Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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Opened in 1993, the Stade Michel d'Ornano is the home ground of SM Caen.
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The Stade Michel d'Ornano in Caen is home to SM Caen and will stage three matches in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, including the final on 30 July.
Capacity: 21,251 (all covered seats)
Opened: June 1993
• Built in 1993 to replacing the existing Stade de Venoix, which had been home to Caen since 1925.
• The new ground was named after Michel d'Ornano, a former president of the Basse-Normandie region and French government minister, who died in March 1991, the year building work on the stadium started.
• The senior France team have played there twice, beating Russia 3-1 in July 1993 and Israel 2-0 in November 1995.