The Stade Bauer (also called the Stade de Paris) is a 10,000-capacity

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stadium in

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in the northern suburbs of Paris. The stadium is mainly used by

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who currently play in

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but have tasted success in the

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, winning it on five occasions (1921, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1942).

History

It hosted some of the

events for the

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. It also hosted a friendly game between

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and

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(3–0) right before the

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in France. Stade de Paris was also the

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's home ground for the

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, 1936–37,

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, and 1952–53 European Rugby League Championships. In recent years the stadium has fallen into disrepair, having been damaged heavily by a storm in 1999, and also suffering from a lack of financial investment since. In the 2016–2017 season,

played its home matches at

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as Stade Bauer did not meet the public safety requirements for a French second tier stadium. Since the team's demotion to the

, the third tier of French football, the club have resumed occupancy of their traditional home ground. On 18 May 2021, the enclosure was sold by the city of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine to Groupe Réalités for a makeover. Reconstruction work started and will allow the Bauer Stadium to be in line with sporting ambitions of the Red Star in case of promotion in Ligue 2.

References

External links

1924 Summer Olympics official report.
p. 321. * Venues of the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic football venues Football venues in France Red Star F.C. Sports venues completed in 1909 Sports venues in Seine-Saint-Denis 1909 establishments in France {{DEFAULTSORT:Bauer