Stade Jacques Rimbault

{{Short description|Football stadium in Bourges, France}} {{Infobox venue | name = Stade Jacques Rimbault | former_names = Stade des Grosses Plantes<br>(1991–1993) | tenants = [[Bourges 18]] (1991–2021)<br>[[Bourges Foot]] ({{0|0000}}–2021)<br>[[Bourges Foot 18]] (2021–present) | location = Chemin des Grosses Plantes<br>18000 [[Bourges]], [[Centre-Val de Loire]], France | coordinates = {{coord|47|06|57.9|N|2|23|44.0|E |type:landmark |display=inline,title}} | opened = 29 June 1991<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedie-bourges.com/grandstade.htm |title=Le Grand Stade de Bourges |trans-title=The Great Stadium of Bourges |access-date=4 March 2021 |website=L'Encyclopédie de Bourges |language=fr}}</ref> | capacity = 13,000 (7,500 seated) | owner = City of Bourges | cost = 58 million [[French franc|FRF]] (1986) | record_attendance = 8,187 ([[Bourges Foot]] vs [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], 5 January 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.footballcritic.com/coupe-de-france-bourges-foot-olympique-lyonnais/match-stats/1489228 |title=Bourges vs Lyon (0-2) |date=5 January 2019 |access-date=4 March 2021 |website=FootballCritic}}</ref> }} The '''Stade Jacques Rimbault''' is a football [[stadium]] located in [[Bourges]], France.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stade Jacques Rimbault, Bourges (France)|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/venues/stade-jacques-rimbault-bourges/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216220019/https://www.worldfootball.net/venues/stade-jacques-rimbault-bourges/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2024|access-date=4 March 2021|website=WorldFootball.net}}</ref> It is the home ground of [[Championnat National 2]] club [[Bourges Foot 18]].

Opened in 1991, the stadium was initially called the Stade des Grosses Plantes before being renamed after {{Interlanguage link|Jacques Rimbault|lt=Jacques Rimbault|fr|Jacques Rimbault}}, the mayor of Bourges who died in 1993.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=[Bourges] Stade Jacques Rimbault (13,000)|url=http://www.info-stades.fr/forum/football-amateur/bourges-stade-jacques-rimbault-t1774.html|access-date=4 March 2021|website=Info-Stades|language=fr}}</ref>

== Notable matches == The Stade Jacques Rimbault hosted all professional [[Ligue 2|Division 2]] home fixtures of [[FC Bourges]] during the [[1993–94 French Division 2|1993–94 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bourges 18 » Fixtures & Results 1993/1994|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/bourges-18/1994/3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218150748/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/bourges-foot-18/1994/3/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 18, 2024|access-date=4 March 2021|website=WorldFootball.net}}</ref>

The stadium notably hosted a match between the [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] and [[Estonia national under-21 football team|Estonia U21]] national teams on 27 May 2009, the game ending in a 3–0 victory for the French. The final of the [[2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine]] was also hosted here, when [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]] beat [[Montpellier HSC (women)|Montpellier]] by a score of 2–1. Lastly, the semi-finals of the 2016–17 [[Coupe Gambardella]] took place at the stadium, which was a neutral venue.<ref name=":0" />

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://www.bourges18.com/ Bourges 18 website] * [https://www.bourgesfoot.fr/ Bourges Foot website]

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