Matmut Stadium

Not to be confused with the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux.
Matmut Stadium
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LocationVénissieux, Lyon, France
Coordinates45°43′16.78″N 4°52′33.65″E / 45.7213278°N 4.8760139°E / 45.7213278; 4.8760139
Public transitLyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T4 États-Unis–Viviani
OwnerLyon OU Rugby
Capacity11,805 (10,007 seated)
Surfacegrass
Construction
Broke groundJuly 2011
Opened19 November 2011 (2011-11-19)

Matmut Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in Vénissieux, Lyon, France with a capacity of 11,805, with slightly over 10,000 of those seated.[1] It was the home stadium of Lyon OU Rugby and replaced Stade Vuillermet. It opened on 19 November 2011, with a European Challenge Cup game against RC Toulon.[2] It was built in just three months after the club's promotion from the Pro D2 to the Top 14. The sponsor Matmut [fr] is a French insurance company.

On November 6, 2016, the stadium broke its attendance record, with 11,805 spectators, for the Top 14 match Lyon - Toulon (Lyon win 27-13).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Infrastructures : Stade !". Lyon OU. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Les travaux du futur stade du LOU ont commencé". Expressions-venissieux.fr. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Après 5 ans de résidence, Lyon va tourner la page du Matmut Stadium". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2024.


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