The Stade Georges Lefèvre (), formerly known as the Stade des Loges (), is a

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stadium and

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Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. ...

, near

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, France. It is a part of the

Camp des Loges The Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre Training Center (), commonly known as the Camp des Loges, is a sports facility in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Since October 2024, it has served as the training facility of rugby union club Stade França ...

, the former

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of French

club

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. Between 1904 and 1970, the Stade Georges Lefèvre was the home stadium and training ground of former French football club

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. It then hosted Paris Saint-Germain from 1970 until 2024, when they left for the newly built

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History

The first sports facilities of the Stade Georges Lefèvre were inaugurated on 21 June 1904, under the name of Stade des Loges, to coincide with the foundation of now-dissolved French

club

that same year. The complex now has 40 fields for different sports and covers an area of 12 hectares. It is located in the forest of

, opposite to the

, the former

. In 1945, following the death of Stade Saint-Germain player Georges Lefèvre during

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in 1940, the Stade des Loges changed its name to Stade Georges Lefèvre in his honor. Its main football stadium has a seating capacity of 2,164 spectators distributed over three stands, but can hold more people standing up. On 9 March 1969, 4,593 supporters attended Stade Saint-Germain's 2–1 victory over Évreux AC in the round of 16 of the

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. It still stands as the venue's attendance record. Since the foundation of Paris Saint-Germain, product of the merger between Stade Saint-Germain and fellow Parisian side

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on August 12, 1970, the complex has served as the headquarters of the Association Paris Saint-Germain. It was also one of the home grounds of the new club's male first team until they moved into the

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in 1974. The Stade Georges Lefèvre hosted home matches for the

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between 1971 and 2024, and those of PSG's male and female

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sides from 1975 to 2024. They all moved to

, the club's new training ground in nearby

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, in January 2024. In July 2025, it was confirmed that

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would play its home matches at the Stade Georges Lefèvre for the 2025–26 Championnat National season.

Complex

The Stade Georges Lefèvre has facilities for

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and other

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, and

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spread over 12 hectares. Additionally, the complex has three stands for football, rugby and hockey; one club-house with a restaurant; locker rooms and sanitaries; and lighting for night sessions.

Facilities

* One

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athletics track with eight lanes. * One jumping area for practicing

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and

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. * One area for practicing

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. * One 140 metres throwing area for practicing

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. * One

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range. * One water-based hockey pitch. * One sand-dressed hockey pitch. * Five football pitches (three synthetic pitches and two grass pitches). * One dedicated grass pitch for goalkeeper training. * One synthetic pitch for rugby, renovated in 2018. * Three beach volleyball fields. * One beach sports field. * 21 tennis courts, four covered. * One mini tennis court. * One tennis backboard wall. * Two padel courts.

References

External links

;Official websites
PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain - Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Georges Lefevre Paris Saint-Germain FC Football venues in France Rugby union stadiums in France Multi-purpose stadiums in France Field hockey venues in France Sports venues in Yvelines Sports venues completed in 1904 1904 establishments in France Saint-Germain-en-Laye

History

Complex

Facilities

See also

References

External links