Stade Albert Domec
# Stade Albert Domec

Stade Albert Domec is a multi-use municipal stadium in Carcassonne, France. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is the home ground of Pro D2 rugby union club Union Sportive Carcassonnaise and Elite One Championship rugby league club Association Sportive de Carcassonne XIII. It is also used by the association football club Football Agglomération Carcassonne for their big matches. Built in 1899, it is one of the oldest stadiums in France, and was renovated in 2002, and again in 2012 when US Carcassonne entered the Pro D2. The stadium is named after the French rugby union player Albert Domec, who died 20 September 1948, and who represented France in 1939. The stadium is also equipped for athletics and has an eight lane 400m track.

The stadium has been used in Rugby League World Cups. The ground has hosted many French rugby league championship and cup finals as well as French rugby league internationals, the first being in 1967 when Great Britain national rugby league team won 16–13 in front of 10,650 spectators

## History

Formerly called 'le stade de la Pepiniere' the ground was built and opened in 1899 and sits within the medieval castle walls of the city. In 1919 the rugby club paid 95,000 francs for the site then sold it to the local council a year later. The council built the two main stands that run along the length of the pitch each able to hold 3,000 spectators, floodlights and a cycle track were also installed. The stadium has been renovated twice since in 2002 and in 2012. The ground is named after the former US Carcassonne and French rugby union international player Albert Domec who played as a centre during the 1920s and 1930s. The stadium has a bronze statue of AS Carcassonne's most famous player, former captain of the French national rugby league team, Puig Aubert at its entrance. The record attendance at the ground is 23,500 for the French rugby league championship final in 1949 between AS Carcassonne and Marseille XIII.

## International Rugby League Matches

| Date | Teams | Score | Attendance | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 January 1967 | France v Great Britain | 13-16 | 10,650 | Test Match |
| 24 December 1967 | France v Australia | 10-3 | 4,193 | 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 21 November 1971 | France v New Zealand | 2-24 | 7,200 | 1971 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France |
| 20 March 1977 | France v England | 28-15 | 12,000 | 1977 European Rugby League Championship |
| 26 November 1978 | France v Australia | 13-10 | 7,000 | 1978-79 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 28 October 1979 | France v Papua New Guinea | 15-2 | 3,500 | Test Match |
| 20 February 1983 | France v Great Britain | 5-20 | 3,826 | Test Match |
| 13 December 1986 | France v Australia | 0-52 | 5,000 | 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup |
| 8 February 1987 | France v Great Britain | 10-20 | 2,000 | Test Match |
| 15 November 1987 | France v Papua New Guinea | 21-4 | 5,000 | 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup |
| 19 November 1989 | France v New Zealand | 14-16 | 3,500 | 1989 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France |
| 3 December 1989 | France v New Zealand | 0-34 | 4,208 | 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup |
| 24 November 1991 | France v Papua New Guinea | 28-14 | 1,440 | 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup |
| 7 March 1993 | France v Great Britain | 6-48 | 5,500 | Test Match |
| 21 November 1993 | France v New Zealand | 11-36 | 3,500 | 1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France |
| 20 March 1994 | France v Great Britain | 4-12 | 7,000 | Test Match |
| 5 March 1995 | France v Wales | 10-22 | 6,000 | 1995 European Rugby League Championship |
| 5 June 1996 | France v Wales | 14-34 | 4,300 | 1996 European Rugby League Championship |
| 13 October 1999 | France v England | 20-28 | 3,000 | Friendly |
| 1 November 2000 | France v Tonga | 28-8 | 10,288 | 2000 Rugby League World Cup |
| 25 October 2003 | France v Australia | 10-34 | 7,813 | 2003 Kangaroo tour of France |
| 11 November 2004 | France v New Zealand | 20-24 | 8,000 | Friendly |
| 5 November 2005 | France v Wales | 38-16 | 3,000 | 2005 European Nations Cup |

## Representative Rugby League Matches

| Date | Teams | Score | Attendance | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 January 1949 | AS Carcassonne v Australia | 8-13 | 7,990 | 1948-49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 4 January 1953 | AS Carcassonne v Australia | 5-18 | 4,881 | 1952-53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 26 December 1956 | AS Carcassonne v Australia | 12-26 | 3,493 | 1956-57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 31 December 1959 | Carcassonne/Lézignan Sangliers v Australia | 32-9 | 6,364 | 1959-60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 1 November 1962 | France v Eastern Division | 16-23 | 4,920 | Tour Match |
| 29 December 1963 | Languedoc v Australia | 12-16 | 6,143 | 1963-64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 5 December 1990 | Languedoc-Rousillon v Australia | 9-38 | 600 | 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| May 2015 | France u18 v England u18 | 30-28 | | Friendly |

## French Rugby League Championship Finals (Elite 1)

| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1948-49 | Marseille XIII | 12-5 | AS Carcassonne | 23,500 |
| 2008-09 | Lézignan Sangliers | 40-32 | Limoux Grizzlies | 11,263 |

## Lord Derby Cup Finals

| Season | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | XIII Catalan | 12-5 | Lyon Villeurbanne | 13,500 |
| 1956-57 | Marseille XIII | 11-0 | XIII Catalan | 16,633 |
| 1958-59 | XIII Catalan | 7-0 | SO Avignon | 11,000 |
| 1965-66 | Lézignan Sangliers | 22-7 | US Villeneuve | 10,067 |
| 1972-73 | RC Saint-Gaudens | 22-8 | AS Carcassonne | 10,300 |
| 1990-91 | RC Saint-Gaudens | 30-4 | Pia XIII | 6,000 |
| 1993-94 | AS Saint Esteve | 14-12 | XIII Catalan | |
| 1996-97 | XIII Catalan | 25-24 | Limoux Grizzlies | 8,000 |
| 1997-98 | AS Saint Esteve | 38-0 | SO Avignon | 7,000 |
| 2001-02 | Villeneuve Leopards | 27-18 | Pia XIII | 8,500 |
| 2002-03 | Villeneuve Leopards | 16-14 | Pia XIII | 7,000 |
| 2003-04 | Union Treiziste Catalane | 36-24 | AS Carcassonne | 10,500 |
| 2004-05 | Union Treiziste Catalane | 31-12 | Limoux Grizzlies | 11,000 |
| 2005-06 | Pia XIII | 36-20 | Lézignan Sangliers | 9,344 |
| 2006-07 | Pia XIII | 30-14 | AS Carcassonne | 5,500 |
| 2007-08 | Limoux Grizzlies | 17-14 | RC Albi | 9,000 |
| 2010-11 | Lézignan Sangliers | 27-18 | Pia XIII | 5,350 |
| 2012-13 | SO Avignon | 38-37 | Limoux Grizzlies | 5,000 |
| 2013-14 | Toulouse Olympique | 46-10 | AS Carcassonne | 6,763 |
| 2014-15 | Lézignan Sangliers | 27-25 | Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan | 4,124 |
| 2015-16 | Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan | 33-16 | Limoux Grizzlies | 4,200 |
