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| Location | 7, avenue des Castelans 98000Fontvieille,Monaco |
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| Public transit |  Routes 4, 6, and N1, Autobus de MonacoRoutes 600 and 601, ZOU! Région Sud  Monaco-Monte-Carlo station |
| Owner | Monaco |
| Operator | Monaco |
| Capacity | 16,360[1] |
| Record attendance | 20,000 (AS Monaco vsU.C. Sampdoria, 3 April 1990) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Field shape | Oval (Track and field / Stands) |
| Surface | Hybrid pitch |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | May 1981 (current) |
| Opened | 1939 (original) 25 January 1985 (current) |
| Architect | Henry Pottier, Philippe Godin, Jacques Rechsteiner, Rainier Boisson, Joseph Iori |
| Tenants | |
| AS Monaco (Ligue 1) (1985–present) Herculis (IAAF Diamond League) (1987–present) UEFA Super Cup (1998-2012) | |
| Website | |
| http://www.stadelouis2.mc/ | |
TheStade Louis II (French pronunciation:[stad(ə)lwidø],lit. 'Louis II Stadium'), or simplyLouis II is astadium located in theFontvieille district ofMonaco, near the border withCap-d'Ail commune ofFrance. It serves primarily as a venue forAthletics andfootball, being the home ofAS Monaco. The stadium is most notable for its distinctive nine arches at the away end of the ground.[2] The arena is also used for theHerculis, atrack and field meet of theDiamond League. The stadium hosted the 1986 and 1998–2012UEFA Super Cup matches.[3] Due to Monaco's small size, the stadium is the only football and athletics stadium in the country.
The originalStade Louis II was opened in 1939 as the home ofAS Monaco. The decision to build a new sports centre in Monaco dates back to 1979.Prince Rainier III decided to establish a sports area in the Fontvieille district. The prince brought in Parisian architects to build the complex. The work began in May 1981 and ended in 1984, and required 120,000 m³ of concrete, 9,000 tonnes of iron and 2,000 tonnes of steel structure on a median land reclaimed from the sea. The complex was inaugurated on 25 January 1985 by Rainier III.
The stadium has a current seating capacity of 16,360 (almost half of the country's population), and is named afterLouis II, Prince of Monaco, who was theSovereign Prince of Monaco when the original stadium was built. The vast majority of the stadium's facilities are located underground, including theGaston-Médecin multi-sports centre, the Prince Albert II aquatic centre and a large car park directly under the pitch.
The stadium has hosted majorprofessional boxing world title fights from time to time; those include theJulio César Chávez, Sr. versusRocky Lockridge contest.[4]
The stadium also hosts the cup finals of theChallenge Prince Rainier III,[5] Monaco's main competition for Monegasque amateur company football teams.
The stadium hosted the athletics events in the1987 and2007Games of the Small States of Europe, and is scheduled to host it again in the 2027 event.
TheSalle Gaston Médecin indoor arena is located under the stands of the football stadium. Salle Gaston Médecin is able to hostbasketball,volleyball, andhandball games, as well asjudo andfencing matches, andweightlifting andgymnastics competitions. It has a seating capacity of 5,000 people for basketball games andconcerts.[6][7][8][9]
The stadium complex, besides the football stadium and athletics track and the Salle Gaston Médecin, also contains the aquatic centre Prince Albert II, a large office complex, and also houses theInternational University of Monaco (IUM), which specializes in business education.
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Only rarely have national teams played at the stadium:
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Austria| 5 February 19881988 Tournoi de France bronze final | Switzerland | 2–1 | Austria | Monaco |
Koller 25'Sutter 65' | Geiger 48' (og) | Stadium:Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Michel Girard (France) |
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Morocco| 5 February 19881988 Tournoi de France final | France | 2–1 | Morocco | Monaco |
| Lamriss 9' (o.g.) Stopyra 49' | Match Report | Lamriss 34' | Stadium:Stade Louis II Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Michel Vautrot (France) |
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Scotland| 11 February 19971998 WCQ | Estonia | 0–0 | Scotland | Monaco |
| 20:00UTC+1 | Stadium:Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,766 Referee:Saïd Ennjimi (France) |
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Cameroon| 3 March 2010International friendly | Italy | 0–0 | Cameroon | Monaco |
| 20:45UTC+1 | (Report) | Stadium:Stade Louis II Attendance: 10,752 Referee:Saïd Ennjimi (France) |
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Serbia| 5 June 2016International friendly | Russia | 1–1 | Serbia | Monaco |
| 18:00UTC+2 | Dzyuba 85' | Mitrović 88' | Stadium:Stade Louis II Attendance: 2,000 |
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| Preceded by Two-legged matches | UEFA Super Cup Match venue 1998–2012 | Succeeded by |
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