FFF signs 30-year Stade de France deal with flexible terms and match-by-match rent | OneFootball

The FFF has agreed a 30-year operating deal for the Stade de France, restoring stability on looser terms than the lease that expired in 2025. The agreement covers France home games in Saint-Denis and Coupe de France finals.

According to L'Équipe, the federation had been without a contract since August 2025, which sent the last three home matches to the Parc des Princes while it finalised terms with GL Events, the stadium’s new operator. The framework was outlined last autumn and completed early this year.

€120 million renovations run until 31 December 2030. The Bleus have no obligation to play there before then, and fixtures will be scheduled as opportunities arise. The first pencilled in are the Coupe de France final on Friday 22 May and France v Italy in the Nations League on Friday 2 October.

Once the definitive phase begins, visit frequency stays broadly unchanged, at a minimum average of four a year, the Cup final plus three France matches. Appearances will be smoothed to six over two-year cycles to secure marquee fixtures likely to fill the 80,000 seats, while allowing less bankable games to go around the country.

Financial terms have been reworked in the FFF’s favour. Under Vinci-Bouygues it paid a fixed rent of eight million euros a year for four matches, reduced if six were staged. Now rent is per match, as with the French Rugby Federation, indexed to gate receipts with a floor, and the FFF hopes to earn between five and 10 million euros annually, with hospitality revenues shared.

Source: L'Équipe