# Stade Jacques Rimbault

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Football stadium in Bourges, France

Stade Jacques Rimbault Interactive map of Stade Jacques Rimbault Former names Stade des Grosses Plantes (1991–1993) Location Chemin des Grosses Plantes 18000 Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France Coordinates 47°06′57.9″N 2°23′44.0″E / 47.116083°N 2.395556°E / 47.116083; 2.395556 Owner City of Bourges Capacity 13,000 (7,500 seated) Record attendance 8,187 (Bourges Foot vs Lyon, 5 January 2019)[2] Construction Opened 29 June 1991[1] Cost 58 million FRF (1986) Tenants Bourges 18 (1991–2021) Bourges Foot (0000–2021) Bourges Foot 18 (2021–present)

The **Stade Jacques Rimbault** is a football [stadium](/source/Stadium) located in [Bourges](/source/Bourges), France.[3] It is the home ground of [Championnat National 2](/source/Championnat_National_2) club [Bourges Foot 18](/source/Bourges_Foot_18).

Opened in 1991, the stadium was initially called the Stade des Grosses Plantes before being renamed after [Jacques Rimbault](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacques_Rimbault&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Rimbault)], the mayor of Bourges who died in 1993.[4]

## Notable matches

The Stade Jacques Rimbault hosted all professional [Division 2](/source/Ligue_2) home fixtures of [FC Bourges](/source/FC_Bourges) during the [1993–94 season](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_French_Division_2).[5]

The stadium notably hosted a match between the [France U21](/source/France_national_under-21_football_team) and [Estonia U21](/source/Estonia_national_under-21_football_team) 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](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Coupe_de_France_F%C3%A9minine) was also hosted here, when [Lyon](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais_F%C3%A9minin) beat [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier_HSC_(women)) by a score of 2–1. Lastly, the semi-finals of the 2016–17 [Coupe Gambardella](/source/Coupe_Gambardella) took place at the stadium, which was a neutral venue.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Le Grand Stade de Bourges"](http://www.encyclopedie-bourges.com/grandstade.htm) [The Great Stadium of Bourges]. *L'Encyclopédie de Bourges* (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bourges vs Lyon (0-2)"](https://www.footballcritic.com/coupe-de-france-bourges-foot-olympique-lyonnais/match-stats/1489228). *FootballCritic*. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Stade Jacques Rimbault, Bourges (France)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241216220019/https://www.worldfootball.net/venues/stade-jacques-rimbault-bourges/). *WorldFootball.net*. Archived from [the original](https://www.worldfootball.net/venues/stade-jacques-rimbault-bourges/) on December 16, 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) ["\[Bourges\] Stade Jacques Rimbault (13,000)"](http://www.info-stades.fr/forum/football-amateur/bourges-stade-jacques-rimbault-t1774.html). *Info-Stades* (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Bourges 18 » Fixtures & Results 1993/1994"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241218150748/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/bourges-foot-18/1994/3/). *WorldFootball.net*. Archived from [the original](https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/bourges-18/1994/3/) on December 18, 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

## External links

- [Bourges 18 website](https://www.bourges18.com/)

- [Bourges Foot website](https://www.bourgesfoot.fr/)

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