Matmut Stadium

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Matmut Stadium
Vénissieux - Matmut Stadium.JPG
LocationVénissieux, Lyon, France
Coordinates45°43′16.78″N 4°52′33.65″E / 45.7213278°N 4.8760139°E / 45.7213278; 4.8760139Coordinates: 45°43′16.78″N 4°52′33.65″E / 45.7213278°N 4.8760139°E / 45.7213278; 4.8760139
Public transitLyon tcl logo-tram.svg Lyon tcl tram-4.svg États-Unis - Viviani
OwnerLyon OU
Capacity11,805 (10,007 seated)
Surfacegrass
Construction
Broke groundJuly 2011
Opened19 November 2011 (2011-11-19)

Matmut Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in Vénissieux, Lyon, France with a capacity of 11,805, with slightly over 10,000 of those seated.[1] It was the home stadium of Lyon OU and replaced Stade Vuillermet. It opened on 19 November 2011, with a European Challenge Cup game against RC Toulon.[2] It was built in just three months after the club's promotion from the Pro D2 to the Top 14.

References[]

  1. ^ "Infrastructures : Stade !". Lyon OU. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Les travaux du futur stade du LOU ont commencé". Expressions-venissieux.fr. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

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