Groupama Stadium

Lore & Background

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.

Reader's Guide

Olympique Lyonnais 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. 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. The venue hosted an outdoor Ligue Magnus ice hockey game between Lyon and Grenoble on 30 December 2016. 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.

Did You Know?

• 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.

Construction and Development

On 1 September 2008, Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas announced plans for a new 60,000-seat stadium, tentatively called OL Land, on 50 hectares in Décines-Charpieu. The project was agreed upon on 13 October 2008 by the French government, the General Council of Rhône, the Grand Lyon, SYTRAL, and the commune of Décines, with approximately €180 million of public money and €60–80 million from the Urban Community of Lyon. The project was hindered by slow administrative procedures, political interests, and opposition groups who viewed it as financially, ecologically, and socially wrong. After landscaping in 2012, stadium construction started in summer 2013.

Football History and Attendance Records

Olympique Lyonnais played their first game at the stadium on 9 January 2016, winning 4–1 against Troyes in Ligue 1; Alexandre Lacazette scored the first goal. In September 2016, the stadium was chosen to host the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final, the first time the final was hosted outside the Paris area; Paris Saint-Germain won 4–1 against Monaco. On 9 December 2016, UEFA announced it would host the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final on 16 May 2018. The current record league attendance is 58,257, set on 9 November 2025 against Paris Saint-Germain. The current record European attendance is 58,018, set on 10 April 2025 against Manchester United.

International Tournament Hosting

In November 2009, the French Football Federation chose Parc Olympique Lyonnais as one of twelve stadiums for UEFA Euro 2016. It hosted six games, including France's 2–1 win over the Republic of Ireland in the last 16 and Portugal's 2–0 win over Wales in the semi-finals. The stadium was one of nine hosting matches at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, staging the semi-finals and the final. It was one of three selected for the 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals, hosting one match. During the 2024 Summer Olympics, it hosted 11 matches: 5 men's and 6 women's.

Multi-Sport Versatility and Other Events

The venue hosted an outdoor Ligue Magnus ice hockey game between Lyon and Grenoble on 30 December 2016; Grenoble won 5–2, with an attendance of 25,142, the all-time record for an ice hockey game in France. It hosted the finals of rugby union's European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup in 2016. It was one of nine venues for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. It will host the match between France and England on the final weekend of the 2024 Six Nations on 16 March 2024, because the Stade de France is unavailable while being prepared for the 2024 Summer Olympics.