- New Olympique Lyonnais Stadium
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Stade des Lumières (proposed name) Location Décines Broke ground 2012 Surface 51 ha Construction cost 350 to 450 M€ Architect Populous Capacity 61,556 Tenants Olympique Lyonnais New Olympique Lyonnais Stadium is 61,556-seat stadium that the French football club Olympique Lyonnais is building near Décines. It will replace its current stadium, Stade Gerland. The cost of the stadium is estimated to be about €250 million.
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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, if built, will 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 municipality 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.[1] However, since the announcement, the club's efforts to get the stadium off the ground have been hindered due to slow administrative procedures, political interests, and various opposition groups, who view the stadium as financially, ecologically, and socially wrong for the taxpayers and community of Décines. The project is currently in limbo, but most estimate that the stadium will be completed by 2013.[2]
On 22 September 2009, French newspaper L'Équipe reported that OL Land had been selected by the French Football Federation as one of the twelve stadiums to be used in the country's bidding for UEFA Euro 2016.[3] The FFF officially made their selections on 11 November 2009 and the city of Lyon was selected as a site to host matches during the tournament.[4]
References
- ^ "Le grand stade est relancé". France Soir. 16 October 2008. http://www.football365.fr/france/infos-clubs/lyon/article_270702_lyon-ol-land-Le-grand-stade-est-relance.shtml. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "La construction d’enceintes sportives en France relèvent du parcours du combattant". France Soir. 23 October 2009. http://www.francesoir.fr/sport/2009/10/23/stades-france-euro-2016.html. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "OL Land serait séléctionné pour l'Euro 2016". France Soir. 22 September 2009. http://www.mag2lyon.com/article/10392/OL-Land-serait-selectionne-pour-l%5CEuro-2016. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Les 12 villes retenues". French Football Federation. 11 November 2009. http://tousensemble2016.fff.fr/euro2016/actualites/531234.shtml. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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Coordinates: 45°46′01″N 4°58′52″E / 45.766912°N 4.980991°E
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