Stade du Moustoir

The Stade du Moustoir is a multi-use stadium in Lorient, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Lorient. The stadium can hold up to 16,392[1] with the new south stand.[2]

Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat (official name)
Stade du Moustoir, Le Moustoir
LocationRue du Tour des Portes, Lorient, France
Coordinates47°44′56″N 3°22′10″W
Capacity16,392
Record attendance(August, 2011, FC Lorient-Girondins de Bordeaux)
Field size105 m × 70 m (344 ft × 230 ft)
SurfaceAirFibr (hybrid grass)
Construction
OpenedJuly, 1959
Renovated1998, 2010
Tenants
FC Lorient

2020 accident

After a match between Lorient and Rennes at the Stade du Moustoir on 20 December 2020, a lighting ramp fell on a groundsman. The accident occurred at 19:00 local time, right after Les Merlus had been defeated 3–0 by Les Rennais.[3] The 38-year old victim was rushed to Scorff Hospital, and was in a critical condition.[4] Working as a volunteer, the groundsman eventually died of his injuries. He was a father of three children.[5]

Two other groundskeeper volunteers were taken to the hospital due to being shocked by the accident, but were not physically injured.[6] Four other people who were also in shock made their way to the hospital themselves.[3]

References
  1. "Le stade du Moustoir". billetterie.fclweb.fr. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "Stadiums in France Bretagne". Worldstadiums.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  3. "Terrible accident au Moustoir : un jardinier tué après le match Lorient-Rennes" [Terrible accident at the Moustoir: a gardener killed after the Lorient-Rennes match]. France Bleu (in French). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. Chahuneau, Louis (20 December 2020). "Lorient-Rennes : un jardinier tué par la chute d'une rampe de lumières" [Lorient-Rennes: a gardener killed by the fall of a lighting ramp]. RTL (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. "Un jardinier du FC Lorient tué par la chute d'une ramp d'éclairage au stade" [A gardener of FC Lorient killed by the fall of a lighting ramp at the stadium]. Le Figaro.fr (in French). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. "FC Lorient groundsman dies following accident involving ramp". Get French Football News. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.


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