Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Parc Olympique Lyonnais

File:Stade parc olympique lyonnais.JPG UEFA
Location	Site de Montout Décines France
Coordinates
Owner	OL Groupe
Operator	OL Groupe
Executive suites	105
Capacity	59,186
Record attendance	55,169 (Lyon vs ESTAC Troyes, 9 January 2016)
Field size	105 × 68 metres
Surface	AirFibr hybrid grass
Construction
Broke ground	22 October 2012
Opened	9 January 2016
Construction cost	€415 million
Architect	Populous
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 also known as Grand Stade de Lyon or Stade des Lumières is 59,186-seat stadium for French football club Olympique Lyonnais near Décines. It replaced its past stadium, Stade de Gerland, in January 2016. The cost of the stadium is estimated to be about €415 million.

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.

The stadium is still under construction and should be finished in January 2016.

Lyon played their first game in the new stadium on 9 January 2016 against Troyes in a Ligue 1 match. Lyon won the match 4-1.

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  Path to the stadium

• Stade des Lumières - Vue du chantier en mai 2015.jpg

  Construction site

UEFA Euro 2016 matches

The stadium will be one of the venues for UEFA Euro 2016, and will hold the following matches:

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
13 June 2016	21:00	Belgium	v	Italy	Group E
16 June 2016	18:00	Ukraine	v	Northern Ireland	Group C
19 June 2016	21:00	Romania	v	Albania	Group A
22 June 2016	18:00	Hungary	v	Portugal	Group F
26 June 2016	15:00	Winner Group A	v	3rd Place Group C/D/E	Round of 16
6 July 2016	21:00	Winner Match 45	v	Winner Match 46	Semi-final

External links

• Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Preceded by Twickenham London	European Rugby Champions Cup Final Venue 2015	Succeeded by Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh
Preceded by The Twickenham Stoop London	European Rugby Challenge Cup Final Venue 2015	Succeeded by TBA Edinburgh
Preceded by BC Place Vancouver	FIFA Women's World Cup Final Venue 2019	Succeeded by TBA
Preceded by Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton	FIFA Women's World Cup Opening Venue 2019	Succeeded by TBA