France · France Ligue 2
Boulogne
US Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale
Kit impression
Founded
1898
Years standing
128
Home ground
Stade de la Libération
Capacity
9,534 seats
Reasons To Adopt
Boulogne are not a spare club. They are France Ligue 2, Stade de la Libération, and 128 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.
Close to the pitch
Stade de la Libération holds about 9,534. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.
You get a nickname
Known as | short name = USBCO. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Worth the journey
Nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), roughly 103km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
France Ligue 2 is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. France does not do easy neutrals.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Stade de la Libération. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST)
103 km / 64 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Gare de Boulogne-Tintelleries
Walkable from the platform
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Stade de la Libération
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Stade de la Libération
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
