{{short description|Rugby stadium in Lyon, France}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{distinguish|text=the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux}} {{Infobox venue | name = Matmut Stadium | nickname = | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = Vénissieux - Matmut Stadium.JPG | caption = | fullname = | former_names = | location = Vénissieux, Lyon, France | coordinates = {{Coord|45|43|16.78|N|4|52|33.65|E|scale:6250_region:FR|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = July 2011 | built = | opened = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|11|19}} | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = Lyon OU Rugby | operator = | surface = grass | scoreboard = | cost = | architect = | project_manager = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | capacity = 11,805 (10,007 seated) | suites = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | acreage = | volume = | tenants = | embedded = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | public_transit = {{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|4}} États-Unis–Viviani }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lourugby.fr/matmut-stadium/infrastructures/stade/ |title=Infrastructures : Stade ! |publisher=Lyon OU |accessdate=2016-08-03}}</ref> It 2011, it became the new home stadium of Lyon OU Rugby, replacing Stade Vuillermet. It opened on 19 November 2011, with a European Challenge Cup game against RC Toulon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressions-venissieux.fr/sports/les-travaux-du-futur-stade-du-lou-ont-commence-6996/#more-6996 |title=Les travaux du futur stade du LOU ont commencé |publisher=Expressions-venissieux.fr |accessdate=2011-11-20}}</ref> It was built in just three months after the club's promotion from the Pro D2 to the Top 14. The sponsor {{interlanguage link|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 won 27-13).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Après 5 ans de résidence, Lyon va tourner la page du Matmut Stadium |url=https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14/2016-2017/top-14-lyon-les-5-dates-qui-ont-marque-lhistoire-du-matmut-stadium_sto5994002/story.shtml |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=rugbyrama.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://archive.today/20130213142646/http://www.lourugby.fr/a-propos-du-lou/ Lyon OU stadium page]
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Category:Sports venues in Lyon Metropolis Category:Rugby union stadiums in France Category:Buildings and structures in Lyon Category:Sports venues completed in 2011 Category:21st-century architecture in France
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