Parc Olympique Lyonnais
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| Location | 10, Avenue Simone Veil 69150 Décines-Charpieu, Rhône, France |
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| Public transit |   Décines OL Vallée (in front of the stadium)  Décines Grand Large (at 800 meters walk)[2] |
| Owner | OL Groupe |
| Operator | OL Groupe |
| Executive suites | 105 |
| Capacity | 59,186[1] |
| Record attendance | 58,664 (Rugby: Montpellier HR - Lyon OU, 25 May 2018) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | AirFibr hybrid grass |
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| Built | 2012 |
| Opened | 9 January 2016 |
| Construction cost | €480 million |
| Architect | Populous |
| Structural engineer | Vinci SA |
| Services engineer | Vinci SA |
| General contractor | Vinci SA |
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| Olympique Lyonnais (2016–present) France national football team (selected matches) | |
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Parc Olympique Lyonnais, known for sponsorship reasons as Groupama Stadium, and in some competitions as Grand Stade de Lyon or Stade des Lumières, is a 59,186-seat stadium in Décines-Charpieu, in the Lyon Metropolis. The home of French football club Olympique Lyonnais, it replaced their previous stadium, Stade de Gerland, in January 2016.
The stadium was a host of UEFA Euro 2016, and was also chosen to stage the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final and the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, in addition to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and football at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Outside football, the ground has also held rugby union and ice hockey matches, as well as musical concerts.
Construction[]
On 1 September 2008, Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas announced plans to create a new 60,000-seat stadium, tentatively called OL Land, to be built on 50 hectares of land located in Décines-Charpieu, a suburb of Lyon. The stadium would also include state-of-the-art sporting facilities, two hotels, a leisure center, and commercial and business offices.
On 13 October 2008, the project was agreed upon by the French government, the General Council of Rhône, the Grand Lyon, SYTRAL, and the commune of Décines for construction with approximately €180 million of public money being used and between €60–80 million coming from the Urban Community of Lyon.[3] The project was hindered by slow administrative procedures, political interests, and various opposition groups who viewed the stadium as financially, ecologically, and socially wrong for the taxpayers and community of Décines. After landscaping in 2012, stadium construction started in summer 2013.
Football[]
Olympique Lyonnais played their first game in the new stadium on 9 January 2016, winning 4–1 against Troyes in Ligue 1; Alexandre Lacazette scored the first goal at the ground.[4]
In November 2009, the French Football Federation chose Parc Olympique Lyonnais one of the twelve stadiums to be used in the country's bidding for UEFA Euro 2016. It hosted six games at the tournament, including the hosts' 2–1 win over the Republic of Ireland in the last 16, and eventual champions Portugal's 2–0 win over Wales in the semi-finals.[5][6]
In September 2016, the new stadium was chosen as the host of the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final, the first time that the final had been hosted outside the Paris area. Paris Saint-Germain won 4–1 against Monaco.[7] On 9 December 2016, UEFA announced that Parc OL had been chosen to host the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final on 16 May 2018.[8]
Parc OL was one of nine stadiums hosting matches at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, staging the semi-finals and the final.[9] It will also be a venue for football at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
UEFA Euro 2016[]
| Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 13 June 2016 | 21:00 |  Belgium |
0–2 |  Italy |
Group E | 55,408 |
| 16 June 2016 | 18:00 |  Ukraine |
0–2 |  Northern Ireland |
Group C | 51,043 |
| 19 June 2016 | 21:00 |  Romania |
0–1 |  Albania |
Group A | 49,752 |
| 22 June 2016 | 18:00 |  Hungary |
3–3 |  Portugal |
Group F | 55,514 |
| 26 June 2016 | 15:00 |  France |
2–1 |  Republic of Ireland |
Round of 16 | 56,279 |
| 6 July 2016 | 21:00 | Portugal |
2–0 |  Wales |
Semi-finals | 55,679 |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[]
| Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 2 July 2019 | 21:00 |  England |
1–2 |  United States |
Semi-finals | 53,512 |
| 3 July 2019 | 21:00 |  Netherlands |
1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Sweden |
48,452 | |
| 7 July 2019 | 17:00 | United States |
2–0 | Netherlands |
Final | 57,900 |
2023 Rugby World Cup[]
| Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 24 September 2023 | TBD | Wales |
– |  Australia |
Pool C | |
| 27 September 2023 | TBD | Americas 1 | – | Africa 1 | Pool A | |
| 29 September 2023 | TBD |  New Zealand |
– | Italy |
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| 5 October 2023 | TBD | New Zealand |
– | Americas 1 | ||
| 6 October 2023 | TBD | France |
– | Italy |
France national football team[]
| Date | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2018 | France |
1–1 | United States |
Friendly |
Other uses[]
The venue hosted an outdoor Ligue Magnus ice hockey game between Lyon and Grenoble on 30 December 2016.[10] In that game, Grenoble defeated Lyon 5–2; the attendance at that game was 25,142, which turned out to be the all-time record attendance for an ice hockey game in France.
Parc Olympique Lyonnais hosted the finals of rugby union's European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup in 2016. It is one of nine venues chosen for France's hosting of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[11]
The stadium has hosted several musical performances, the first being by American singer will.i.am after the inaugural match on 9 January 2016.[12] Other acts who have played there include Christophe Maé, Rihanna, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Phil Collins, and Céline Dion.[13][14][15]
References[]
- ^ "Bienvenue au Groupama Stadium". Groupama Stadium (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Accès - Infos pratiques". groupama-stadium.com (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "LE GRAND STADE EST RELANCÉ". football365.fr (in French). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Ligue 1 : Lyon s'impose 4-1 face à Troyes lors de sa première au Parc OL". 9 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 UEFA European Championship". UEFA. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Portugal 2-0 Wales: five talking points from the semi-final in Lyon". The Guardian. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "PSG 4-1 Monaco: PSG win fourth straight French League Cup". Sky Sports. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Les demi-finales et la finale seront à Lyon". Le Progrès (in French). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Winter Game : bientôt du hockey sur glace au Parc OL !". Lyonmag (in French). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "The 9 stadiums for 2023 RWC in France". Sport 24. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "will.i.am helps Stade de Lyon open in style". UEFA. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "A Lyon, Coldplay a emballé le Parc OL". 20 Minutes (in French). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Rihanna dedicates song to Nice at concert in Lyon, France". Entertainment Weekly. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Céline Dion a fait vibrer le Parc OL". Le Progrès (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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