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| Coordinates | 48°49′7″N2°20′48″E / 48.81861°N 2.34667°E /48.81861; 2.34667 |
| Public transit |   Stade Charléty |
| Owner | Mairie de Paris |
| Operator | Paris Université Club |
| Capacity | 20,000[1] |
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| Opened | 1939 |
| Renovated | 1994 |
| Architect | Bernard Zehrfuss |
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Stade Sébastien-Charléty (French pronunciation:[stadsebastjɛ̃ʃaʁleti];lit. 'Stadium of Sébastien Charléty'), also known asStade Charléty orCharléty, is amulti-purpose stadium located in the13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Comprising arunning track and afootball field, the stadium is a 20,000-seatstate-owned venue used for numerous sports and events.[2] It is also the currenthome ground of therugby union team ofParis Université Club, who operate the venue.
The stadium opened in 1938 and was designed by French architectBernard Zehrfuss. InMay 1968, Charléty made the news for a nonsporting event: on 27 May, the meeting of theUnion Nationale des Étudiants de France, one of the most important of the protests of that month, took place, attracting between 30,000 and 50,000 people. The crowd, led byPierre Mendès-France andMichel Rocard, shouted "Ce n'est qu'un début, continuons le combat!" ("This is only the beginning; let's keep up the fight!").
The stadium has hosted many matches during variousRugby League World Cups. The stadium has an athletic track that hosted the 1994 and 2002IAAF Grand Prix Final and the2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. The stadium was scheduled to host the2020 European Athletics Championships but that event was cancelled because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. It served as the temporary home for theStade Françaisrugby union club, starting in2010–11 and running through 2012–13, while that club was building a completely new stadium at the site of its traditional home,Stade Jean-Bouin. It also hosted a Stade Français home match in the Parisderby withRacing Métro in the2009–10 season.
In 2025,Paris FC left the Stade Charléty for theStade Jean-Bouin.[3]
There is anindoor sporting arena calledSalle Pierre Charpy that is located under the stadium. The capacity of the arena is 1,850 people. It is currently the home arena of theFrench Pro A League professional volleyball teamParis Volley.
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| Preceded by | European Athletics Championships Main venue 2020 | Succeeded by |
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