28 Forgotten Stadium Grounds Around The World Left Abandoned

2. Stade des Costières – Nîmes, France

Stade des Costières, located in Nîmes, France, was built in 1989 and served as the home stadium for Nîmes Olympique, a football club with a passionate following. The stadium had a capacity of 18,364 and played host to various football matches over the years, witnessing both triumphs and struggles of the home team. However, the venue was marked for demolition in 2019 as part of a redevelopment project aimed at building a modernized stadium and surrounding commercial infrastructure. Despite these ambitious plans, legal and bureaucratic disputes have stalled any progress, leaving the stadium in a state of abandonment. Since its closure in 2022, nature has started reclaiming the site, with overgrown grass and weeds overtaking the stands and pitch. While the city continues to debate the future of the location, Stade des Costières remains eerily silent, a fading relic of Nîmes' football history.