened in 1964 the ground immediately became the home of the towns two rugby clubs Racing Club Albi XIII and Sporting Club Albi. The ground is also used for athletic meetings. The ground originally had a main cantilever stand which held 1,800 seated spectators and a smaller unseated stand for 1,200, at either end there were semi-circular standing terraces. Initially called Le Stadium, in 1977 the ground hosted the French rugby league championship Final despite the fact that Racing Club Albi XIII were in the final against AS Carcassonne the 'home' side won 19–10 in front of 18,325 fans, which was and still is the record attendance. It hosted its first international rugby league match in 1979 when the France national rugby league team beat the Papua New Guinea rugby league team 16–9. In 1987 the end terracing's were flattened to make way for an Olympic standard eight lane athletic track. At the 2000 Rugby League World Cup the ground played host to two group 3 matches France beat South Africa 56–6 in front of a crowd of 7,696 and Papua New Guinea beat Tonga 30–22 in front of a crowd of 3,666. The ground was renovated in 2006 and expanded in 2007 giving it its current capacity of 13,058.[1]
stadium, municipal, albi, multi, purpose, stadium, albi, france, currently, used, rugby, league, home, ground, racing, club, albi, xiii, rugby, union, home, albi, after, expansion, project, completed, 2007, stadium, holds, with, seated, panoramic, view, stadiu. The Stadium Municipal d Albi is a multi purpose stadium in Albi France It is currently used for rugby league as the home ground of Racing Club Albi XIII and rugby union as the home of SC Albi After an expansion project completed in 2007 the stadium holds 13 000 with 8 000 seated Stadium Municipal d AlbiPanoramic view of stadiumFormer namesLe StadiumLocation283 Avenue du Colonel Teyssier Albi FranceCoordinates43 55 24 N 2 9 59 E 43 92333 N 2 16639 E 43 92333 2 16639OwnerMairie d Albi Albi town council Capacity13 058 8 000 seated Record attendance18 325SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1964Opened1964Renovated1987 2006Expanded1967 2007TenantsRacing Club Albi XIII 1962 SC Albi 1962 Contents 1 History 2 Rugby League Internationals 3 French Rugby League Championship Elite 1 Finals 4 Lord Derby Cup Finals 5 ReferencesHistory editBuilt and opened in 1964 the ground immediately became the home of the towns two rugby clubs Racing Club Albi XIII and Sporting Club Albi The ground is also used for athletic meetings The ground originally had a main cantilever stand which held 1 800 seated spectators and a smaller unseated stand for 1 200 at either end there were semi circular standing terraces Initially called Le Stadium in 1977 the ground hosted the French rugby league championship Final despite the fact that Racing Club Albi XIII were in the final against AS Carcassonne the home side won 19 10 in front of 18 325 fans which was and still is the record attendance It hosted its first international rugby league match in 1979 when the France national rugby league team beat the Papua New Guinea rugby league team 16 9 In 1987 the end terracing s were flattened to make way for an Olympic standard eight lane athletic track At the 2000 Rugby League World Cup the ground played host to two group 3 matches France beat South Africa 56 6 in front of a crowd of 7 696 and Papua New Guinea beat Tonga 30 22 in front of a crowd of 3 666 The ground was renovated in 2006 and expanded in 2007 giving it its current capacity of 13 058 1 Rugby League Internationals edit 2 Date Teams Result Attendance Tournament14 October 1979 nbsp France v nbsp Papua New Guinea 16 9 4 500 Test Match5 November 2000 nbsp France v nbsp South Africa 56 6 7 969 2000 Rugby League World Cup6 November 2000 nbsp Papua New Guinea v nbsp Tonga 30 22 3 666 2000 Rugby League World Cup26 June 2001 nbsp France v nbsp Ireland 56 16 2 006 Friendly16 October 2010 nbsp France v nbsp Scotland 26 12 7 150 2010 European Cup23 October 2010 nbsp France v nbsp Wales 11 12 10 413 2010 European Cup25 October 2014 nbsp France v nbsp Wales 42 22 5 225 2014 European Cup17 October 2015 nbsp France v nbsp Ireland 31 14 4 681 2015 European Cup19 June 2022 nbsp France v nbsp Wales 34 10 4 500 FriendlyFrench Rugby League Championship Elite 1 Finals editSeason Teams Score Attendance1976 77 Racing Club Albi XIII v AS Carcassonne 19 10 18 3252015 16 Limoux Grizzlies V AS Carcassonne 26 24 5 420Lord Derby Cup Finals editSeason Teams Score Attendance1978 79 US Villeneuve v AS Carcassonne 15 5 6 6421988 89 SO Avignon v AS Saint Esteve 12 11 6 0001989 90 AS Carcassonne v AS Saint Esteve 22 8 6 8322008 09 AS Carcassonne v Limoux Grizzlies 18 16 6 600References edit Delaney Trevor 1995 The International Grounds of Rugby League Trevor Delaney p 156 ISBN 0950998249 Stadium Municipal d Albi Rugby League Project Retrieved 30 May 2015 nbsp nbsp This article about a French sports venue is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stadium Municipal d 27Albi amp oldid 1142226036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
