Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Soccer stadium in Charleroi, Belgium
The Stade du Pays de Charleroi is a football stadium in Charleroi with a rectangular grass pitch marked by white lines and a centre circle. Tiered stands surround it on three sides: blue seats on the left, dark seats on the right, and a low stand behind the far goal. A red-and-white flag and a scoreboard marked "COTY" stand above the far end.
Built in 1939, the ground was long known as Stade du Mambourg. It was enlarged and modernised for Euro 2000, and the new name Stade du Pays de Charleroi was announced before 25,000 spectators on 24 May 1999, during a match between Sporting and Metz. Capacity later fell from 30,000 to 23,186 by removing the third tier of the stand facing the main tribune.
The stadium is also called Mambourg, the name of the old ground it replaced. Its current name was adopted on 24 May 1999 before 25,000 spectators at a match between Sporting and Metz. The stands are blue on the left and dark on the right, with a red-and-white flag and a scoreboard marked "COTY" above the far end.
The stadium is located on Boulevard Zoé Drion in a central area, about a 10-minute walk from Place Charles II. The railway station is approximately a 20-minute walk away, making the venue easy to reach from outside the city.
The name Stade du Mambourg was officially dropped before 25,000 spectators on 24 May 1999, during an inaugural match between Sporting Charleroi and Metz. The stadium had been enlarged for Euro 2000, where it hosted three first-round matches.
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