- Stade François Coty
The Stade François Coty is the home of the
Corsica n football clubAC Ajaccio inAjaccio . It can hold 10,660 spectators.The
stadium was inaugurated onDecember 1 1969 under the name "Parc des Sports de l'ACA", but was informally called the "Stade Timizzilo". At this time, it could hold 12,000 spectators of which 6,000 seated. On the opening day, no fewer than 15,000 people turned up to see a derby match between AC Ajaccio andSC Bastia .The ground was renamed "Stade
François Coty " in homage to the extremely right wing ex-mayor of Ajaccio.During the last few seasons, the ground has undergone several changes. Still, the stadium isn't up to the
Ligue 1 norms.
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