Stade Paul Julius Bénard

Stade Paul Julius Bénard
Full name Olympic Stade Paul Julius Bénard
Location Saint-Paul, Réunion
Owner Saint-Pauloise FC
Operator Saint-Pauloise FC
Capacity 12,000
Construction
Opened 1979
Renovated 2012
Expanded May 26, 2012
Tenants
Saint-Pauloise FC

The Olympic Stade Paul-Julius-Bénard, or just Stade Bénard Paul Julius, is a stadium of the island of Reunion, Department of Overseas French and outermost region of the European Union in the southwest of the ' Indian Ocean . Main stadium of the town of St. Paul, it has a capacity of 8,500 seats at the games of the Saint-Pauloise FC and 12,000 for concerts. The stadium underwent major renovations which lasted 1 year and a half. It will reopen May 26, 2012 during a charity match between the friends of Zinedine Zidane and a selection of the Meeting.

Coordinates: 20°58′57″S 55°17′25″E / 20.98250°S 55.29028°E / -20.98250; 55.29028


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