Groupama Stadium

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Groupama Stadium
Interior panorama on April 30, 2016 during the Olympique Lyon game against GFC Ajaccio
Interior panorama on April 30, 2016 during the Olympique Lyon game against GFC Ajaccio
Earlier names

Stade des Lumières (2011–2016)
Parc Olympique Lyonnais (2016–2017)

Data
place 10 Avenue Simone Veil 69150 Décines-Charpieu , France
FranceFrance
Coordinates 45 ° 45 '55.9 "  N , 4 ° 58' 48.3"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 45 '55.9 "  N , 4 ° 58' 48.3"  E
owner Olympique Lyon
start of building October 22, 2012
opening January 9, 2016
First game 9 January 2016
Olympique Lyon - ES Troyes AC 4-1
surface Hybrid lawn
costs € 410 million
architect Populous
capacity 59,286 seats
playing area 105 m × 68 m
Societies)
Events

The Groupama Stadium (also known as Parc OL ) is the third largest football stadium in France and was built in Décines-Charpieu , a municipality neighboring the city of Lyon , in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region , from 2013 to 2015.

history

Aerial photo 2016

The inauguration took place on January 9, 2016. The venue is the only Ligue 1 club's own stadium . It is mainly used by the football club Olympique Lyon , which is also the owner through its OL land . It offers seats for 59,286 spectators. It replaces the Stade Gerland as the home of the OL. The venue was one of ten venues for the 2016 European Football Championship and as such is also intended for the 2019 Women's World Cup .

After numerous legal objections to the new building, the foundation stone could not be laid until mid-November 2013. Despite the delay in the start of construction, the sports facility was completed in time for the 2016 European Championship.

On January 9, 2016, the Parc Olympique Lyonnais was officially opened with the league match between Olympique Lyon and ES Troyes AC in front of 55,169 visitors. The American rapper will.i.am performed before the game . The home side won 4-1 and OL's Alexandre Lacazette scored the first goal at the new stadium.

In addition to the football stadium, the Parc Olympique Lyonnais also offers space for a leisure center, two hotels and offices. The question of whether the public sector or private investors should assume the costs of the new building has not yet been clarified.

On July 12, 2017, Groupama , an insurance group based in Paris , became the name sponsor of the OL venue. The contract has a term of three years and should bring the association around five to seven million euros annually.

Games for the 2016 European Football Championship

On the occasion of the European Football Championship 2016 in France , a total of six games took place in Parc Olympique Lyonnais.

date round home guest Result
June 13, 2016 Preliminary round BelgiumBelgium Belgium ItalyItaly Italy 0: 2 (0: 1)
June 16, 2016 Preliminary round UkraineUkraine Ukraine Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 0: 2 (0: 0)
19th June 2016 Preliminary round RomaniaRomania Romania AlbaniaAlbania Albania 0: 1 (0: 1)
June 22, 2016 Preliminary round HungaryHungary Hungary PortugalPortugal Portugal 3: 3 (1: 1)
June 26, 2016 Round of 16 FranceFrance France IrelandIreland Ireland 2: 1 (0: 1)
0July 6, 2016 Semifinals PortugalPortugal Portugal WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 2: 0 (0: 0)

2017/18 UEFA Europa League final

The 2017/18 UEFA Europa League final took place in the Olympique Lyon stadium on May 16, 2018 . Atlético Madrid beat Olympique Marseille 3-0 in front of 55,768 spectators.

Games of the 2019 Women's World Cup in Lyon

The three crucial games of the World Cup took place in the Lyon stadium .

  • 0July 2, 2019, semi-finals: England - USA 1: 2 (1: 2)EnglandEngland United StatesUnited States 
  • 0July 3, 2019, semi-final: Netherlands - Sweden 1: 0 aet (0: 0, 0: 0).NetherlandsNetherlands SwedenSweden 
  • 07 July 2019, final: United States - Netherlands 2: 0 (0: 0)United StatesUnited States NetherlandsNetherlands 

Web links

Commons : Groupama Stadium  - collection of images

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Nouveau stade de Lyon - Lyon , naturalgrass.com (English)
  2. ↑ New stadium: Lyon comes last, but in style , stadiumdb.com from January 10, 2016 (English)
  3. ↑ Data on the stadium , ligue1.com (French)
  4. ↑ see message and interview with the orienteering president from November 12, 2013 at France Football
  5. ^ The Stade des Lumieres in Lyon , fussball-wm.pro
  6. ^ Match report Olympique Lyon against ES Troyes AC , weltfussball.de
  7. ↑ will.i.am is heating up: Stade de Lyon opened , de.uefa.com from January 10, 2016
  8. ↑ Lyon: le stade du Parc OL devient le "Groupama Stadium" ledauphine.com, article of July 13, 2017 (French)
  9. ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report Olympique Marseille against Atlético Madrid