Stade Municipal Perpignan
Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Stade Municipal Perpignan, Perpignan, France — opened 1965, 1 rugby league games hosted, home of AS Saint-Esteve (rugby union, 1965-2000); Union Treiziste Catalane (UTC, rugby league, roughly 2000-2006, including the 2005 Challenge Cup match recorded here) — UTC was the historical forerunner of what became Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan, the current tenant.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1965 (Rugby League Project's location field for this venue reads simply 'Perpignan', but the ground is very likely the Stade Municipal in the adjoining commune of Saint-Esteve, part of the greater Perpignan urban area, identified by its home-club match with Union Treiziste Catalane (UTC), the Perpignan-area club that played there in the mid-2000s. This identification is inferred rather than directly confirmed by a source that itself labels the ground 'Stade Municipal Perpignan'.) |
| Home club | AS Saint-Esteve (rugby union, 1965-2000); Union Treiziste Catalane (UTC, rugby league, roughly 2000-2006, including the 2005 Challenge Cup match recorded here) — UTC was the historical forerunner of what became Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan, the current tenant |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 1 |
| Top recorded crowd | 3,000 |
| Capacity | 6,000 total, of which 2,000 seated |
| Floodlights installed | Yes; installation date not confirmed |
| Surface | Grass, pitch dimensions 102m x 73m |
| Years used | 2005 |
| Location | Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon |
Name history
- Stade Municipal (Saint-Esteve) — 1965-present, also informally called Stade Saint-Esteve
Rugby league history
On 3 April 2005, Union Treiziste Catalane beat Hull Kingston Rovers 32-18 in front of 3,000 fans in a Challenge Cup tie, the only match Rugby League Project records at this venue. UTC were the Perpignan-area club competing in the English rugby league Challenge Cup as a French entrant during the mid-2000s, a period that helped pave the way for Catalans Dragons joining Super League in 2006.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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