Stade Jacques Rimbault

Stade Jacques Rimbault
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Former names	Stade des Grosses Plantes; (1991–1993)
Location	Chemin des Grosses Plantes; 18000 Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Coordinates	47°06′57.9″N 2°23′44.0″E / 47.116083°N 2.395556°ECoordinates: 47°06′57.9″N 2°23′44.0″E / 47.116083°N 2.395556°E
Owner	City of Bourges
Capacity	13,000 (7,500 seated)
Record attendance	8,187 (Bourges Foot vs Lyon, 5 January 2019)
Construction
Opened	29 June 1991
Construction cost	58 million FRF (1986)
Tenants
	Bourges 18 (0000–2021); Bourges Foot (0000–2021); Bourges Foot 18 (2021–present)

The Stade Jacques Rimbault is a football stadium located in Bourges, France.^[3] It is the home ground of Championnat National 2 club Bourges Foot 18.

Opened in 1991, the stadium was initially called the Stade des Grosses Plantes before being renamed after [fr], the mayor of Bourges who died in 1993.^[4]

Notable matches[]

The Stade Jacques Rimbault hosted all professional Division 2 home fixtures of FC Bourges during the 1993–94 season.^[5]

The stadium notably hosted a match between the France U21 and Estonia U21 national teams on 27 May 2009, the game ending in a 3–0 victory for the French. The final of the 2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine was also hosted here, when Lyon beat Montpellier by a score of 2–1. Lastly, the semi-finals of the 2016–17 Coupe Gambardella took place at the stadium, which was a neutral venue.^[4]

References[]

^ "Le Grand Stade de Bourges" [The Great Stadium of Bourges]. L'Encyclopédie de Bourges (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ "Bourges vs Lyon (0-2)". FootballCritic. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ "Stade Jacques Rimbault, Bourges (France)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "[Bourges] Stade Jacques Rimbault (13,000)". Info-Stades (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ "Bourges 18 » Fixtures & Results 1993/1994". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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[1] "Le Grand Stade de Bourges" [The Great Stadium of Bourges]. L'Encyclopédie de Bourges (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[2] "Bourges vs Lyon (0-2)". FootballCritic. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[3] "Stade Jacques Rimbault, Bourges (France)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[:0-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "[Bourges] Stade Jacques Rimbault (13,000)". Info-Stades (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[5] "Bourges 18 » Fixtures & Results 1993/1994". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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Construction
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Former names	Stade des Grosses Plantes (1991–1993)
Location	Chemin des Grosses Plantes 18000 Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Coordinates	47°06′57.9″N 2°23′44.0″E / 47.116083°N 2.395556°E / 47.116083; 2.395556Coordinates: 47°06′57.9″N 2°23′44.0″E / 47.116083°N 2.395556°E / 47.116083; 2.395556
Owner	City of Bourges
Capacity	13,000 (7,500 seated)
Record attendance	8,187 (Bourges Foot vs Lyon, 5 January 2019)^[2]
Opened	29 June 1991^[1]
Construction cost	58 million FRF (1986)
Tenants
Bourges 18 (0000–2021) Bourges Foot (0000–2021) Bourges Foot 18 (2021–present)