Season record broken! A week after the 13,000 spectators present in Bonal to witness the Sochaux-Châteauroux duel (2-2), the Le Mans club erased the Lionceaux's performance from the shelves this Friday, December 13. For the Valenciennes reception, more than 15,000 (15,478) people filled the aisles of the Marie-Marvingt stadium during their team's stunning success with a score of two goals to one. The best attendance, for the moment, of the 2024-2025 National season. Which is still far from the absolute record in the history of the third division, held by …
Records everywhere
… RC Strasbourg! During its move to the third level in 2015 and 2016, the Alsatian club enjoyed several memorable crowds. Including that of May 22, 2015, for the reception of US Colomiers. That day, 27,820 spectators packed the Meinau. A historic crowd, closely followed by four others:
- 26.145: June 3, 2016 for the Dunkirk reception
- 26.053: May 13, 2015 for the Amiens reception
- 26.022: September 26, 2015 for the Colmar reception
- 25.096: February 13, 2015 for the Colmar reception
The Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes and the Marie-Marvingt stadium in Le Mans are the only ones this season that can come close to Racing's home performances. The two enclosures have 25,000 seats each.
To summarize
A week after the 13,000 spectators present in Bonal to witness the Sochaux-Châteauroux duel (2-2), the Le Mans club erased the Lionceaux's performance from the shelves this Friday, December 13. For the Valenciennes reception, more than 15,000 people filled the aisles of the Marie-Marvingt stadium. Which is still far from the absolute record in the history of the third division, held by …