Valenciennes guide: official ticket route, Stade du Hainaut, Stade du Hainaut, food and drink options, hotel bases, supporter leads, videos, images and FanChants songbook hooks.
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Understand the club, get a ticket, pick a stand or route, plan food and a hotel, and find the fan culture around Valenciennes.
Valenciennes profile uses official, Wikidata/Wikipedia and local map sources for stable facts, with live checks before publishing volatile ticket or venue details.
| Competition | Result | Years / seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | champions (2) | 1971-72, 2005-06 |
| Championnat National | champions (1) | 2004-05 |
| Championnat de France amateur | champions (1) | 1997-98 |
Stade du Hainaut is the working matchday ground/ground-area for this guide; use live club and map sources for exact gates and routes.
Use the official ticket route first; membership, loyalty, resale and ID rules can change by fixture. General sale is not assumed. Check the live fixture page before promising availability, delivery method or away allocation.
| Stand / area | What to say | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home end | home atmosphere | partly verified |
| Main stand | premium and mixed seating | partly verified |
| Opposite stand | mixed seating | partly verified |
| Away allocation | visiting supporters | partly verified |
45 chants in the FanChants catalogue.
Valenciennes chants on FanChants [verified]
Option rows, not a single winner — different lanes for different fans.
Stade du Hainaut · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Le Sporting
Stade du Hainaut · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: La Table de Christophe
Stade du Hainaut · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Chapitre II
Stade du Hainaut · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Le Plaka
Stade du Hainaut · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Café de la Place
Stade du Hainaut · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: La Maison
Stade du Hainaut · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Chez mon Vieux
Stade du Hainaut · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: La Fleur du Mekong
Area and fit, not prices. Prices and availability stay live-check fields.
| Hotel | Fit | Why it belongs | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibis | near ground · station access | Practical hotel option for a ground-first football trip. keep with caveat: Named hotel option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking. | Ibis |
| Hôtel Baudouin | near ground · station access | Practical hotel option for a ground-first football trip. keep with caveat: Named hotel option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking. | Hôtel Baudouin |
| Notre-Dame | near ground · station access | Practical hotel option for a ground-first football trip. keep with caveat: Named hotel option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking. | Notre-Dame |
| Le Clémenceau | near ground · station access | Practical hotel option for a ground-first football trip. keep with caveat: Named hotel option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking. | Le Clémenceau |
| Group | Type | Geography | Public page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valenciennes official supporter information | official branch | official | Public page |
| Valenciennes fan media and supporter-group search | fan media | public web | Public page |
Creator/research leads only — no embedding, cropping, transcription or clip extraction until permission and platform terms are cleared.
Valenciennes matchday starts with Stade du Hainaut and the surrounding Stade du Hainaut area.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: stadium, Google Maps route search
Start with the official Valenciennes ticket route before resale or fixture-day claims.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: Official ticket route or club site, Official club/team site or Wikidata official URL
Build a Valenciennes food card from several named options near the ground, not one ranked pick.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: Le Sporting, La Table de Christophe
Use the city and stadium-area rows to split pre-match, post-match and late-night plans.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: Chapitre II, Le Plaka
Show ground-first and night-out hotel options separately for Valenciennes.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: Ibis, Hôtel Baudouin
Use the FanChants Valenciennes songbook for chant-count, top-song and search hooks.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: FanChants team songbook
Treat Valenciennes supporter groups as public organisation leads, not private fan data.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Fan videos can help check chants, routes and food, but stay lead-only until permission is cleared.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: YouTube public video search lead
| Image | Licence | Creator | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supporters VAFC (Stade Nungesser, 2007).jpg | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Liondartois | candidate cc |
| Supporters de Valenciennes Coupe de France (Valenciennes vs Bastia).jpg | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Liondartois | candidate cc |
| Amical Valenciennes vs Bruges.jpg | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Liondartois | candidate cc |
FanChants is not affiliated with Valenciennes. Songs are sent in by fans; FanChants does not claim to record inside stadiums.
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