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With a seating capacity of 50,186, it is the fourth-largest sports stadium in France and the home of French professional football club Lille. Initially named Grand Stade Lille Métropole , the stadium was renamed on 21 June 2013, after the death of the former Mayor of Lille and former Prime Minister of France Pierre Mauroy (1928–2013). [ 2 ]
The stadium venue is located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq and has a seating capacity of 50,186 people, becoming France's fourth largest stadium. The stadium hosted France national football team and France national rugby union team as well as some games of UEFA Euro 2016 and many Top 14 matches.
It was used mainly for football matches as it was home to the Lille OSC football club from 1975 until 2004, when the stadium was closed. The club originally planned to have Grimonprez-Jooris redeveloped into a 33,000-seat stadium, but this proposal was rejected, and the Grand Stade Lille Métropole was constructed instead.
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 12,908 Referee: István Kovács : Note: The match was played at the Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, instead of Lille's regular stadium, the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, as it was being used for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [28]
UEFA Category 4 stadium 3: Parc Olympique Lyonnais: 59,186: Lyon (Décines-Charpieu) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Olympique Lyonnais: 2016: UEFA Category 4 stadium 4: Stade Pierre-Mauroy: 50,157: Lille (Villeneuve-d'Ascq) Hauts-de-France: Lille OSC: 2012: UEFA Category 4 stadium 5: Parc des Princes: 47,929: Paris: Île-de-France: Paris Saint-Germain ...
Some of the above venues have hosted some of the largest crowds in history for indoor sports. The Caesars Superdome, for example, regularly seats more than 70,000 for basketball games (NCAA and NBA). The largest confirmed attendance for a basketball game (108,713) was at AT&T Stadium (then known as Cowboys Stadium) for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 7,069 Referee: Clément Turpin: Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 April 2024, but was postponed due to Lille's progression in the UEFA Europa Conference League. [18]
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy: Ligue 1: 2nd: Coupe de France: Round of 16: Coupe de la Ligue: Third round: Top goalscorer: League: Nicolas Pépé (22) All: Nicolas Pépé (23) Highest home attendance: 49,712 v. Paris Saint-Germain (14 April 2019) Lowest home attendance: League: 25,708 v. Rennes (11 August 2018) All: 12,374 v. Sochaux (7 January ...