Camp des Loges
LocationSaint-Germain-en-Laye, France
TypeTraining ground
Construction
Opened21 June 1904
4 November 2008
Construction cost€5m (2008)
Tenants
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (1970–2023)
Paris Saint-Germain Academy (1975–2024)
Paris Saint-Germain Féminine (2023–2024)

The Camp des Loges is a training ground located in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. From July 1970 to June 2023, it was the training facility of French football club Paris Saint-Germain. The current version of the Camp des Loges opened in November 2008, and is the second to have been built on the site, with the first opening its doors in June 1904.

Paris Saint-Germain left the Camp des Loges for the newly-built Campus PSG in 2023. The club's academy and female team also moved to the new site in 2024. Rugby union club Stade Français are expected to become the new tenants of the Camp des Loges in the summer of 2024.

History

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.[1] PSG's male team conducted their first training session on the pitches of the Camp des Loges on July 28, 1970. Former club president Guy Crescent, who was in attendance that day, famously declared to the press, "From now on, you belong to a family. Paris Football Club and Stade Saint-Germain are over. We are now Paris Saint-Germain!"[2] The venue also turned into the training facilities of the club's academy when it opened on November 4, 1975.[1][2]

Construction of a new Camp des Loges began in January 2008, on the same site as the old one. At a cost of €5m, it was inaugurated on November 4, 2008.[2][3] PSG signed a sponsorship contract with telecommunications company Ooredoo in September 2013. As part of the deal, the Camp des Loges was renamed Ooredoo Training Centre.[2][4] The complex hosted the training sessions of the club's female team between June 2023 and January 2024.[2][5]

PSG's male team trained one last time at the Camp des Loges on June 2, 2023, on the eve of the last match of the 2022–23 season against Clermont, which saw them lift the 11th Ligue 1 title in the club's history, a record in France. They moved to Campus PSG, located in nearby Poissy, in July 2023.[2][6] The club's academy and female team moved to the new site in January 2024.[5][7] Rugby union club Stade Français are expected to become the new tenants of the Camp des Loges in the summer of 2024.[8]

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 — would host training sessions and home matches for the club's male and female academy sides.[9]

See also

    References

    1. 1 2 "Le Camp des loges à St-Germain". Actu.fr. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Clap de fin au Camp des Loges". PSG.FR. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
    3. ↑ "Présentation du nouveau centre d'entraînement". PSG.FR. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
    4. ↑ "Ooredoo, nouveau partenaire du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG.FR. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
    5. 1 2 "La section féminine a fait sa rentrée au Campus PSG". PSG.FR. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
    6. ↑ "Jour de reprise !". PSG.FR. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
    7. ↑ "Les Centres de Formation et Préformation du club intègrent le Campus à Poissy". PSG.FR. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
    8. ↑ "Le Stade Français bien parti pour s'installer au Camp des Loges". CulturePSG. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
    9. 1 2 "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.
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