Stade François Coty

Stade François Coty
Timizzolu

AC Ajaccio crowd in 2011
Location Ancienne route de Sartène
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Coordinates 41°55′51.89″N 8°46′36.21″E / 41.9310806°N 8.7767250°E / 41.9310806; 8.7767250Coordinates: 41°55′51.89″N 8°46′36.21″E / 41.9310806°N 8.7767250°E / 41.9310806; 8.7767250
Owner AC Ajaccio
Operator AC Ajaccio
Capacity 10,446[1]
Surface Grass
Opened 1 December 1968[2]
Tenants
AC Ajaccio (1969–present)
Gazélec Ajaccio (some cup matches)

The Stade François-Coty is a football stadium in the Corsican city of Ajaccio, France, and the home of AC Ajaccio. Its capacity is 10,660.

The stadium was inaugurated on 1 December 1969 under the name Parc des Sports de l'ACA.[3] A crowd of 14,421 was in attendance to see AC Ajaccio defeat SC Bastia in the Corsican derby.[4] Known informally as Timizzolu, the stadium was renovated in 2002 and renamed after François Coty, a businessman and far-right politician from Ajaccio.[3] Since 2007, the stadium has undergone substantial improvements to enable it to host Ligue 1 matches.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ac-ajaccio.com/Club/STADE_Francois-Coty/L_Histoire_du_stade.html
  2. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/europe/france/stade-francois-coty/
  3. 1 2 "Stade François Coty". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Photos du stade de Ajaccio: Francois Coty". Stades et Spectateurs. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ajaccio a ses subventions". Le Figaro (in French). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Le stade François-Coty enfin reconnu d'intérêt général". Corsica Infurmazione. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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