Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
- Racing Métro 92 (Rugby)
- RC Paris ( football)
- Summer Olympic Games 1924
- Football World Cup 1938
- Athletics Junior Championships 1970
The Stade Olympique Yves- du- Manoir stadium in Colombes is a, a town about ten kilometers north- west of the center of the French capital Paris, the Stade Olympique de Colombes in 1924 as (previously Stade de Colombes ) was a venue of the Olympic Summer Games. In 1928 it was renamed in honor of the rugby player Yves du Manoir.
History
The stadium was the main venue for the 1924 Summer Olympics and then had a capacity of 45,000 spectators. A few years later, the stadium was expanded to a capacity of 60,000 spectators. Colombes in 1938, was the venue of a total of three games throughout the tournament, including the final game between Italy and Hungary in the World Cup.
When the Second World War, the stadium served as the Paris transit camp for German and Austrian internees who were distributed from there to other detention centers in France. The internees included exiles such as Walter Benjamin, Hermann Kesten, Willi coin mountain, Hans Sahl and WOLS .
In Colombes was until the 1970s, the scene of numerous finals of the Coupe de France, as well as home games of the football team and the national rugby union team. Until the reopening of the renovated Parc des Princes stadium in Paris in 1972 it was the largest stadium in the country. At this time, the capacity in Colombes had fallen below 50,000 due to stricter safety regulations. The national football team played here for the last time in 1975.
Colombes is now the home stadium of the football club RC Paris and the Rugby club Racing Métro 92, the capacity is now only 7,000 spectators. There are plans to completely rebuild the stadium and expand to 15,000 seats.
For the football match of the German Wehrmacht against the Allies in the movie escape or victory (1981), this stadium was used.