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{{Short description|Stadium in Lyon, France}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox venue 
| stadium_name      = Matmut Stadium de Gerland
| nickname          = 
| image             = [[File:Matmut stadium de gerland.jpg|250px]]
| caption           = '''[[UEFA stadium categories|UEFA]]''' {{rating|3|4}}
| fullname          = Stade de Gerland
| location          = 353, Avenue Jean-Jaurès, 69007 [[7th arrondissement of Lyon|VII<sup>è</sup> Arrondissement]], [[Lyon]], [[France]]
| coordinates       = {{Coord|45|43|26|N|4|49|56|E|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=it}} 
| broke_ground      =
| built             = 1914
| opened            = 1926
| renovated         = 2017
| expanded          = 1960, 1980, 1998
| closed            = 
| demolished        = 
| owner             = City of [[Lyon]]
| operator          = [[Lyon OU]]
| surface           = [[Artificial turf|Artificial]]
| construction_cost = 32.7m [[Euro|€]]<br>(including renovations)
| architect         = [[Tony Garnier (architect)|Tony Garnier]]<br>René Gagis (renovation)
| general_contractor=
| project_manager   =
| main_contractors  = 
| former_names      = 
| tenants           = [[Olympique Lyonnais]] (1950–2015)<br>[[Lyon OU]] (2017–present)
| seating_capacity  = 25,000
| dimensions        = 105 x 68 m
| publictransit     = {{rint|lyon|m}} {{rint|lyon|m|b}} Stade de Gerland–Le LOU
}}
The '''Stade de Gerland''' (known for sponsorship reasons as '''Matmut Stadium de Gerland''' and otherwise known as '''Municipal de Gerland''' or '''Stade Gerland''' {{IPA|fr|stad ʒɛʁlɑ̃|}}) is a stadium in the city of [[Lyon]], [[France]], which serves as home to [[Top 14]] rugby club [[Lyon OU]]. It has a seating capacity of 25,000.

Situated in the Gerland quarter, it was used by French professional [[Association football|football]] club [[Olympique Lyonnais]], who moved to the newly constructed [[Parc Olympique Lyonnais]] in 2016. Local rugby union club [[Lyon OU]] moved in beginning of 2017, replacing their much smaller stadium [[Matmut Stadium]], which had been their home stadium since late 2011. The Stade de Gerland's capacity was also reduced from 43,000 to a more reasonable 25,000.

The stadium is listed as a [[UEFA stadium categories|Category three]] stadium by [[UEFA]]'s standards and has hosted matches for the [[1954 Rugby League World Cup|1954]] and [[1972 Rugby League World Cup]]s, [[UEFA Euro 1984]], the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], and the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]].

The stadium has hosted concerts by many famous artists, including [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[David Bowie]], [[Pink Floyd]] and [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]].

==History==
In 1910, the mayor of [[Lyon]], [[Édouard Herriot]], came up with the idea to develop and build a sports stadium with an [[Track and field athletics|athletics]] track and a [[velodrome]] in the city. In 1912, the stadium was officially mandated and local [[architect]] [[Tony Garnier (architect)|Tony Garnier]] was given the reins to designing and constructing it. Construction began in 1914 with hopes that the stadium would be completed before the [[World's fair|International Exhibition of 1914]]. However, due to World War I, construction was temporarily halted, but resumed  with the assistance of a large number of German [[prisoner of war|POWs]] following the war's conclusion in 1919. By 1920, the stadium was completely functional. In 1926, the Stade de Gerland was inaugurated by Herriot.

The stadium originally had a [[track cycling|cycling track]], but it was removed in order to increase the seating capacity to 50,000. In 1984, minor renovations were made to the stadium by architect Rene Gagis in order to bring the stadium up to standards for [[UEFA Euro 1984]]. This included construction of the [[Jean Bouin]] and [[Jean Jaurès]] stands. Further renovations were needed to prepare the stadium for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], as by that time [[FIFA]] had mandated that all stadiums used for international matches, including the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]], had to be [[all-seater|all-seated]]. The north and south stands were completely dismantled and rebuilt, the [[Jean Jaurès]] and [[Jean Bouin]] side stands were untouched and the [[sport of athletics|athletics]] track that had remained, even after the cycling track had been removed, was taken out. The renovations were done by architect Albert Constantin. The new incarnation of Gerland had a maximum capacity of 40,500.

From 1950 to 2015 the stadium was home to French professional [[Association football|football]] club [[Olympique Lyonnais]]. Lyon moved into the stadium as a result of splitting from the [[Lyon OU|Lyon Olympique Universitaire]] sport club, which played at the Stade des Iris. Its record attendance for a [[Ligue 1]] match is 48,552 set during a match between Olympique Lyonnais and [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] in 1982.

==Artists==

Stade de Gerland can also be used for events with mass audiences, such as concerts; in the past, it has hosted artists such as the [[Rolling Stones]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Pink Floyd]], and [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]].

==Tournaments hosted==
===1954 Rugby League World Cup===
The stadium was one of the host venues for the first ever [[Rugby League World Cup]], having seen the tournament's [[1954 Rugby League World Cup group stage#Australia vs Great Britain|second group game]] between when [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] played at the stadium. Great Britain won the match 28–13.

===1972 Rugby League World Cup===

Stade de Gerland was selected as a host venue during France's second time at hosting the tournament. The stadium, selected to host the [[1972 Rugby League World Cup final]], again between [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[Australian national rugby league team|Australia]]. The game received a poor attendance of only 4,231 spectators with the French public seemingly uninterested in a final that did not involve [[France national rugby league team|French]] (the Final actually attracted the lowest attendance of the entire tournament). The game, however, proved a memorable one for both Great Britain and Australia; seeing Great Britain captain [[Clive Sullivan]]'s long distance try, and Australia's "greatest try never scored", by fullback and captain [[Graeme Langlands]]. The try was disallowed by French referee Georges Jameau for offside, but was later proven on TV replay to be onside (to his credit, upon seeing the replay in the referees change room immediately after the game, Jameau sought out the Australian captain to apologize for his error). Great Britain hooker [[Mike Stephenson]] scored the 73rd-minute try that helped level the scores and secure the World Cup. Australia winger [[Ray Branighan]] missed his 79th-minute penalty, [[Bob Fulton]] failed three drop goal attempts in the last five minutes, resulting in a 10–10 scoreline at full time. Scores were again level after extra time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6QneX1iBrI 1972 Rugby League World Cup final highlights]</ref>

Qualification for the final was achieved by a top two finish in the group stage, however with Great Britain finishing first and Australia second in the group, a draw for Great Britain would secure them the title.

===UEFA Euro 1984===
The stadium was one of the venues of the [[UEFA Euro 1984]], and held the following matches:

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%" 
|-
!Date
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|16 June 1984 || {{fb|DEN}} || style="text-align:center;"|5–0 || {{fb|YUG}} || [[UEFA Euro 1984|Group 1]] || style="text-align:center;"| 24,736
|-
|24 June 1984 || {{fb|SPA}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–1 (5–4 [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || {{fb|DEN}} || [[UEFA Euro 1984 knockout stage#Denmark vs Spain|Semi-finals]]|| style="text-align:center;" | 47,843
|}

===1998 FIFA World Cup===
The stadium was one of the venues of the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], and held the following matches:

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%" 
|-
!Date
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|13 June 1998 || {{fb|KOR|1997}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–3 || {{fb|MEX}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 39,100
|-
|15 June 1998 || {{fb|ROM}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–0 || {{fb|COL}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]] || style="text-align:center;"| 39,100
|-
|21 June 1998 || {{fb|USA}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–2 || {{fb|IRN}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]] || style="text-align:center;"| 39,100
|-
|24 June 1998 || {{fb|FRA|1974}} || style="text-align:center;"|2–1 || {{fb|DEN}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group C|Group C]] || style="text-align:center;"| 39,100
|-
|26 June 1998 || {{fb|JPN|1870}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–2 || {{fb|JAM}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group H|Group H]] || style="text-align:center;"| 39,100
|-
|4 July 1998 || {{fb|GER}} || style="text-align:center;"|0–3 || {{fb|CRO}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs Croatia|Quarter-finals]]|| style="text-align:center;" | 39,100
|}

===2003 FIFA Confederations Cup===
The stadium was one of the venues of the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]], and held the following matches:

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%" 
|-
!Date
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|18 June 2003 || {{fb|FRA|1974}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–0 || {{fb|COL}} || rowspan="2" | [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]] || style="text-align:center;"| 38,541
|-
|20 June 2003 || {{fb|COL}} || style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || {{fb|NZL}} || style="text-align:center;" | 22,811
|-
|21 June 2003 || {{fb|BRA}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–0 || {{fb|USA}} || rowspan="2" | [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]] || style="text-align:center;"| 20,306
|-
|23 June 2003 || {{fb|USA}} || style="text-align:center;"|0–0 || {{fb|CMR}} || style="text-align:center;" | 19,206
|-
|26 June 2003 || {{fb|CMR}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–0 || {{fb|COL}} || [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage#Cameroon v Colombia|Semi-finals]]|| style="text-align:center;" | 12,352
|}

On 26 June 2003, [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] faced [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] in the semi-final, held here. In the 72nd minute of the match [[Marc-Vivien Foé]] collapsed in the centre circle<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3024360.stm | title = Cameroon star Foe dies | work= BBC Sport| access-date = 5 January 2008 | date=26 June 2003}}</ref> with no other players near him.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,985814,00.html | title = Footballer Foe dies during game | work= The Guardian| access-date = 5 January 2008 | location=London | date=26 June 2003}}</ref> After attempts to resuscitate him on the pitch, he was stretchered off the field, where he received mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and oxygen. Medics spent 45 minutes attempting to restart his heart, and although he was still alive upon arrival at the stadium's medical centre, he died shortly afterwards.<ref name="BBC1"/> A first autopsy did not determine an exact cause of death, but a second autopsy concluded that Foé's death was heart-related as it discovered evidence of [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/07/07/foe_autopsy/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030713132415/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/07/07/foe_autopsy/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 July 2003 | title = Autopsy reveals Foe died of heart problem | work= CNN| access-date = 5 January 2008}}</ref> a hereditary condition known to increase the risk of sudden death during physical exercise.

===2007 Rugby World Cup===
The stadium was one of the venues of the [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]] [[Rugby World Cup]], and held the following matches:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%" 
|-
!Date
!Time (CET)
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
| 8 September 2007 || 15:45 || {{ru|AUS}} || style="text-align:center;"| 91–3 || {{ru|JPN}} || [[2007 Rugby World Cup Pool B|Pool B]] || style="text-align:center;" |40,043
|-
| 11 September 2007 || 20:00 || {{ru|ARG}} || style="text-align:center;"| 33–3 || {{ru|GEO}} || [[2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D|Pool D]] || style="text-align:center;" |40,240
|-
| 15 September 2007 || 13:00 || {{ru|NZL}} || style="text-align:center;"| 108–13 || {{ru|POR}} || [[2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C|Pool C]] || style="text-align:center;" |40,729
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Parc de Gerland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Stade de Gerland}}
* [http://www.lyon.fr/lieu/sport/stade-de-gerland.html Official website]

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{{succession box |
  title=[[Rugby League World Cup]] <br> [[Rugby League World Cup finals|Final venue]] |
  before=[[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley Carnegie Rugby Stadium]] <br> [[Leeds]] |
  after=[[Sydney Cricket Ground]] <br> [[Sydney]] |
  years=[[1972 Rugby League World Cup final|1972]] |
}}
{{succession box |
  title=[[UEFA Cup Winners Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]<br>[[List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals|Final venue]]|
  before=[[De Kuip]] <br> [[Rotterdam]]|
  after=[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Spyros Louis Stadium]] <br> [[Athens]]|
  years=[[1986 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1986]]
}}
{{s-end}}

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{{UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final venues}}
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