Stade Océane

The Stade Océane (French pronunciation: [stad ɔsean]; or Grand Stade du Havre and Stade CMA CGM Océane for sponsorship reasons), is a multi-purpose stadium with 25,178 seated places for sports events and 33,000 for shows, located in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), France. Mainly used for football, but also equipped with a performance space for artistic events, it hosts the matches of Le Havre AC, a club currently competing in Ligue 1. It was built on the site of the former Soquence rail yard, which the Le Havre urban community (CODAH) purchased from Réseau Ferré de France in 2008. The site is located on the opposite side of the city from Stade Jules-Deschaseaux. The total cost of the Grand Stade du Havre project amounted to €80 million. It was inaugurated on 12 July 2012, becoming the largest stadium in Normandy with 25,178 seats.