Petit-Bois Stadium

Stade du Petit-Bois
Stade du Petit-Bois
Address Rue du Petit-Bois
08000 Charleville-Mézières
Coordinates 49°46′16″N 4°43′59″E / 49.771°N 4.733°E / 49.771; 4.733
Capacity 3000
Construction
Built Opened July 15, 1927
Tenants
OFC Charleville

The Petit-Bois Stadium is a football stadium located at Charleville Mezieres in the region Champagne-Ardenne in France. It is currently the stadium for the resident team of OFC Charleville.

Historical

The stadium was inaugurated on July 15, 1927 during the 22is stage of the Tour de France ranging from Metz to Charleville.[1] In 1928, the architect Jean Grey[note 1] installed the reliefs that decorate the stadium entrance.[2]

From 1927 to 1937, a stage of the Tour de France takes place annually at the velodrome there.[3]

The team of OFC Charleville play their home games in this stadium. The club has evolved notably during its boom years in Division 2 between 1992 and 1997. The date for its record crowd was October 2, 1993, with the entrance of CS Sedan-Ardennes into the Championship Division 2, 5,600 people attending[4] in a derby with Ardennes won 3–0 by the visitors.[5]

The Sedan-Charleville roadrace ended for several years at the stadium of Petit-Bois.[6]

notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Not to be confused with the Spanish painter Juan Gris.

References

  1. ↑ "Etape 22 : Metz-Charleville", lagrandeboucle.com
  2. ↑ Mellet, Philippe (July 21, 2008), "Les bas-reliefs du Petit-Bois ne sont pas de Juan Gris…", L'Union (journal français), retrieved October 1, 2013
  3. ↑ Dardart, Gérald (June 2003), "Charleville-Mézières et le Tour de France 1927–2003" (PDF), Charleville-Mézières magazine (71), retrieved October 1, 2013
  4. ↑ "Records de spectateurs Stade du Petit Bois", stades-spectateurs.com
  5. ↑ "Olympique de Charleville 0–3 CS Sedan", lfp.fr
  6. ↑ Dardart, Gérald (September 2006), "Charleville-Mézières et le Tour de France 1927–2003" (PDF), Charleville-Mézières magazine (102), retrieved October 1, 2013
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