# Matmut Stadium

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{{short description|Rugby stadium in Lyon, France}}
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{{distinguish|text=the [Matmut Atlantique](/source/Nouveau_Stade_de_Bordeaux) stadium in Bordeaux}}
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| image               = Vénissieux - Matmut Stadium.JPG
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| location            = [Vénissieux](/source/V%C3%A9nissieux), [Lyon](/source/Lyon), [France](/source/France)
| coordinates         = {{Coord|45|43|16.78|N|4|52|33.65|E|scale:6250_region:FR|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground        = July 2011
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| opened              = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|11|19}}
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| owner               = [Lyon OU Rugby](/source/Lyon_OU_Rugby)
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| capacity            = 11,805 (10,007 seated)
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'''Matmut Stadium''' is a [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) stadium located in [Vénissieux](/source/V%C3%A9nissieux), [Lyon](/source/Lyon), [France](/source/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](/source/Lyon_OU_Rugby), replacing [Stade Vuillermet](/source/Stade_Vuillermet). It opened on 19 November 2011, with a [European Challenge Cup](/source/EPCR_Challenge_Cup) game against [RC Toulon](/source/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](/source/Pro_D2) to the [Top 14](/source/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>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20130213142646/http://www.lourugby.fr/a-propos-du-lou/ Lyon OU stadium page]

{{Rugby Pro D2 Venues}}

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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