Stade Robert Bobin

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The Essonne Stadium, formerly known as the Robert-Bobin Stadium, is an omnisport stadium located in the commune of Bondofle at the crossing of the Francilienne and the A6, bordering Évry, in the department of Essonne. It hosts the matches of the men's and women's sections of the Football Club Fleury 91, as well as the Coupe de France matches as a retreat stadium for Essonne clubs with unregistered stadiums. The stadium, comprising a track of athletics, a football and rugby field, is the sixth largest stadium in Île-de-France after the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, the Parc des Princes in Paris, the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, the Stade Jean-Bouin and the Stade Charléty, both also located in Paris. The stadium was named after Robert Bobin, former French international athlete, national technical director and then president of the FFA.

History: Built in 1993 to host the Athletics events of the 1994 Games of La Francophonie, the Robert-Bobin Stadium, named after the French athlete specializing in triple jump, then became a sports leader, was equipped with a capacity of 18,850 seats, including 4,500 covered seats, which could be worn at the...