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Club: Olympique de Marseille | Opening: 1937 | Capacity: 67,000 seats<\/p>\n
Orange Velodrome, better known as Stade Velodrome, was built to serve as a playing venue for the 1938 World Cup. Soon after it became the new home of Olympique de Marseille after Stade de l’Huveaune had become too small for the club.<\/p>\n
Stade Velodrome officially opened on 13 June 1937 with a friendly match between Marseille and Italian side Torino.\u00a0During the 1938 World Cup, the stadium hosted one first round match and the semi-final between Italy and Brazil (2-1).<\/p>\n
The stadium initially had a cycling track as well as a running track circling the pitch. It was bowl-shaped and both long sides had cover.\u00a0The stadium remained largely unchanged for the following decades, though the tracks got gradually eaten away by the extension of the stands.<\/p>\n
Stade Velodrome received a first refurbishment in preparation of the Euro 1984 Championships, during which it hosted one first round group match and the semi-final match between France and Portugal (3-2).<\/p>\n
The stadium was almost completely rebuilt for the 1998 World Cup<\/a>, and it was then when the stadium got its characteristic round-shaped stands. Capacity got increased to about 60,000 seats, though the new stadium was also criticised for its lack of cover.<\/p>\n During the World Cup, Stade Velodrome hosted four first round group matches, a round of 16 match, a quarter-final, and the semi-final between Brazil and Holland (1-1).<\/p>\n New redevelopment plans were presented following France being awarded the\u00a0Euro 2016<\/a> tournament. Works included the almost complete reconstruction of the two principal stands, minor works on the stands at both ends, and the construction of a roof that would cover the complete stadium, hereby increasing capacity with another 7,000 seats. The redevelopment was\u00a0completed in the summer of 2014.<\/p>\n During Euro 2016, Stade Velodrome hosted four first round group matches, the quarter-final between Portugal and Poland (1-1), and the\u00a0semi-final between France and Germany (2-0).<\/p>\n In 2016, the stadium got renamed Orange Velodrome following a naming rights sponsorship deal with telecommunications firm Orange.<\/p>\n (photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\n Orange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\n You\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\n If coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\n If it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\n Marseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\n
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\nOrange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\nYou\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\nIf coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\nMarseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarseille also has its own airport, Marseille Provence Airport<\/a>, which has good connections and is also serviced by low-cost airlines. The airport is located 25 kilometres north-west of Marseille’s centre, on the other side than Stade Velodrome, so catch a bus to Saint-Charles train\u00a0station first and make your way to the stadium from there.<\/p>\nAddress: 3 Boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/velodromepast\/velodromepast1.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\nOrange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\nYou\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\nIf coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\nMarseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarseille also has its own airport, Marseille Provence Airport<\/a>, which has good connections and is also serviced by low-cost airlines. The airport is located 25 kilometres north-west of Marseille’s centre, on the other side than Stade Velodrome, so catch a bus to Saint-Charles train\u00a0station first and make your way to the stadium from there.<\/p>\nAddress: 3 Boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/velodromepast\/velodromepast2.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\nOrange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\nYou\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\nIf coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\nMarseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarseille also has its own airport, Marseille Provence Airport<\/a>, which has good connections and is also serviced by low-cost airlines. The airport is located 25 kilometres north-west of Marseille’s centre, on the other side than Stade Velodrome, so catch a bus to Saint-Charles train\u00a0station first and make your way to the stadium from there.<\/p>\nAddress: 3 Boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/velodromepast\/velodromepast3.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\nOrange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\nYou\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\nIf coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\nMarseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarseille also has its own airport, Marseille Provence Airport<\/a>, which has good connections and is also serviced by low-cost airlines. The airport is located 25 kilometres north-west of Marseille’s centre, on the other side than Stade Velodrome, so catch a bus to Saint-Charles train\u00a0station first and make your way to the stadium from there.<\/p>\nAddress: 3 Boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/velodromepast\/velodromepast4.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\nOrange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\nYou\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\nIf coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\nMarseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarseille also has its own airport, Marseille Provence Airport<\/a>, which has good connections and is also serviced by low-cost airlines. The airport is located 25 kilometres north-west of Marseille’s centre, on the other side than Stade Velodrome, so catch a bus to Saint-Charles train\u00a0station first and make your way to the stadium from there.<\/p>\nAddress: 3 Boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/velodromepast\/velodrome1.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\nOrange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\nYou\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\nIf coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\nMarseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarseille also has its own airport, Marseille Provence Airport<\/a>, which has good connections and is also serviced by low-cost airlines. The airport is located 25 kilometres north-west of Marseille’s centre, on the other side than Stade Velodrome, so catch a bus to Saint-Charles train\u00a0station first and make your way to the stadium from there.<\/p>\nAddress: 3 Boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/velodromepast\/velodrome2.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\nOrange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\nYou\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\nIf coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\nMarseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarseille also has its own airport, Marseille Provence Airport<\/a>, which has good connections and is also serviced by low-cost airlines. The airport is located 25 kilometres north-west of Marseille’s centre, on the other side than Stade Velodrome, so catch a bus to Saint-Charles train\u00a0station first and make your way to the stadium from there.<\/p>\nAddress: 3 Boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/velodromepast\/velodrome3.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Stade Velodrome below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Orange\u00a0Velodrome<\/h3>\nOrange\u00a0Velodrome is located in the south of the city of Marseille, about 3.5 kilometres from Marseille\u2019s city centre and a kilometre more from central railway station Saint-Charles.<\/p>\nYou\u00a0can reach\u00a0the stadium with metro<\/a> line 2. Catch the metro southbound at Saint-Charles railway station or another stop in the city centre (e.g. Noailles), and get off at either Rond-Point du Prado or Sainte Marguerite Dromel (both located at different sides of Stade Velodrome).<\/p>\nIf coming from the old port area, you can catch metro line 1 and change at station Castellane to line 2. You can find a metro network map here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf it also possible to just walk from the old port area to Stade Velodrome, which will take 30-45 minutes. Find your way to the Rue de Rome, a few blocks inland, and turn south. The Rue de Rome turns into the wide Avenue de Prado, which brings you in one line to the stadium. It is a pleasant walk.<\/p>\nMarseille has good train connections with the rest of France. There are frequent direct TGV trains from, for example, Paris, Lyon, and Nice. The journey from Paris takes about 3.5 hours. You can book your train tickets in advance through the official SNCF website<\/a>.<\/p>\nMarseille also has its own airport, Marseille Provence Airport<\/a>, which has good connections and is also serviced by low-cost airlines. The airport is located 25 kilometres north-west of Marseille’s centre, on the other side than Stade Velodrome, so catch a bus to Saint-Charles train\u00a0station first and make your way to the stadium from there.<\/p>\nAddress: 3 Boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/velodromepast\/velodrome4.jpg\"\n){kind=link}