Stade_François_Coty

Stade Michel-Moretti

Stade Michel-Moretti

Football stadium in France

The Stade Michel-Moretti, until 2024 Stade François Coty (Corsican: Stadiu François Coty) is a football stadium in the Corsican city of Ajaccio, France, and the home of AC Ajaccio. Its capacity is 10,660.

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The stadium was inaugurated on 1 December 1969 under the name Parc des Sports de l'ACA.[2] A crowd of 14,421 was in attendance to see AC Ajaccio defeat SC Bastia in the Corsican derby.[3] Known informally as Timizzolu, the stadium was renovated in 2002 and renamed after François Coty (1874–1934), a businessman and far-right politician from Ajaccio.[2] Since 2007, the stadium has undergone substantial improvements to enable it to host Ligue 1 matches.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "AC-Ajaccio - l'Histoire du stade". Archived from the original on 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  2. [2]
    "Stade François Coty". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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    "Photos du stade de Ajaccio: Francois Coty". Stades et Spectateurs. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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    "Ajaccio a ses subventions". Le Figaro (in French). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Le stade François-Coty enfin reconnu d'intérêt général". Corsica Infurmazione. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.


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