Stade Ange Casanova

Stade Ange Casanova

Exterior of the stadium
Former names Stade Mezzavia
Location Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Coordinates 41°57′5″N 8°46′20″E / 41.95139°N 8.77222°E / 41.95139; 8.77222Coordinates: 41°57′5″N 8°46′20″E / 41.95139°N 8.77222°E / 41.95139; 8.77222
Capacity 6,000
Surface grass
Opened 1961
Tenants
Gazélec Football Club Olympique Ajaccio

Stade Ange Casanova is a football stadium in Ajaccio, Corsica, France and is the home stadium of Gazélec Football Club Olympique Ajaccio. Its current capacity is 6,000 people.[1]

Stade Mezzavia was built in 1961. It was renamed Stade Ange Casanova on 16 July 1994 in memory of Ange Casanova, ex-director of Gazélec. Before 1961, the club played at the Stade Miniconi.

References

  1. "Stadiums in France Corsica". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 7 November 2011.



This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.