Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Location	10, Avenue Simone Veil 69150 Décines-Charpieu France
Coordinates	45°45′55″N 4°58′55″E / 45.76528°N 4.98194°E / 45.76528; 4.98194Coordinates: 45°45′55″N 4°58′55″E / 45.76528°N 4.98194°E / 45.76528; 4.98194
Owner	OL Groupe
Operator	OL Groupe
Executive suites	105
Capacity	59,186 [1]
Record attendance	57,050 (OL vs ASSE, 2 October 2016)
Field size	105 × 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	AirFibr hybrid grass [2]
Construction
Broke ground	22 October 2012
Opened	9 January 2016[3]
Construction cost	€415 million
Architect	Populous[4]
Structural engineer	Vinci SA
Services engineer	Vinci SA
General contractor	Vinci SA
Tenants
Olympique Lyonnais (2016–present) UEFA Euro 2016 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

The Parc Olympique Lyonnais,^[5] nicknamed the Grand Stade and the Stade des Lumières, is a 59,186-seat stadium for French football club Olympique Lyonnais in Décines near Lyon. It replaced its previous stadium, Stade de Gerland, in January 2016.

It is a scheduled venue for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10]

The venue is scheduled to host an outdoor Ligue Magnus ice hockey game between Lyon and Grenoble on 30 December 2016.^[11]

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  Path to the stadium

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  OL-PSG 28 February 2016

UEFA Euro 2016 matches

As one of the venues for UEFA Euro 2016, the Parc Olympique Lyonnais has held the following matches:

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
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-final	55,679

References

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