 Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | |
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| Full name | Stade de la Frontière |
|---|---|
| Location | Esch-sur-Alzette,Luxembourg |
| Coordinates | 49°29′9″N5°58′37″E / 49.48583°N 5.97694°E /49.48583; 5.97694 |
| Capacity | 1,704 |
| Surface | grass |
| Tenants | |
| Jeunesse Esch | |
TheStade de la Frontière is afootballstadium inEsch-sur-Alzette,Luxembourg. It is the home stadium ofJeunesse Esch.[1] The stadium holds 8,200 people.[2]
Stade de la Frontière was constructed in 1920 as one of the first purpose built football stadiums in Luxembourg. In 1937, the stadium was expanded to satisfy the demands of a more professional football system.[3] The stadium continued to be used by Jeunesse Esch during the Nazi occupation of Luxembourg, where they were forced to play in the German regional leagues.[3]
In 1970, theCanton of Esch-sur-Alzette, as the owners, paid to renovate the stadium. This included rotating the pitch 90 degrees. This was done utilising extra land provided by theAciéries Réunies de Burbach-Eich-Dudelange (ARBED) steel company.[4] This expansion also brought local residences to form a part of the stadium's border walls. Jeunesse Esch installed advertising panels to try and mitigate risks of damages to the property caused by footballs.[1]
In 2015, the stands were renovated by the Canton at a cost of €500,000, despite reports that a nearby former ARBED power plant would be used as the site for a new stadium to replace Stade de la Frontière.[5] This came about after the concrete East Stand, that replaced the original wooden one, was forced to be closed on safety grounds.[6] The rebuild of this stand cost €800,000 but a roof for the stand was not included as a part of the planned reconstruction.[6] In 2021 the pitch was relaid, though it did not have undersoil heating installed.[4][7] In 2022, the West Stand was also demolished and rebuilt.[8]
Jeunesse Esch introduced a policy whereby entry to Stade de la Frontière would be free after the first half of a football match.[9] The stadium has hosted theLuxembourg national under-21 football team.[10]