Stade De La Maladière
History
The stadium opened in February 2007, with Neuchatel Xamax defeating La Chaux-de-Fonds by a scoreline of 3–2 in front of a sell-out crowd of 12,000 people. The stadium complex was officially inaugurated in June 2007. The complex includes a shopping mall underneath the stadium, a fire house, and six gymnasiums. A small piece of the roof fell off in July 2007.
The stadium has used a synthetic turf since its opening. The turf was replaced in 2015.
Portugal used the stadium as a training base for Euro 2008.
The European Rugby headquarters moved to the stadium site in 2014.
On 12 June 2023, Yverdon-Sport temporary play in Stade de la Maladiere for 2023–24 Super League in 2 months due to Stade Municipal didn't apply for Super League matches.
References
- ^ "Neuchâtel célèbre sa nouvelle Maladière" (in French). RTS.ch. 18 February 2007.
- ^ "Stade de la Maladière: la faute à la chaleur" (in French). 16 July 2007.
- ^ "Neuchâtel - Stade de la Maladière | Realsport".
- ^ "Deco not using Euro 2008 to sell himself". 10 June 2008.
- ^ "Saracens could join Northampton Saints as seeds for the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup". The Telegraph. 4 June 2014.
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