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Why its proximity to the Palace of Versailles penalizes the little Thumb of the Coupe de France

2022-01-11T05:09:39.643Z


Despite the draw designating it as the host club, FC Versailles will play its round of 16 in the Coupe de France in Toulouse. Explanations.


"

It is with great disappointment, especially for our fervent supporters, that the decision was taken to reverse the match in agreement with Toulouse Football Club and the French Football Federation"

. In a press release published at the end of last week, the leaders of FC Versailles announced the bad news to their supporters. Qualified for the first time in its history in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, the Yvelines club will not be able to welcome Toulouse (Ligue 2) in its Montbauron stadium as the draw had decided.

The reason ?

The Versailles enclosure "

does not meet competition standards, particularly in the absence of lighting

", explains the FCV78.

Scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday 29 January, the match cannot take place in satisfactory conditions in terms of visibility at this time of the year when the sun sets early.

For lack of derogation to advance the match and fallback solution in another stadium in the region, the little ...

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Source: lefigaro

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