Football: behind the scenes of the new stand at Stade Briochin [en images]

Will the new stand be open for the Stade Briochin-Le Havre match, Saturday December 21? “It would be a real shame if it was not: it is ready and it is magnificent,” presented Hervé Guihard, mayor of Saint-Brieuc, during the guided tour with the officials, this Tuesday, December 17. However, the decision to open the 1,079 places for reservation no longer depends on the City. It is up to the security commission to decide on the question on Thursday, December 19. That is 48 hours before the meeting of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, at the Fred-Aubert stadium.

€6 million worth of work

The old stand, completely destroyed, dated from 1957, and no longer met safety standards. The new, brand new, now includes changing rooms (two of 25 m² and four, of 20 m², for schools), a control room, a refreshment bar at the edge of the pitch, some 1,000 seats… Above all, the whole is ” “evolutionary” insists Gwenn Peron, of Stumm Architectures. In the event of promotion to Ligue 2, the smaller locker rooms can merge to meet the standards of the Federation. Seats or boxes can also be added to the top of the stands.

To bring the building out of the ground, €6 million was provided by the State, the Region, the Department, the City and the French Football Federation. 19 companies – including 17 Costa Rican companies – have also taken turns since the summer of 2023.

As for the East stand, it has also been modified: two secure entrances have been created under the current stand, as well as a refreshment bar, toilets and access for the media. This work was completed in February 2024.