Racing 92 to leave the Arena after the Paris derby

The derby on 26-27 December will close nine seasons of Racing at La Défense, before a return to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir.

Back to Colombes after the derby

The club have announced that Racing 92 v Stade Français in round 13, on the weekend of 26-27 December, will be their last match at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre. Racing will then return to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes. Tickets are on sale for their last four matches at the Arena.

Racing played their first match there on 22 December 2017, a win over Toulouse (23-19).

80 wins in 114 Top 14 matches

Since that first match, Racing have played 114 home Top 14 matches, with 80 wins, 3 draws and 31 defeats, scoring 3,647 points and conceding 2,551. In all competitions, they have won 100 of 139 home matches.

Their best home season was the last one: twelve wins in thirteen league matches in 2025-26. The hardest was 2024-25, with five wins, two draws and six defeats. This season Racing have won only one of their four home matches, against Perpignan (55-25), losing to Lyon (31-48), Bayonne (17-20) and Montpellier (17-20).

Their biggest home league win came on 23 December 2023: 66-10 against Oyonnax. In the Champions Cup they beat Edinburgh 56-3 in the knockout stage in April 2021, and Saracens 19-15 in the semi-final in September 2020.

Teddy Thomas ahead of Juan Imhoff

Since December 2017, Teddy Thomas has scored the most home tries for Racing, with 33 in all competitions, ahead of Juan Imhoff (32) and Virimi Vakatawa (26).

The derby, from 10-48 to 47-20

In the Top 14, Racing have hosted Stade Français nine times since 2017, with five wins and four defeats. Their heaviest home defeat over the period came in a derby: 10-48 on 24 December 2022. Last season they won 47-20 in the spring, after a 20-20 draw at Jean-Bouin in December.