Parc Olympique Lyonnais


Parc Olympique Lyonnais, known for sponsorship reasons as Groupama Stadium, is a 59,186-seater stadium in Décines-Charpieu, a commune situated in the Metropolis of Lyon. It is the third largest stadium in France, behind Stade de France in Saint-Denis and Orange Velodrome in Marseille.
The home of French football club Olympique Lyonnais, it replaced their previous stadium, the Stade de Gerland, in January 2016. The Stade de Gerland became the home of Lyon OU Rugby.
The stadium was a host of UEFA Euro 2016, and was also chosen to stage the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final and the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, in addition to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and football at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Outside football, the ground has also held rugby union and ice hockey matches, as well as musical concerts.

Construction

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 commune 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. The project was hindered by slow administrative procedures, political interests, and various opposition groups who viewed the stadium as financially, ecologically, and socially wrong for the taxpayers and community of Décines. After landscaping in 2012, stadium construction started in summer 2013.

Football

played their first game in the new stadium on 9 January 2016, winning 4–1 against Troyes in Ligue 1; Alexandre Lacazette scored the first goal at the ground.
In September 2016, the new stadium was chosen as the host of the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final, the first time that the final had been hosted outside the Paris area. Paris Saint-Germain won 4–1 against Monaco. On 9 December 2016, UEFA announced that Parc OL had been chosen to host the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final on 16 May 2018.
The current record league attendance at the Parc OL is 58,257, achieved on 9 November 2025 during a fixture against Paris Saint-Germain during the 2025–26 Ligue 1 season. The current record European league attendance is 58,018, achieved during a fixture against Manchester United on 10 April 2025 during the 2024–25 Europa League season.
Lyon's average domestic league attendances in the Parc OL are listed below.
SeasonAverageLeague
2016–1739,171Ligue 1
2017–1846,005Ligue 1
2018–1949,079Ligue 1
2019–2047,299Ligue 1
2020–21N/ALigue 1
2021–2232,331Ligue 1
2022–2346,058Ligue 1
2023–2443,642Ligue 1
2024–2550,994Ligue 1

UEFA Euro 2016

In November 2009, the French Football Federation chose Parc Olympique Lyonnais one of the twelve stadiums to be used in the country's bidding for UEFA Euro 2016. It hosted six games at the tournament, including the hosts' 2–1 win over the Republic of Ireland in the last 16, and eventual champions Portugal's 2–0 win over Wales in the semi-finals.
DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
13 June 201621:000–2Group E55,408
16 June 201618:000–2Group C51,043
19 June 201621:000–1Group A49,752
22 June 201618:003–3Group F55,514
26 June 201615:002–1Round of 1656,279
6 July 201621:002–0Semi-finals55,679

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

The Parc OL was one of nine stadiums hosting matches at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, staging the semi-finals and the final.
DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
2 July 201921:001–2Semi-finals53,512
3 July 201921:001–0 Semi-finals48,452
7 July 201917:002–0Final57,900

France national football team

DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2Competition
9 June 20181–1Friendly
7 September 20212–02022 World Cup qualification
23 March 20240–2Friendly
9 September 20242–02024–25 UEFA Nations League A

2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals

The stadium was one of three selected to host the 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals matches. It hosted one match.
DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
23 February 20242–1Semi-finals30,267

2024 Summer Olympics

11 matches, 5 men's and 6 women's, were hosted in the stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
24 July 20242–1Men's group B10,637
25 July 20243–2Women's group A29,208
27 July 20243–1Men's group B30,008
28 July 20240–2Women's group A5,212
30 July 20240–2Men's group B10,017
31 July 20241–2Women's group A21,946
2 August 20240–3Men's quarter-finals19,111
3 August 2024Women's quarter-finals10,355
5 August 2024Men's semi-finals47,530
6 August 2024Women's semi-finals11,716
9 August 20240–1Women's bronze medal match10,995

Rugby

2023 Rugby World Cup

DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
24 September 202321:0040–6Pool C55,296
27 September 202317:4536–26Pool A49,342
29 September 202321:0096–17Pool A57,083
5 October 202321:0073–0Pool A57,672
6 October 202321:0060–7Pool A58,102

France national rugby union team

DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2CompetitionAttendanceNote
14 November 201723–282017 Autumn Internationals58,607Uncapped match played between two official tests
16 March 202433–312025 Six Nations Championship58,195

European Rugby Cups finals

DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2CompetitionAttendance
13 May 2016Harlequins

Top 14

DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
25 May 2018Lyon14–40Montpellier2017–18 Top 14 semi-finals58,664
26 May 2018Racing 9214–19Castres2017–18 Top 14 semi-finals56,272
20 June 2025Toulouse32–25Bayonne2024–25 Top 14 semi-finals58,741
21 June 2025Bordeaux Bègles39–24Toulon2024–25 Top 14 semi-finals58,408

Concerts

Other uses

The venue hosted an outdoor Ligue Magnus ice hockey game between Lyon and Grenoble on 30 December 2016. In that game, Grenoble defeated Lyon 5–2; the attendance at that game was 25,142, which turned out to be the all-time record attendance for an ice hockey game in France.
Parc Olympique Lyonnais hosted the finals of rugby union's European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup in 2016. It was one of nine venues chosen for France's hosting of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The stadium will also host the match between France and England on the final weekend of the 2024 Six Nations on 16 March 2024; this is because the Stade de France in Saint-Denis is unavailable while it is being prepared for use in the 2024 Summer Olympics.