- Stade Bergeyre
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name=Stade Bergeyre
location_town=Paris
location_country=France
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completion_date=1918
date_demolished=1926
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style=|Stade Bergeyre is a former sports stadium in
Paris ,France , located in XIX district of the French capital. Built in August 1918, with financial support of Jacques Sigrand. Its capacity was approximately 15,000, and the name comes from the name of a French rugby player, who died inFirst World War .Bergeyre stadium was mainly used for soccer games, and was home of the
Olympique Paris team. Also, rugby,track and field and various other activities (e.g. circus) took place there. In 1924, several soccer games of the Olympic Games took place here. However, just two years later, it was demolished because the city of Paris, which was quickly growing, needed space for housing.
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