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 (Paris) 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 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.
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. +SeasonAverageLeague2016–1739,171Ligue 12017–1846,0052018–1949,0792019–2047,299Of 13 domestic games. The season was prematurely cut off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020–21N/AThe 2020–21 Ligue 1 season was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2021–2232,3312022–2346,0582023–2443,6422024–2550,9942025–2649,848
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 (CEST)Team #1Result Team #2RoundAttendance 13 June 2016 21:00 Group E 16 June 2016 18:00 Group C 19 June 2016 21:00 Group A 22 June 2016 18:00 Group F 26 June 2016 15:00 Round of 16 6 July 2016 21:00 Semi-finals
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 (CEST)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance2 July 2019 21:00 1–2 Semi-finals 3 July 2019 21:00 1–0 7 July 2019 17:00 2–0 Final
France national football team
DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2Competition 9 June 2018 Friendly 7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification 23 March 2024 Friendly 9 September 2024 2024–25 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 2024 Semi-finals
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 2024 Men's group B 25 July 2024 Women's group A 27 July 2024 Men's group B 28 July 2024 Women's group A 30 July 2024 Men's group B 31 July 2024 Women's group A 2 August 2024 Men's quarter-finals 3 August 2024 Women's quarter-finals 5 August 2024 Men's semi-finals 6 August 2024 Women's semi-finals 9 August 2024 Women's bronze medal match
Rugby 2023 Rugby World Cup
DateTime (CEST)Team #1Result Team #2RoundAttendance 24 September 2023 21:00 40–6 Pool C 27 September 2023 17:45 36–26 Pool A 29 September 2023 21:00 96–17 5 October 2023 21:00 73–0 6 October 2023 21:00 60–7
France national rugby union team
DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2CompetitionAttendanceNote 14 November 2017 2017 Autumn Internationals Uncapped match played between two official tests 16 March 2024 2024 Six Nations Championship
European Rugby Cups finals
DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2CompetitionAttendance 13 May 2016 Harlequins Montpellier 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup 14 May 2016 Racing 92 Saracens 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup
Top 14
DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance 25 May 2018 Lyon Montpellier 2017–18 Top 14 semi-finals 26 May 2018 Racing 92 Castres 20 June 2025 Toulouse Bayonne 2024–25 Top 14 semi-finals 21 June 2025 Bordeaux Bègles Toulon
Concerts +List of concerts at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, showing date, artist, event and attendanceDateArtistEventAttendance9 January 2016will.i.amStadium inauguration23 March 2016Christophe Maé2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League19 July 2016RihannaAnti World Tour— June 2017ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams Tour50,90112 July 2017Celine DionCeline Dion Live 201739,50724 May 2019Ed Sheeran÷ Tour55,897 May 201956,050 May 201951,759 June 2019Stars 80Triomphe17,2844 June 2019Phil CollinsNot Dead Yet Tour34,16311 June 2022SopranoChasseur d'étoiles Tour50,44025 June 2022IndochineCentral Tour72,5618 July 2022RammsteinRammstein Stadium Tour49,124Publication sur le compte Facebook officiel du Groupama Stadium, en date du 09/07/2022 à 01:079 July 202249,560Publication sur le compte Facebook officiel du Groupama Stadium, en date du 09/07/2022 à 23:3419 July 2022The Rolling StonesSixty Tour50,31931 May 2023Depeche ModeMemento Mori World Tour52,00015 June 2023MuseWill of the People World Tour59,000.23 June 2023Mylène FarmerNevermore 2023/202445,00024 June 202345,00011 July 2023Red Hot Chili PeppersGlobal Stadium Tour 49,1582 June 2024Taylor SwiftThe Eras Tour 62,0003 June 2024 —15 June 2024RammsteinRammstein Stadium Tour—22 June 2024ColdplayMusic of the Spheres World Tour164,64123 June 202425 June 202416 June 2026Linkin ParkFrom Zero World Tour—28 June 2026Iron MaidenRun for Your Lives World Tour—21 July 2027Karol GViajando Por El Mundo Tropitour—
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.
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