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Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Groupama Stadium

UEFA
Address	10 Avenue Simone Veil
Location	Décines-Charpieu, Metropolis of Lyon, France
Public transit	Décines–OL Vallée Décines–OL Vallée
Owner	OL Groupe
Operator	OL Groupe
Executive suites	105
Capacity	59,186
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
Construction
Broke ground	October 22, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-22)
Opened	January 9, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-09)
Construction cost	€480 million
Architect	Populous
Structural engineer	Vinci SA
Services engineer	Vinci SA
General contractor	Vinci SA
Tenants
Olympique Lyonnais (2016–present) France national football team (selected matches)
Website
Official website

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, known for sponsorship reasons as Groupama Stadium, is a 59,186-seat stadium in Décines-Charpieu, in the Metropolis of Lyon. The home of French football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), it replaced their previous stadium, the Stade de Gerland, in January 2016. The Stade de Gerland became the home of Lyon OU Rugby. It's the third largest stadium in France, behind Stade de France in Saint-Denis (Paris) and Orange Velodrome in Marseille.

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. 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.

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.

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. On 9 December 2016, UEFA announced that Parc OL had been chosen to host the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final on 16 May 2018.

Parc OL was one of nine stadiums hosting matches at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, staging the semi-finals and the final. 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
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
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
24 September 2023	21:00	Wales	40–6	Australia	Pool C	55,296
27 September 2023	17:45	Uruguay	36–26	Namibia	Pool A	49,342
29 September 2023	21:00	New Zealand	96–17	Italy		57,083
5 October 2023	21:00	New Zealand	73–0	Uruguay		57,672
6 October 2023	21:00	France	60–7	Italy		58,102

France national football team

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Competition
9 June 2018	France	1–1	United States	Friendly
7 September 2021	France	2–0	Finland	2022 World Cup qualification
23 March 2024	France	0–2	Germany	Friendly
9 September 2024	France	2–0	Belgium	2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals

The stadium was one of three selected to host the 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals matches. It hosted one match.

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
23 February 2024	France	2–1	Germany	Semi-finals	30,267

2024 Summer Olympics

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
24 July 2024	Iraq	2–1	Ukraine	Men's group B	10,637
25 July 2024	France	3–2	Colombia	Women's group A	29,208
27 July 2024	Argentina	3–1	Iraq	Men's group B	30,008
28 July 2024	New Zealand	0–2	Colombia	Women's group A	5,212
30 July 2024	Ukraine	0–2	Argentina	Men's group B	10,017
31 July 2024	New Zealand	1–2	France	Women's group A	21,946
2 August 2024	Japan	0–3	Spain	Men's quarter-finals	19,111
3 August 2024	Spain	2–2 (4–2 p)	Colombia	Women's quarter-finals	10,355
5 August 2024	France	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Egypt	Men's semi-finals	47,530
6 August 2024	United States	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Germany	Women's semi-finals	11,716
9 August 2024	Spain	0–1	Germany	Women's bronze medal match	10,995

Concerts

Other uses

The venue hosted an outdoor Ligue Magnus ice hockey game between Lyon and Grenoble on 30 December 2016. 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 was one of nine venues chosen for France's hosting of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The stadium will also host the match between France and England on the final weekend of the 2024 Six Nations on 16 March 2024; this is because the Stade de France in Saint-Denis is unavailable while it is being prepared for use in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

References

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2. "Accès - Infos pratiques". groupama-stadium.com (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
3. "LE GRAND STADE EST RELANCÉ". football365.fr (in French). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
4. "Ligue 1 : Lyon s'impose 4-1 face à Troyes lors de sa première au Parc OL". 9 January 2016.
5. "2016 UEFA European Championship". UEFA. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
6. "Portugal 2-0 Wales: five talking points from the semi-final in Lyon". The Guardian. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
7. "PSG 4-1 Monaco: PSG win fourth straight French League Cup". Sky Sports. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
8. "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
9. "Les demi-finales et la finale seront à Lyon". Le Progrès (in French). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
10. Jérémy Laugier (23 March 2016). "Ligue des champions féminine: L'OL envoie un message à toute l'Europe". 20minutes.fr. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
11. ^ "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
12. ^ "Ed Sheeran : 163 706 fans pour les 3 concerts au Groupama Stadium". www.groupama-stadium.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
13. "Stars 80 : Plus de 17 000 fans pour le concert au Groupama Stadium". /www.groupama-stadium.com. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
14. "Phil Collins : 35 000 fans au Groupama Stadium". www.groupama-stadium.com. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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