{"id":19194,"date":"2017-05-12T19:42:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T19:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=19194"},"modified":"2017-05-12T19:42:40","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T19:42:40","slug":"stade-de-tourbillon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/stade-de-tourbillon\/","title":{"rendered":"Stade de Tourbillon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stade<\/p>\n

Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: FC Sion | Opening: 1968 | Capacity: 14,283<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stade de Tourbillon opened on 11 August 1968. It replaced Sion’s old Parc des Sports, a simple ground which had become too small after the club celebrated several successes from the late 1950s onwards.<\/p>\n

The new stadium initially consisted of one large covered main stand, a smaller covered stand on the other side, and two small uncovered stands on both ends.<\/p>\n

Stade de Tourbillon remained unchanged until 1986, when the club embarked on a gradual redevelopment program that would take\u00a0until 1996 and included the construction of new covered stands.<\/p>\n

In recent years, the stadium has undergone some minor refurbishments to keep it eligible to host European matches.<\/p>\n

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