Matmut Stadium

Matmut Stadium
Location Vénissieux, Lyon, France
Coordinates 45°43′16.78″N 4°52′33.65″E / 45.7213278°N 4.8760139°E / 45.7213278; 4.8760139Coordinates: 45°43′16.78″N 4°52′33.65″E / 45.7213278°N 4.8760139°E / 45.7213278; 4.8760139
Owner Lyon OU
Capacity 11,805 (10,007 seated)
Surface grass
Construction
Broke ground July 2011
Opened 19 November 2011 (2011-11-19)
Tenants
Lyon OU

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 is the home stadium of Lyon OU 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 clubs promotion from the Pro D2 to the Top 14.

References

  1. "Infrastructures : Stade !". Lyon OU. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  2. "Les travaux du futur stade du LOU ont commencé". Expressions-venissieux.fr. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
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