Matmut Stadium Gerland
Matmut Stadium Gerland | |
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Stade Gerland before the Australia-Japan game at the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup. | |
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Stade de Gerland (until 2016) |
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place | 353 Avenue Jean Jaurès 69007 Lyon , France |
Coordinates | 45 ° 43 '25.5 " N , 4 ° 49' 57" E |
classification | 4th |
owner | City of Lyon |
opening | May 1926 |
Renovations | 1961, 1982, 1998 |
surface | Natural grass |
costs | 32,655,000 € (remodeling World Cup 1998) |
architect | 1926: Tony Garnier 1984: René Gagès, Michel Relave 1998: Albert Constantin |
capacity | 43,051 seats |
playing area | 112 × 65 m |
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The Matmut Stadium Gerland is a rugby - and football stadium in the district of Gerland, in the southern French city of Lyon . The French first division club Olympique Lyon played their home games here from 1950 to 2015. Today it holds 43,051 spectators. The complex is part of the French patrimoine du xxe siècle ( German heritage of the 20th century ) and the four old arches at the entrances have been a listed building since 1967 .
history
The construction of the stadium goes back to the then mayor Édouard Herriot . In the early 1910s, he commissioned the architect Tony Garnier to design a sports and event facility in preparation for the 1914 International City Exhibition in Lyon. After the First World War interrupted construction from 1914 to 1918, work continued in 1919. Mayor Édouard Herriot inaugurated the stadium complex with athletics facility and cycling track in May 1926 . The cinder track was renewed in 1942 for an international athletics match between France and Switzerland . On August 27, 1950, Olympique Lyon played its first game at the Stade Gerland. Olympique managed a 3-0 victory against CA Paris . In 1961 there were plans to expand the stadium to 85,000 seats for the 1968 Summer Olympics , if the bid was accepted. Mexico City prevailed against Detroit , Lyon and Buenos Aires in the first ballot . The cycling track was removed from the facility.
The French national soccer team met the Spanish national soccer team for their first international match on October 17, 1968 in the Stade Gerland . The end result is 1: 3 for the visiting team. On September 9, 1980, the game Olympique Lyon and AS Saint-Étienne gathered 48,552 spectators. This is the venue's record attendance to this day. On the occasion of the European Football Championship in 1984 , renovations were carried out according to the plans of the architects René Gagès and Michel Relave. At that time the stadium held over 51,000 spectators. On May 2, 1986, the Stade Gerland was the venue for the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup . In front of 50,000 spectators, the then Soviet team Dynamo Kiev won 3-0 against Atlético Madrid from Spain. On October 14, 1994, Lyon and the Stade Gerland were selected as one of the venues for the 1998 World Cup .
For the soccer world championship it was modernized from July 1996 according to the plans of Albert Constantin. The north and south stands, Virage Tony Garnier and Virage Coubertin , were rebuilt behind the gates. The architectural style of these new grandstands therefore differs from the two old stands, Tribune Jean Jaurès and Tribune Jean Bouin . Characteristic of the North and the South Bend are the ones with bows equipped roofs. The conversion cost a total of € 32,655,000 . A year before the World Cup, the Tournoi de France football tournament was held as a dress rehearsal in addition to Lyon in Paris ( Parc des Princes ), Montpellier ( Stade de la Mosson ) and Nantes ( Stade de la Beaujoire ). The final of the European Challenge Cup ( Rugby Union ) 1999 in the Stade Gerland between AS Montferrandaise and CS Bourgoin-Jallieu ended on February 27 in front of 31,986 spectators with 35:16.
On June 26, 2003, a tragic event occurred in the Stade Gerland. The 28-year-old Cameroonian national soccer player Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed on the field in the 71st minute of the Confederations Cup semi -finals between Cameroon and Colombia and remained motionless. After an hour of attempted resuscitation , only death could be determined at the Lyon Medical Center. Marc-Vivien Foé died of sudden cardiac death .
Extract from Olympique Lyon and future
At the beginning of 2016, Olympique Lyon moved to their new home, the Parc Olympique Lyonnais . The first game of Ligue 1 took place on January 9, 2016 against ES Troyes AC . On December 6, 2015, OL competed against SCO Angers (0: 2) in front of 36,068 spectators for the last league game at Stade Gerland. In the last derby between OL and AS Saint-Étienne on November 8, 2015, the home side defeated their rivals 3-0 in front of 38,752 visitors. On November 24, 2015, the last UEFA Champions League match against Belgian club KAA Gent (1: 2) took place in front of 30,206 spectators. On December 16, 2015, the last sixteen match in the Coupe de la Ligue 2015/16 between Olympique and the second division FC Tours (2-1) was played.
There were no more precise plans for the future of the plant. The rugby club Lyon OU played in the Matmut Stadium, only three kilometers away, and was a possible successor to Olympique. Lyon OU used the stadium for top games and filled it with 37,000 spectators. The club's own Matmut Stadium was only opened at the end of 2011 with 8,000 seats and expanded to 11,805 seats in 2014. As the magazine Les Potins d'Angèle reported in November 2015, a renovation of the stadium and the reduction of the capacity from 40,000 to 24,000 is planned for 40 million euros. This is to be done mainly by dismantling the back gate stands. Lyon OU moved into the new venue for the 2017/18 season.
At the beginning of November 2016 it was announced that the insurance company Matmut had become the stadium's name sponsor . The contract has a term of ten years with annual payments of two million euros. The new venue of the rugby club Lyon OU will in future be called Matmut Stadium Gerland .
Other use
In addition to the sporting events, the facility is the venue for concerts. So z. B. the Rolling Stones , David Bowie , Pink Floyd , Johnny Hallyday , Genesis and Michael Jackson in the Lyon stadium.
Grandstands
- Jean Jaurès Grandstand - West, main stand, 8,544 seats
- Jean Bouin Grandstand - East, opposite stand, 9,777 seats
- Virage Tony Garnier - North, back gate, 12,429 seats
- Virage Coubertin - South, back gate, 12,301 seats
Matches of the European Football Championship 1984 in Lyon
In addition to a group game, a semi-final took place in Lyon.
Group games
- June 16, 1984, Group 1: Denmark - Yugoslavia 5: 0 (2: 0)
Semifinals
Games of the 1998 World Cup in Lyon
Six games were played in the Stade Gerland during the 1998 World Cup.
Group games
- June 13, 1998, Group E: South Korea - Mexico 1: 3 (1: 0)
- June 15, 1998, Group G: Romania - Colombia 1: 0 (1: 0)
- June 21, 1998, Group F: United States - Iran 1: 2 (0: 2)
- 24 June 1998 Group C: France - Denmark 2: 1 (1: 1)
- 26 June 1998 Group H: Japan - Jamaica 1: 2 (0: 1)
Quarter finals
Games of the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup in Lyon
In 2007 the stadium hosted three games of the Rugby Union World Cup .
Group games
- Australia - Japan 91: 3 September 8th 2007, Group B:
- September 11, 2007, Group D: Argentina - Georgia 33: 3
- September 15, 2007, Group C: New Zealand v Portugal 108-13
gallery
Stadium badge | Game Olympique Lyon - AS Monaco | Aerial view | Rugby Union World Cup 2007 |
Web links
- Stadium on the Olympique Lyon website ( Memento of September 22, 2012 on the Internet Archive ) (French)
- lourugby.fr: Lyon Olympique Universitaire website
- stadionwelt.de: Stadium portrait
- stadionwelt.de: Detailed picture gallery
- groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2001
- stadiumguide.com: data to the stadium (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ culture.gouv.fr: The stadium on the website of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Dates et Chiffres ( Memento of May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
- ↑ L'histoire de Gerland ( Memento of May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
- ↑ stern.de: Mourning and horror over the death of Marc-Vivien Foé Article from June 27, 2003
- ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report Olympique Lyon against SCO Angers
- ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report Olympique Lyon against AS Saint-Étienne
- ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report Olympique Lyon against KAA Gent
- ↑ weltfussball.de: Last first division game in the Stade Gerland Article from December 5, 2015
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: Lyon: What's next for Stade de Gerland? Article dated December 8, 2015
- ↑ rue89lyon.fr: Le stade de Gerland accueillera bien le club LOU rugby article from November 12, 2015 (French)
- ↑ francetvsport.fr: Gerland s'appelera le Matmut Stadium Gerland article of 6 November 2016 (French)
- ^ Stadium on the website of the City of Lyon ( Memento of November 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (French)