Stade Michel d'Ornano

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Stade Michel d'Ornano (pronounced [stad miʃɛl dɔʁnano]) is a multi-use stadium in Caen, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Malherbe Caen. It is named after the French politician Michel d'Ornano (1924–1991), former president of the Basse-Normandie region.^[1]

Stade Michel-d'Ornano

Location	Boulevard Georges Pompidou BP 6138, 14064 Caen cedex
Owner	Caen
Capacity	20,300
Field size	105 m x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	December 1991
Opened	3 June 1993; 32 years ago (1993-06-03)
Construction cost	149 million French francs (22.7 million €)
Architect	Cabinet LND
Tenants
SM Caen

The stadium was built in 1993 to replace the Stade de Venoix, and has a capacity of 20,300 people.^[2]

International matches

France national football team played twice in this stadium:

• France 3–1 Russia  (28 July 1993)
• France 2–0 Israel  (15 November 1995)

France national under-21 football team also played in this stadium during the qualifications for the European Championship:

• France 1–1 Israel (7 October 2006)
• France 5–0 Kazakhstan (5 September 2013)

Attendances

The average attendance largely depends on results of Stade Malherbe Caen. Matches are regularly sold out when the club plays in Ligue 1, and average attendance is around 15,000 when SM Caen competes in second division.

The record attendance at Stade d'Ornano is 20,972, for a match against Olympique de Marseille in 2004.