Stade Francis-Le Blé

{{Short description|Football stadium in Brest, France}}

{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Stade Francis-Le Blé

| image = Stade Francis-Le Blé.JPG

| image_size = 300px

| fullname = Stade Francis-Le Blé

| opened = 1922

| renovated = 2010

| type = Category 2 (UEFA)

| seating_capacity = 15,220

| surface = Grass

| nickname = FLB, l'Armoricaine, chez Francis

| record_attendance = 21,619
(August 8, 1986, OM)

| location = 26 route de Quimper
29200 Brest, France

| tenants = Stade Brestois 29

}}

The Stade Francis-Le Blé, formerly known as the Stade de l'Armoricaine, is a multi-use stadium in Brest, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Brestois 29. The stadium is able to hold 15,220 spectators.{{Cite web |title=Stade Francis-Le Blé (Brest) - SB29.com |url=https://www.sb29.bzh/stade-francis-le-ble.php |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=STADE BRESTOIS 29 - LE SITE OFFICIEL |language=fr}} The stadium is named for Francis Le Blé, former mayor of Brest who died in 1982.(27 April 2010). [http://www.brest.maville.com/actu/actudet_-D-Alex-a-Zorro-tout-sur-le-Stade-brestois-2009-2010-_loc-1346053_actu.Htm?xtor=RSS-4 D'Alex à Zorro, tout sur le Stade brestois 2009-2010], maville.com (noting that Le Blé died in 1982)

The stadium is classified as a Category 2 stadium by UEFA, making it unable to host UEFA Champions League matches{{refn|group="note"|Category 4 stadiums are required to host UEFA Champions League matches {{cite report | title = Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2010/11 | publisher = UEFA | date = March 2010 | access-date = 20 July 2010 | url = http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/48/42/49/1484249_DOWNLOAD.pdf | archive-date = 5 December 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101205051408/http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/48/42/49/1484249_DOWNLOAD.pdf | url-status = dead }}}} for the club.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=No exemption: Brest told to move or face 5,000 capacity limit in event of European qualification - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2024/no-exemption-brest-told-to-move-or-face-5000-capacity-limit-in-event-of-european-qualification/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Actualité du Stade Brestois - SB29 |url=https://www.sb29.bzh/27-08-24-communique.php |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.sb29.bzh |language=fr}}