Almost qualified for the rest of the Champions League, Stade Brestois did not have the opportunity to play in C1 at the Francis Le Blé stadium. But things will change for the Breton club.
Stade Brestois' journey in the Champions League is totally incredible, since after its victory on Tuesday against PSV, the team coached by Eric Le Roy is ranked fifth between Inter and FC Barcelona. Well placed to qualify directly for the rest of the C1 without going through the play-offs, the Breton club however has one big regret, which is that each time its supporters have to go to Guingamp, since the Francis Le Blé stadium does not is not approved by UEFA. But that will change, because on Tuesday, the Brest town hall looked into the file for the future stadium, Arkea Park, and elected officials voted in favor of a declaration of general interest, which will accelerate the file.
Brest will have a stadium with 15,000 seats
According to information relayed by Ouest-France, the stadium presented by the leaders of Stade Brestois will have 15,000 seats, only, one could say, but those in charge of the Breton club do not want to fall into a gigantism not suited to the city. Around the stadium, there will be offices, but also some leisure activities, so that this Arkea Park operates 365 days a year and not just on the days when matches take place. If the file progresses at the expected pace, Stade Brestois hopes to move into its new stadium in four years. To finance this brand new enclosure, the plan was presented to elected officials. “ The project is estimated at 106.5 million euros. In there, we find, among other things, 20.8 million contributed by the structure supporting the project. Namely, a structure mainly financed by private funds, but not exclusively. To this must be added 30.2 million euros in subsidies (public money), 15 million in advance on rent, 1.5 million in crowdfunding and 39 million in bank loans », Specifies the regional daily.
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