Camp des Loges

The Camp des Loges, also known as Ooredoo Training Centre for sponsorship reasons, located in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris Region, is the training ground of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club.[1][2] The current version of the Camp des Loges opened in November 2008.[3] It is the second to have been built on the site, the first opening its doors in 1904.[2]

Ooredoo Training Centre
Camp des Loges
LocationSaint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris Region
TypeTraining ground
Construction
Opened21 June 1904
4 November 2008
Construction cost€5m (2008)
Tenants
Paris Saint-Germain Féminine (2022–present)
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (1970–2022)
Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy (1975–2022)

In 2022, the club's male football team and academy will move to the Paris Saint-Germain Training Center, which will be located in nearby Poissy.[4][5][6] PSG, however, will remain closely linked to its historic birthplace in Saint-Germain-en-Laye as the Camp des Loges will become the training ground of the female football team and academy.[7][8]

Development

The first Camp des Loges opened in June 1904. Originally, it was a military camp reserved for soldiers of the French Army. In 1970, following the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain to form Paris Saint-Germain, it became the club's training ground. The venue also turned into the training facilities of the Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy when it opened in 1975.[2]

Construction of a new Camp des Loges began in January 2008, on the same site as the old one. The first stone was laid in July 2008 and it was completed in October 2008. At a cost of €5m, the new training centre was inaugurated in November 2008.[3] In 2013, Paris Saint-Germain announced their sponsorship deal with international communications company Ooredoo. As part of the agreement, the Camp des Loges was renamed Ooredoo Training Centre.[1]

Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre
Main article: Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre

The Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre sports complex, whose main stadium has a seating capacity of 2,164 spectators, is located just across the street from the Camp des Loges, the training centre of Paris Saint-Germain.[9] It was one of PSG's main grounds until 1974.[10] That year the club moved into Parc des Princes.[11] The stadium — as well as the other artificial turf and grass football pitches of the complex — hosts training sessions and home matches for the club's male and female youth academy sides.[9]

New training ground
Main article: Paris Saint-Germain Training Center

The Parisian club began scouting locations for its new training ground in 2012.[12] PSG's Qatari owners, led by club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, deemed the Camp des Loges and its limited space available as below the club's ambitions.[12][5] Poissy, Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Thiverval-Grignon were considered for the future training camp.[2] In 2016, PSG selected the Poncy site in Poissy, a commune in the Yvelines department in the western suburbs of Paris Region.[5] Construction will start in spring 2020 and finish in summer 2022.[13]

Owned and financed by the club, the Paris Saint-Germain Training Center will bring together PSG's football, handball and judo teams, as well as the football and handball youth academies.[4][6] It will replace Camp des Loges — the club's current training facility in nearby Saint-Germain-en-Laye — upon its completion in 2022.[6] 25 minutes away from Parc des Princes and 15 minutes from Camp des Loges, the 74-hectare site is part of PSG's global strategy to become one of the best-performing multi-sport clubs in the world.[5][14]

See also

    References
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    2. "Le Camp des Loges à St-Germain". 78actu. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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    4. "Qu'est-ce que le Paris Saint-Germain Training Center ?". PSG.fr. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
    5. "Pourquoi le choix du site de Poncy, à Poissy ?". PSG.fr. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
    6. "Le centre d'entraînement du PSG à Poissy sera finalement livré en 2022". Le Parisien. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
    7. "Le PSG choisit Poissy pour son futur centre d'entraînement". Le Parisien. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
    8. "Que deviendra le Centre Ooredoo ?". PSG.fr. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
    9. "Stade municipal Georges Lefèvre". Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
    10. "Le PSG et Manchester City, les faux jumeaux". Le Monde. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
    11. "Paris Saint-Germain FC". UEFA.com. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
    12. "Poissy : le projet du PSG prend forme". Les Echos. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
    13. "Obtention des permis de construire". Le Parisien. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
    14. "Pourquoi un nouveau centre d'entraînement et de formation pour le Paris Saint-Germain ?". PSG.fr. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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