About stadium

Stadium introduction

The inaugural match at Stade de Genève was played on 16th March 2003 in front of a capacity crowd of 30,000. The opening match saw resident side Servette FC take on BSC Young Boys in a evenly contested 1-1 draw. Designed and built by Zschokke Construction S.A (later renamed to Implenia) over the course of three years, the total cost of the stadium was reported to be in excess of 240 million Swiss Francs. Multi-purpose by design, the stadium has on occasion hosted Rugby Union matches including a Heineken Cup game between Bourgoin and Munster during the 2006/2007 season. Since 2014 it has also hosted the annual Winter Classic Ice Hockey match which has attracted sell-out crowds of 29,400. Nevertheless, Stade de Genève continues to host football matches the majority of the time, even being known as Stade de Servette amongst supporters of the local side. During Euro 2008 which which Switzerland co-hosted with Austria, Geneva Stadium hosted three matches in total, all of Group A. The most thrilling match was undoubtedly the final group game between Turkey and Czech Republic (3-2) which decided who would progress to the next round.

How to get to the Stadium

Route des Jeunes 16, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland