Stade de la Frontière
 Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | |
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| Full name | Stade de la Frontière |
|---|---|
| Location | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
| Coordinates | 49°29′9″N 5°58′37″E / 49.48583°N 5.97694°E |
| Capacity | 1,704 |
| Surface | grass |
| Tenants | |
| Jeunesse Esch | |
The Stade de la Frontière is a multi-purpose stadium in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Jeunesse Esch.[1] The stadium holds 8,200 people.[2]
History
[edit]Stade de la Frontière was constructed in 1920 as one of the first purpose built football stadiums in Luxembourg. In 1937, the stadium was expanded to satisfy the demands of a more professional football system.[3] The stadium continued to be used by Jeunesse Esch during the Nazi occupation of Luxembourg, where they were forced to play in the German regional leagues.[3]
In 1970, the Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, as the owners, paid to renovate the stadium. This included rotating the pitch 90 degrees. This was done utilising extra land provided by the Aciéries Réunies de Burbach-Eich-Dudelange (ARBED) steel company.[4] This expansion also brought local residences to form a part of the stadium's border walls. Jeunesse Esch installed advertising panels to try and mitigate risks of damages to the property caused by footballs.[1]
In 2015, the stands were renovated by the Canton at a cost of €500,000, despite reports that a nearby former ARBED power plant would be used as the site for a new stadium to replace Stade de la Frontière.[5] This came about after the concrete East Stand, that replaced the original wooden one, was forced to be closed on safety grounds.[6] The rebuild of this stand cost €800,000 but a roof for the stand was not included as a part of the planned reconstruction.[6] In 2021 the pitch was relaid, though it did not have undersoil heating installed.[4][7] In 2022, the West Stand was also demolished and rebuilt.[8]
Jeunesse Esch introduced a policy whereby entry to Stade de la Frontière would be free after the first half of a football match.[9] The stadium has hosted the Luxembourg national under-21 football team.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Parachini, Alexandra. "« La Jeunesse me casse une chose dans ma maison chaque saison". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "AS Jeunesse Esch". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Seit über 100 Jahren spielt die Jeunesse im Stade de la Frontière". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ a b Mental, Rédaction (6 March 2024). "Un stade, une histoire : le Stade de la Frontière". Mental (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Un nouveau stade de foot pour Esch-sur-Alzette?". L'essentiel. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Den Escher 52" (PDF) (in German). Canton of Esch. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "BGL Ligue, 14e journée: Terrain gelé, le derby d'Esch est reporté". infos.rtl.lu (in French). LRT. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Rénovation du stade de la Jeunesse Esch". Esch Administration (in French). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Parachini, Alexandra. "L'ambiance d'un match à Esch, comme si vous y étiez". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Krstović ruled against the home team after a cloudburst in Luxembourg". Vijesti. Retrieved 1 April 2025.