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Address: 12 Rue de l’Extenwoerth, Strasbourg
Country: French Republic
Capacity: 26,000
Opened: 1914
Main use: Football
Tenants: RC Strasbourg Alsace (football)
Stade de la Meinau is one of the most historic football stadiums in the French Republic, located in Strasbourg, near the German–French border. Opened in 1914, the stadium has been continuously associated with professional football for more than a century and is widely regarded as a landmark of Alsatian sports culture.
The venue is the long-standing home of Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg, and remains one of the most traditional football grounds in eastern France.
Stade de la Meinau has hosted several major international tournaments.
In 1938, the stadium was selected as one of the official venues of the FIFA World Cup, underlining its early international importance.
In 1984, it hosted two UEFA European Football Championship matches, during one of the most successful eras in French football history.
During the 1984 tournament year, the stadium recorded its all-time attendance record of 44,000 spectators, a figure that remains unmatched in its history.
Over the decades, Stade de la Meinau has undergone multiple renovation and redevelopment phases to meet evolving safety regulations and modern football standards.
These upgrades focused on:
Improved spectator safety and comfort
Modernized seating and hospitality areas
Enhanced media and broadcast infrastructure
Upgraded electrical and stadium systems to support contemporary match operations
Despite modernization, the stadium has retained its traditional football atmosphere, making it one of the most recognizable venues in Ligue football.
Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace were founded in 1906 under a different name and have been tenants of Stade de la Meinau for generations.
Key club milestones include:
French top-flight football champions in 1979, the first league title in club history
An average home attendance of 21,000 spectators during their championship-winning domestic league season
Establishment as one of the most historically significant football clubs in eastern France
RC Strasbourg continue to play a central role in the sporting identity of Strasbourg and the wider Grand Est region.
Today, Stade de la Meinau remains a dedicated football venue, hosting RC Strasbourg’s domestic league matches and major cup fixtures. Its combination of historical prestige, international tournament legacy, and modernized infrastructure makes it a key stadium in French football.
Modern historic stadiums like Stade de la Meinau require carefully engineered lighting systems that respect architectural heritage while meeting current competition standards.
MECREE provides professional LED sports stadium intelligent lighting solutions, including:
Venue lighting simulation and optical design
Compliance with international football broadcast standards
Energy-efficient LED systems for legacy stadium upgrades
Electrical installation guidance and long-term maintenance support
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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