Stade Jacques Rimbault

The Stade Jacques Rimbault is a football stadium located in Bourges, France.^[3] It is the home ground of Championnat National 2 club Bourges Foot 18.

Stade Jacques Rimbault

Former names	Stade des Grosses Plantes (1991–1993)
Location	Chemin des Grosses Plantes 18000 Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Coordinates	47°06′57.9″N 2°23′44.0″E
Owner	City of Bourges
Capacity	13,000 (7,500 seated)
Record attendance	8,187 (Bourges Foot vs Lyon, 5 January 2019)[1]
Construction
Opened	29 June 1991[2]
Construction cost	58 million FRF (1986)
Tenants
Bourges 18 (1991–2021) Bourges Foot (0000–2021) Bourges Foot 18 (2021–present)

Opened in 1991, the stadium was initially called the Stade des Grosses Plantes before being renamed after Jacques Rimbault [fr], the mayor of Bourges who died in 1993.^[4]

Notable matches

The Stade Jacques Rimbault hosted all professional Division 2 home fixtures of FC Bourges during the 1993–94 season.^[5]

The stadium notably hosted a match between the France U21 and Estonia U21 national teams on 27 May 2009, the game ending in a 3–0 victory for the French. The final of the 2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine was also hosted here, when Lyon beat Montpellier by a score of 2–1. Lastly, the semi-finals of the 2016–17 Coupe Gambardella took place at the stadium, which was a neutral venue.^[4]