Stade Henri-Jooris was a sports stadium in Lille, France. The stadium, used mostly for football matches was able to hold 15,000 people and was home stadium of Olympique Lillois and Lille OSC.
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| Former names | Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque Stade Victor Boucquey |
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| Location | Lille, France |
| Coordinates | 50°38′15″N 3°2′10″E / 50.63750°N 3.03611°E |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
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| Opened | 1902 |
| Demolished | 1975 |
| Tenants | |
| Olympique Lillois (1907–1944) Lille OSC (1944–1974) | |
Originally it was known as Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque; from 1907 to 1943, the stadium's name was the Stade Victor Boucquey. That year it was renamed after the former president of Olympique Lillois Henri-Jooris (who died four years before).
The stadium suffered a roof collapse during the Lens-Lille derby in February 1946. 53 spectators were injured as the structure partially collapsed during a 19th minute counterattack. The game was only delayed 20 minutes.[1]
During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game.[2]
1938 FIFA World Cup
edit| Date | Time | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 12 June 1938 | 17:00 |  Switzerland |
0–2 |  Hungary |
Quarter-finals | 15,000 |
References
edit- ^ Charnay, Kevin (17 February 2016). "Le miracle d'Henri-Jooris" (in French). Sofoot.
- ^ "1938 FIFA World Cup France". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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