Owner OL Groupe Executive suites 105 Capacity 59,186 Architecture firm Populous | Operator OL Groupe Opened 9 January 2016 Phone +33 892 69 69 69 | |
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Location 10, Avenue Simone Veil
69150 Décines-Charpieu
France Record attendance 57,050 (OL vs ASSE, 2 October 2016) Field size 105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft) Address 10 Avenue Simone Veil, 69150 Décines-Charpieu, France Profiles | ||
Parc olympique lyonnais
The Parc Olympique Lyonnais, nicknamed the Grand Stade and the Stade des Lumières, is a 59,186-seat stadium in Lyon and is the home of French football club Olympique Lyonnais. It replaced its previous stadium, Stade de Gerland, in January 2016.
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- Parc olympique lyonnais
- Parc olympique lyonnais le film 1 re partie la construction intro
- History
- UEFA Euro 2016 matches
- References
It is a scheduled venue for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Parc olympique lyonnais le film 1 re partie la construction intro
History
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 municipality 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. Since the announcement, the project has been hindered due to slow administrative procedures, political interests, and various opposition groups who view the stadium as financially, ecologically, and socially wrong for the taxpayers and community of Décines. The project is proceeding, with an estimate that the stadium will be completed by 2015, with at least part of a season for breaking in before the 2016 Eurogames.
On 22 September 2009, French newspaper L'Équipe reported that OL Land had been selected by the French Football Federation as one of the twelve stadiums to be used in the country's bidding for UEFA Euro 2016. The FFF officially made their selections on 11 November 2009 and the city of Lyon was selected as a site to host matches during the tournament.
After the landscaping in 2012, the stadium construction started in summer 2013.
Lyon 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.
The venue is scheduled to host an outdoor Ligue Magnus ice hockey game between Lyon and Grenoble on 30 December 2016.
UEFA Euro 2016 matches
As one of the venues for UEFA Euro 2016, the Parc Olympique Lyonnais has held the following matches: