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EA Guingamp have resided at Stade du Roudourou for nearly a quarter of a century having moved into the ground on in 1990, with an inaugural match held on January 21st against Paris Saint-Germain. The Roudourou was built on the site of the dilapidated Stadium Montbareil also known as Stade Tyves-Jaguin which had previously hosted Guingamp and local side Stade Charles de Blois. The initial capacity was set at a modest 12,000 but following promotion to Ligue 1 and qualification for European football it was deemed inadequate. The first wave of renovation which started in 1995 added two new stands (East and West) and the second wave in 2007 installed a roof over all stands and improved changing room facilities. The town of Guingamp and Stade du Roudourou has been unlucky not to benefit from both the 1998 World Cup and 2016 European Champions hosted by France, as many stadiums across Ligue 1 have received substantial investment such as Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome, Lyon Stade des Lumières and PSG’s Parc Des Princes. For now the stadium is content to just host EAG football matches, although it had a taste of International football when the national team played Faroe Island at the ground in 2008.

DRIVING Located in the North West of France, Guingamp isn’t the most accessible city for the entire of Europe but it does have road links to the rest of the country via the E50, N12 (East and West) and D9 (North East). Rue du Manoir, 22 200 Guingamp Car parks There are two medium sized car parks located outside the stadium, one behind the east stand, and one to the south. Make sure you get there early! TRAIN The main train station of the city Gare de Guingamp is located in the South East of the city, diagonally opposite if Stade Roudourou and is approximately 2.3km or 30 minutes away by foot. The exterior of Guingamp Railway Station Gare du Guingamp aka Guingamp Train Station BUS From the train station and other places around town you can catch either Bus number 2 or 3 to the stadium, with frequent bus services on match days. AIRPORTS The closest airports to Guingamp is Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport but it doesn’t appear to offer much European or International flights. Some suggest that Quimper Cornouaille Airport over 130km away is the closest airport which flies to the UK, but even then this doesn’t seem very practical. We await further information on what the most convenient airport is.