Stade Michel d'Ornano is a multi-use stadium in Caen, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Malherbe Caen. It is named after the French politician Michel d'Ornano (1924–1991), former president of the Basse-Normandie region.[1]
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| Location | Boulevard Georges Pompidou BP 6138, 14064 Caen cedex |
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| Owner | Caen |
| Capacity | 20,300 |
| Field size | 105 m x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1991 |
| Opened | 3 June 1993 |
| Construction cost | 149 million French francs (22.7 million €) |
| Architect | Cabinet LND |
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| SM Caen | |
The stadium was built in 1993 to replace the Stade de Venoix, and has a capacity of 20,300 people.[2]
International matches
editFrance national football team played twice in this stadium:
France national under-21 football team also played in this stadium during the qualifications for the European Championship:
France 1–1 Israel 
(7 October 2006)- France 5–0 Kazakhstan
(5 September 2013)
Attendances
editThe average attendance largely depends on results of Stade Malherbe Caen. Matches are regularly sold out when the club plays in Ligue 1, and average attendance is around 15,000 when SM Caen competes in second division.
The record attendance at Stade d'Ornano is 20,972, for a match against Olympique de Marseille in 2004.
References
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- ^ "30 ans après la mort de Michel d'Ornano, "beaucoup de gens connaissent son nom grâce au stade" - France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Stades" (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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