Stade Henri-Jooris

Coordinates: 50°38′15″N 3°2′10″E / 50.63750°N 3.03611°E / 50.63750; 3.03611
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Stade Henri-Jooris
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Former namesStade de l'avenue de Dunkerque
Stade Victor Boucquey
LocationLille, France
Coordinates50°38′15″N 3°2′10″E / 50.63750°N 3.03611°E / 50.63750; 3.03611
Capacity15,000
Construction
Opened1902
Demolished1975
Tenants
Olympique Lillois (1907–1944)
Lille OSC (1944–1974)

Stade Henri-Jooris was a sports stadium in Lille, France. The stadium, used mostly for football matches was able to hold 15,000 people and was home stadium of Olympique Lillois and Lille OSC.

Originally it was known as Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque; from 1907 to 1943, the stadium's name was the Stade Victor Boucquey. That year it was renamed after the former president of Olympique Lillois Henri-Jooris (who died four years before).

The stadium suffered a roof collapse during the Lens-Lille derby in February 1946. 53 spectators were injured as the structure partially collapsed during a 19th minute counterattack. The game was only delayed 20 minutes.[1]

During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game.[2]

1938 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
12 June 1938 17:00   Switzerland 0–2  Hungary Quarter-finals 15,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ Charnay, Kevin (17 February 2016). "Le miracle d'Henri-Jooris" (in French). Sofoot.
  2. ^ "1938 FIFA World Cup France". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2019.