Stade de Paris, Football stadium in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France

Stade Bauer is a football ground in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine whose main stand has a shallow peaked roof on rusted dark metal trusses and grey corrugated panels, with two lights beneath it. A green chain-link fence runs along a stepped concrete terrace with pale stone blocks, and a tall barrier of vertical light-brown wooden planks encloses the stand below. Renovation added a new east stand of 4,794 seats in January 2024 and a south stand of 834 seats, bringing capacity to 5,600.

Inaugurated on 24 October 1909 with a friendly between Red Star and London amateurs Old Westminsters, the ground has housed Red Star since that year. It was enlarged in 1922 for the 1924 Olympic football tournament and became the municipal stadium of Saint-Ouen in 1930. Renamed Stade Bauer in 1947 after Dr Jean-Claude Bauer (1910-1942), a local resistance fighter shot by the French police, it was rebuilt with two side stands in 1947, bringing capacity to 23,000.

The stadium sits closely woven into neighborhood life, as residents of adjacent buildings watch matches directly from their apartment windows. This closeness makes it a natural gathering point for locals who follow regional football.

The stadium stands near the Porte de Clignancourt, beside the Saint-Ouen flea market, in a dense built-up neighbourhood. Only the honour stand was open in 2014, with 2,999 authorised seats; the east stand opened in January 2024 with 4,794 seats, and the south stand holds 834. Works on the north and west stands continue, so check which stands are open before travelling.

The stadium was renamed Stade Bauer in 1947 after Dr Jean-Claude Bauer (1910-1942), a Jewish communist physician and local resistance member arrested by the French police and shot. The street bordering the ground, formerly rue de la Chapelle, also carries his name.