Top 10 Biggest Football Stadiums in France
6. Stade Geoffroy-Guichard – 42,000 Capacity
The other stadium in our list of the top ten biggest stadiums in France is the home ground of AS Saint-Etienne which holds a capacity of 42,000 spectators after several renovations the recent being from 2011 to 2014. Just because the stadium was built in an English style, it has got no corner stands and it has four stands i.e the Pierre Faurand, Charles Paret, Jean Snella and the Henri Point which holds more seats.
The Stadium was named after after Geoffroy Guichard the founder of the Casino retail group who purchased the site on which it was built in 1930 and was opened later that year. It was a venue for six matches of the 1998 FIFA World Cup competitions and it will host four games of the UEFA Euro in 2016.