The Stade Bauer (also called the Stade de Paris) is a
football stadium in
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine in the northern suburbs of Paris. The stadium is mainly used by
Red Star F.C. who currently play in
Championnat National but have tasted success in the
Coupe de France, winning it on five occasions (1921, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1942).
In recent years the stadium has fallen into disrepair, having been damaged heavily by a storm in 1999, and also suffering from a lack of financial investment since.
In the 2016–2017 season,
Red Star F.C. played its home matches at
Stade Jean-Bouin as Stade Bauer did not meet the public safety requirements for a French
second tier stadium.[1] Since the team's demotion to the
Championnat National, the third tier of French football, the club have resumed occupancy of their traditional home ground.
On 18 May 2021, the enclosure was sold by the city of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine to Groupe Réalités for a makeover. Reconstruction work started and will allow the Bauer Stadium to be in line with sporting ambitions of the Red Star in case of promotion in Ligue 2.[2]