Stade Vélodrome
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Stade Vélodrome is a major multi-purpose stadium in Marseille, France, best known as the home ground of Olympique de Marseille and a frequent venue for international football and rugby matches.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stade Vélodrome canonical | 14 |
| Orange Vélodrome | 2 |
| Stade Vélodrome (area) | 1 |
| Stade Vélodrome de Marseille | 1 |
| Stade Vélodrome redevelopment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T585275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stade Vélodrome Context triple: [Marseille, hasLandmark, Stade Vélodrome]
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A.
Stade de France
Stade de France is France’s national stadium in Saint-Denis, renowned for hosting major international sporting events and concerts, including Olympic and World Cup competitions.
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B.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Colombes, near Paris, best known for hosting the main events of the 1924 Summer Olympics and later serving as a prominent venue for French football and rugby.
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C.
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Vélodrome de Vincennes is a historic cycling stadium in Paris that served as one of the main venues for the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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D.
Parc Jouvet
Parc Jouvet is a large public park and botanical garden in Valence, France, known for its landscaped lawns, ornamental ponds, and views over the Rhône River.
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E.
Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium is a large multi-purpose sports and events venue in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the main site of the 1976 Summer Olympics and for its distinctive inclined tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stade Vélodrome Target entity description: Stade Vélodrome is a major multi-purpose stadium in Marseille, France, best known as the home ground of Olympique de Marseille and a frequent venue for international football and rugby matches.
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A.
Stade de France
Stade de France is France’s national stadium in Saint-Denis, renowned for hosting major international sporting events and concerts, including Olympic and World Cup competitions.
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B.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Colombes, near Paris, best known for hosting the main events of the 1924 Summer Olympics and later serving as a prominent venue for French football and rugby.
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C.
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Vélodrome de Vincennes is a historic cycling stadium in Paris that served as one of the main venues for the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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D.
Parc Jouvet
Parc Jouvet is a large public park and botanical garden in Valence, France, known for its landscaped lawns, ornamental ponds, and views over the Rhône River.
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E.
Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium is a large multi-purpose sports and events venue in Montreal, Quebec, best known as the main site of the 1976 Summer Olympics and for its distinctive inclined tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football stadium
ⓘ
multi-purpose stadium ⓘ rugby union stadium ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Orange Vélodrome
ⓘ
linked to:
Stade Vélodrome
|
| architect |
Henri Ploquin
ⓘ
Jean-Pierre Buffi ⓘ SCAU ⓘ |
| category |
Football venues in France
ⓘ
Rugby union stadiums in France ⓘ Sports venues in Marseille ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| expanded | 2014 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Stade Vélodrome de Marseille
ⓘ
linked to:
Stade Vélodrome
|
| hasRoof | partial roof ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
France national football team (occasional)
ⓘ
linked to:
France national football team
France national rugby union team (occasional) ⓘ
linked to:
France national rugby union team
|
| homeClub | Olympique de Marseille ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOf | Olympique de Marseille ⓘ |
| hostCity | Marseille ⓘ |
| hostedTournament |
1998 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
2007 Rugby World Cup ⓘ 2023 Rugby World Cup ⓘ UEFA Euro 1960 ⓘ UEFA Euro 1984 ⓘ
linked to:
1984 UEFA European Championship
UEFA Euro 2016 ⓘ |
| inauguratedOn | 13 June 1937 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bouches-du-Rhône
ⓘ
Marseille ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| namingRightsHolder | Orange S.A. ⓘ |
| opened | 1937 ⓘ |
| operator | Arema ⓘ |
| owner |
City of Marseille
ⓘ
linked to:
Marseille
|
| renovated |
1984
ⓘ
1998 ⓘ 2011–2014 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 67000 ⓘ |
| sponsorName |
Orange Vélodrome
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linked to:
Stade Vélodrome
|
| sport |
association football
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rugby league ⓘ rugby union ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Coupe de France matches
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Ligue 1 matches ⓘ UEFA club competitions ⓘ international football matches ⓘ international rugby union matches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stade Vélodrome Description of subject: Stade Vélodrome is a major multi-purpose stadium in Marseille, France, best known as the home ground of Olympique de Marseille and a frequent venue for international football and rugby matches.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.