4 2 0 S 2 I PRACTICAL INFO R A MARSEILLE STADIUM P LOCATION A cosmopolitan, multicultural city on the OLYMPIC GAMES Marseille, 4 km south of city centre Mediterranean coast, Marseille – the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region GETTING THERE and the Bouches-du-Rhône department – is FOOTBALL • Train (3 hours and 10 minutes an important port for trade and travel. from Paris) 2 events: 1 / 1 • Bus The second most populous city in France, Marseille 16-team tournament • Metro line M2 was named the 2013 European Capital of Culture, as well as the 2017 European Capital of Sport in 12-team tournament CAPACITY recognition of its commitment to promoting the role of sport in improving quality of life, physical and 67,394 mental health and social cohesion. Built in 1937, Marseille stadium, the home ground of French football club Olympique de Marseille, NEARBY GAMES VENUE has already hosted major international matches • Marseille Marina – including the FIFA World Cup in 1938 and 1998, as well as Euro 1984 and 2016 – and will host NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS the 2023 Rugby World Cup. When the venue • In Marseille itself: was last renovated in 2014 by architectural firm • Old Port SCAU, it became a model for ultra-connected, • Château d’If island fortress environmentally responsible stadiums. Offering • Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde stadium-wide HD Wi Fi coverage, the 67,000-seater • Museum of European and Mediterranean T stadium minimises its environmental impact by Civilisations E innovatively recovering heat from a nearby water E H treatment plant to meet its heating and cooling • Calanques National Park A S • Provence T needs all year round, as well as harnessing a A • Nearby coastlines S : D rainwater reuse system. Marseille stadium was the E first French stadium to have obtained ISO 20121 U N POST-2024 LEGACY E certification. C V Marseille stadium, the home ground of historic I P French football club Olympique de Marseille, will M Y L continue to host sporting and cultural events. A R A D P N C A I P M Y L O women men mixed 47