Stade Henri-Jooris

Stade Henri-Jooris was a sports stadium in Lille, France. The stadium, used mostly for football matches was able to hold 15,000 people and was home stadium of Olympique Lillois and Lille OSC.

Key Information

Former names	Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque Stade Victor Boucquey
Location	Lille, France
Coordinates	50°38′15″N 3°2′10″E / 50.63750°N 3.03611°E / 50.63750; 3.03611
Capacity	15,000
Construction
Opened	1902
Demolished	1975
Tenants
Olympique Lillois (1907–1944) Lille OSC (1944–1974)
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Originally it was known as Stade de l'avenue de Dunkerque; from 1907 to 1943, the stadium's name was the Stade Victor Boucquey. That year it was renamed after the former president of Olympique Lillois Henri-Jooris (who died four years before).

The stadium suffered a roof collapse during the Lens-Lille derby in February 1946. 53 spectators were injured as the structure partially collapsed during a 19th minute counterattack. The game was only delayed 20 minutes.^[1]

During the 1938 World Cup, it hosted one game.^[2]

Date	Time	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
12 June 1938	17:00	Switzerland	0–2	Hungary	Quarter-finals	15,000

1. ^ Charnay, Kevin (17 February 2016). "Le miracle d'Henri-Jooris" (in French). Sofoot.
2. ^ "1938 FIFA World Cup France". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

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