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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Toulouse, France}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name        = Stadium de Toulouse
| nickname            = 
| image               = Stadium-Lory.jpg
| image_size          = 300px
| fullname            = Stade de Toulouse 
| location            = 1, Allée Gabriel Biènés, [[Toulouse]], France
| coordinates         = {{coord|43|34|59|N|1|26|3|E|display=it}}
| broke_ground        =
| built               =
| opened              = 1937
| renovated           = 1949, 1998 and 2016
| expanded            = 
| closed              = 
| demolished          = 
| owner               = Mairie de [[Toulouse]]
| operator            = 
| surface             = AirFibr ([[hybrid grass]])
| construction_cost   = 
| architect           =
| former_names        = 
| tenants             = [[Toulouse FC]] (1970-present)<br>[[Stade Toulousain]] (selected matches)
| seating_capacity    = 33,150<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projets-architecte-urbanisme.fr/restructuration-stadium-toulouse-euro-2016/|title=Restructuration du Stadium de Toulouse pour l'Euro 2016|date=22 August 2013|website=projets-architecte-urbanisme.fr|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref> (after most recent renovation works)
| dimensions          =
}}

'''Stadium de Toulouse''', previously named '''Stadium Municipal''', is the largest [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Toulouse]], France. It is currently used mostly for [[association football|football]] matches, mainly those of the [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse Football Club]], as well as [[Rugby football|rugby]] matches for [[Stade Toulousain]] in the [[European Rugby Champions Cup]] and [[Top 14]]. It is located on the island of Ramier near the centre of Toulouse. It is a pure football and rugby ground, and therefore has no athletics track surrounding the field. The stadium is able to hold 33,150 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/listeuefa2.html|title=Football stadiums of the world – Stadium List Europe - Football stadiums of the world|website=www.fussballtempel.net|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

== History ==
The stadium was built in 1937 for the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] (but again under construction, the World Cup matches were played in the [[Stade Chapou|Stade du T.O.E.C.]], 4 kilometers further North) and has undergone two extensive renovations, in 1949 and 1997.

The stadium staged six matches during the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://1800-worldcup.com/world_cup_finals/france1998/matches.htm#Toulouse|title=France 1998 World Cup matches, by Stadium. Toulouse: Stadium Municipal|work=1800-WorldCup.com|publisher=TravelNotes.org|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref>

It was also used as a host venue during the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] for games such as Japan-Fiji, won by the latter 35–31. On 13 November 2009 the stadium hosted international rugby again when France hosted South Africa. At the time, South Africa were leading the series by 20 wins to 10 (6 drawn).<ref>http://www.ticketbooth.org.uk/rugby-tickets/games/France-South-Africa-rugby-tickets.php France v South Africa 2009</ref>

[[Michael Jackson]] performed in front of 40,000 people during his [[Dangerous World Tour]] on 16 September 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2011/06/29/1117739-michael-jackson-revient-deux-fois-a-toulouse.html |title=Michael Jackson Returns Twice to Toulouse|date=29 June 2011 |publisher=[[La Dépêche du Midi]] |access-date=11 November 2018 |quote=Michael Jackson only came once to Toulouse , on September 16, 1992. It was at the Stadium in front of 40,000 spectators.}}</ref>

==Transport==
The stadium is served by two bus stops (West and East), where [[Tisséo]] buses L4 (Cours Dillon-Basso Cambo), 34 (Arènes-Université Paul Sabatier), L5 (Empalot-Roques/Roquettes) and 152 (Empalot-Roques/IUC) stop. Shuttle buses operate on match days from Esquirol metro (Line A), and the stadium is also a short walk (~10 mins) from metro stations Empalot and Saint Michel-Marcel Langer (Line B). It is also near the Croix de Pierre stop of the newly extended [[Toulouse tramway]].<ref>[http://www.tisseo.fr/sites/default/files/plan_detaille_reseau.pdf Tisséo Toulouse transport network]</ref>

== Tournament results ==
=== 1938 FIFA World Cup ===
The stadium was initially one of the venues of the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] but again under construction, the matches were played in the [[Stade Chapou|Stade du T.O.E.C.]] in Toulouse too.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

=== 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
!Result
!Team #2
!Pool
!Attendance
|-
|11 June 1998 || {{fb|CMR}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–1 || {{fb|AUT}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]] || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |33,500
|-
|14 June 1998 || {{fb|ARG}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–0 || {{fb|JPN|1870}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group H|Group H]] 
|-
|18 June 1998 || {{fb|RSA}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–1 || {{fb|DEN}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group C|Group C]] 
|-
|22 June 1998 || {{fb|ROM}} || style="text-align:center;"|2–1 || {{fb|ENG}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]] 
|-
|24 June 1998 || {{fb|NGA}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–3 || {{fb|PAR|1990}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]] 
|-
|29 June 1998 || {{fb|NED}} || style="text-align:center;"|2–1 || {{fb|FRY}} || [[1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Round of 16]] 
|}

=== 2007 Rugby World Cup ===
The stadium was one of the venues for [[rugby union]]'s [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007 World Cup]]

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{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Pool
!colspan=2| Home team
!colspan=2| Away team
! Attendance
|-
|12 September 2007 || [[2007 Rugby World Cup Pool B|Pool B]] || {{ru|JPN}} || 31 || {{ru|FIJ}} || 35 || 34,500
|-
|16 September 2007 || [[2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D|Pool D]] || {{ru|FRA}} || 87 || {{ru|NAM}} || 10 || 35,339
|-
|25 September 2007 || rowspan="2" | [[2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C|Pool C]] || {{ru|ROM}} || 14 || {{ru|POR}} || 10 || 35,526
|-
|29 September 2007 || {{ru|NZL}} || 85 || {{ru|ROM}} || 8 || 35,608
|}

=== UEFA Euro 2016 ===
The stadium was one of the venues of [[UEFA Euro 2016]], and hosted the following matches:

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%"
|-
!Date
!Time (CET)
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
| 13 June 2016 || 15:00 || {{fb|ESP}} || style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || {{fb|CZE}} || Group D || style="text-align:center;"|29,400
|-
| 17 June 2016 || 15:00 || {{fb|ITA}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–0|| {{fb|SWE}} || Group E ||style="text-align:center;"|29,600
|-
| 20 June 2016 || 21:00 || {{fb|RUS}} || style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 || {{fb|WAL}} || Group B || style="text-align:center;"|28,840
|-
| 26 June 2016 || 21:00 || {{fb|HUN}} || style="text-align:center;"| 0–4 || {{fb|BEL}} || Round of 16 || style="text-align:center;"|28,921
|-
|}

=== 2023 Rugby World Cup matches===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%"
|-
!Date
!Time (CET)
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
| 10 September 2023 || 13:00 || {{ru|JPN}} || style="text-align:center;"| 42–12 || {{ru|CHI}} || [[2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D|Pool D]] || style="text-align:center;"|30,187
|-
| 15 September 2023 || 21:00 || {{ru|NZL}} || style="text-align:center;"| 71–3 || {{ru|NAM}} || [[2023 Rugby World Cup Pool A|Pool A]] ||style="text-align:center;"|31,996
|-
| 23 September 2023 || 14:00 || {{ru|GEO}} || style="text-align:center;"| 18–18 || {{ru|POR}} || [[2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C|Pool C]] || style="text-align:center;"|31,889
|-
| 28 September 2023 || 21:00 || {{ru|JPN}} || style="text-align:center;"| 28–22 || {{ru|SAM}} || [[2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D|Pool D]] || style="text-align:center;"|31,794
|-
| 8 October 2023 || 21:00 || {{ru|FIJ}} || style="text-align:center;"| 23–24 || {{ru|POR}} || [[2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C|Pool C]] || style="text-align:center;"|32,223
|-
|}

==Rugby League Test matches==
Stadium Municipal has hosted 14 [[rugby league]] internationals, 13 of them involving the [[France national rugby league team|France national team]], since 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/stade-municipal/results.html|title=Stade Municipal - Results - Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Test# !! Date !! Result !! Attendance !! Notes
|-
|1 || 18 October 1953 || [[Other Nationalities rugby league team|Other Nationalities]] def. {{rl|FRA}} 15–10 || 12,190 || [[1953–54 European Rugby League Championship|1953–54]] [[European Rugby League Championship]]
|-
|2 || 7 November 1954 || {{rl|FRA}} drew with {{rl|GBR}} 13–13 || 37,471 || [[1954 Rugby League World Cup|1954]] [[Rugby League World Cup]]
|-
|3 || 8 January 1956 || {{rl|FRA}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 24–7 || 10,184 || [[1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France|1956]] France vs New Zealand series
|-
|4 || 3 November 1957 || {{rl|GBR}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 25–14 || 15,762 || 
|-
|5 || 6 March 1960 || {{rl|FRA}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 20–18 || 15,762 || 
|-
|6 || 2 February 1969 || {{rl|FRA}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 14–9 || 15,536 || 
|-
|7 || 28 November 1971 || {{rl|FRA}} drew with {{rl|NZL}} 3–3 || 5,000 || [[1971 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France|1971]] France vs New Zealand series
|-
|8 || 2 February 1972 || {{rl|GBR}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 10–9 || 11,508 || 
|-
|9 || 5 November 1972 || {{rl|AUS}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 31–9 || 10,332 || [[1972 Rugby League World Cup|1972]] [[Rugby League World Cup]]
|-
|10 || 2 March 1975 || {{rl|FRA}} def. {{rl|WAL}} 14–7 || 7,563 || [[1975 Rugby League World Cup|1975]] [[Rugby League World Cup]]
|-
|11 || 7 December 1980 || {{rl|NZL}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 11–3 || 3,000 || [[1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France|1980]] France vs New Zealand series
|-
|12 || 5 November 2000 || {{rl|FRA}} def. {{rl|RSA}} 56–6 || 7,969 || rowspan=2|[[2000 Rugby League World Cup|2000]] [[Rugby League World Cup]] Group 3
|-
|13 || 6 November 2000 || {{rl|PNG}} def. {{rl|TON}} 30–22 || 3,666
|-
|14 || 18 November 2005 || {{rl|NZL}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 38–22 || 12,500 || [[2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2005]] France vs New Zealand
|}

==Fronton facilities==
Stadium de Toulouse is also home to several [[fronton (court)|fronton]] walls on the stadium campus, which are used for local handball/pelota sports. Most recently, in August 2022, it played host to an international [[one-wall handball|One-Wall handball/Wallball]] tournament, the 2022 French Open, part of the [[European 1-Wall Tour]], with Great Britain's Dan Grant winning the Men's Open title and Helena Hernanz Sanchez of France winning the Women's Open title. The 2022 Open was organised with the help and support of the Tolosa Gaels [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] Club and the local Government.

==See also==
*[[List of football stadiums in France]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
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