Stade de Gerland
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French Revelations: Lyon Coach Claude Puel Must Mix Pragmatic With AggressiveThe script, however, was to take something of a twist as Girondins de Bordeaux improved their consistency to outdo the beleaguered Stade Gerland side, while Olympique de Marseille also outstripped les Gones to reach second. Third spot,... In this article: Claude Puel, Lyon, Laurent Blanc, Jean-Michel Aulas, Champions League, Alain Perrin, Bordeaux, Lille, Stade Gerland, and Europe |
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Reds say Benitez will not be axed
...ruing the late goals conceded against Lyon. The Reds were beaten 2-1 by the French champions at Anfield before drawing 1-1 at the Stade Gerland. "It was our own fault in the end, the late goals we have conceded along the way have cost...
In this article: Rafael Benitez, Champions League, Liverpool, Fiorentina, Lyon, Juan Vargas, and Everton
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Guardian | 4 days ago
Benitez's job is safe despite exit from Champions League
...minutes from Florence, pinned the blame on his team's exit on Lyon's stoppage-time winner at Anfield, their 90th minute equaliser at Stade Gerland plus a poor first-half display in Italy. The Liverpool manager said: "You have to be...
In this article: Champions League, Rafael Benitez, Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, Hamburg, and Anfield
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Telegraph.co.uk - Football | 4 days ago
Liverpool's Champions League dreams were shattered long before Fiorentina's winner
...dubious, at best, spot kick, such a conclusion would be misleading. Liverpool's hopes went in two minutes, one at Anfield, one at the Stade Gerland, some weeks ago. They went when Daniel Agger turned to talk to Martin Skrtel to allow Sidney...
In this article: Champions League, Liverpool, Liverpool, Fiorentina, Rafael Benitez, Juan Manuel Vargas, Lisandro Lopez, Lyon, Michel Bastos, and Communism
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Sunday Mirror | 5 days ago
Rafa Benitez forged his reputation in the Champions League - what's gone wrong? Martin Lipton's Big Lunchtime Read
...own destiny, knowing that what happened next was down to their efforts and achievements. That hold on events ended in the Stade Gerland earlier this month, when all the hard work of the previous 89 minutes, capped by Ryan Babel's terrific...
In this article: Liverpool, Champions League, Liverpool, Alberto Aquilani, Chelsea, Fernando Torres, and Fiorentina
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Guardian | 5 days ago
Benitez expects Lyon to play their part in Liverpool's revival
...was equally unperturbed at the prospect of Lyon, who qualified for the knockout phase with a last-minute equaliser against Liverpool at Stade Gerland, fielding a weakened team in their penultimate group fixture. "Puel will try to win and...
In this article: Rafael Benitez, Lyon, Liverpool, Liverpool, Glen Johnson, Claude Puel, Alberto Aquilani, Fiorentina, Champions League, and Florence
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Sunday Mirror | 7 days ago
Rafa Benitez: Lyon can restore some pride in French football by beating Fiorentina
...opening group game. Defeats - away to Fiorentina and at home to Lyon - followed. And when Liverpool could only come away from the Stade de Gerland with a 1-1 draw despite dominating the game this month, that made Fiorentina favourites to...
In this article: Lyon, Fiorentina, Champions League, Thierry Henry, Florence, Liverpool, Liverpool, World Cup, and World Cup
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Football Europe | November 13, 2009
Pick of the week
Jeremy Toulalan (left) puts the ball in the net for the tenth time at Stade de Gerland on Sunday (©Getty Images)Photos/Wallpapers » Dangerous dogs, broken-down buses and an Olympique de Marseille defence compared by their coach to "a...
In this article: Ciro Ferrara, Kool Shen, Lyon, Serie A, Derek Riordan, AS Bari, and Omar Sivori
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UEFA Women's Cup | November 12, 2009
Lyon complete quarter-final lineup
Lyon led the tie 1-0 going into Thursday's second leg at the Stade de Gerland but ran out more comfortable 5-0 victors in the return. Three goals in the first 36 minutes put the tie beyond doubt. Elodie Thomis latched on to a Shirley Cruz...
In this article: Lyon, FCR 2001 Duisburg, Lotta Schelin, Arsenal LFC, Montpellier Herault SC, and UEFA Champions League
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ESPN | November 04, 2009
Champions League: Liverpool rocked, Inter salvo
...are now hanging by a thread after they conceded a 90th-minute equaliser at Lyon. Fernando Torres looks dejected after missing a chance at the Stade Gerland Ryan Babel looked to have given the visitors a much-needed victory at Stade...
In this article: Champions League, Milan Jovanovic, Jose Mourinho, Sevilla, Ryan Babel, Cesc Fabregas, Liverpool, Lyon, Stade Gerland, and Dynamo Kiev
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The Stade de Gerland (or Stade Gerland) is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. Situated in the Gerland quarter, it is presently used by Olympique Lyonnais. It hosted numerous 2007 Rugby World Cup matches.
Work began on the stadium, designed by Lyon resident Tony Garnier, in 1913. The construction soon halted because of World War I. After the war ended, construction restarted in 1919, with the assistance of a large number of German POWs. The stadium was fully functional by 1920.
Originally, the stadium had no sheltered seating areas, and hence needed to undergo vast amounts of rebuilding through its history. The cycling track that ran around the football pitch had to be sacrificed in 1960 in order to increase the seating capacity to over 50,000. In 1984, attendances reached 51,680 for certain European Football Championship matches.
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 World Cup, had to be all-seated. The north and south stands were completely knocked down and rebuilt, and the athletics track that had remained even after the cycling track had been removed was taken out. The new incarnation of Gerland had a maximum capacity of 41,044.
The stadium currently consists of two stands: a north and a south one. It also has two side stands: The tribune Jean Jaurès and the tribune Jean Bouin.
Since 1950 the stadium has been home to Olympique Lyonnais, which needed to find a new ground after splitting from the Lyon Olympique sport club which played at the Stade des Iris.
Lyon is planning to move to a new stadium in 2010.
- Name:
- Stade de Gerland
- Architect:
- René Gagis (renovation)
- Open:
- 1926
- Tenants:
- 1950-present</center>
- Capacity:
- <center>41,044</center>
- Surface:
- Grass
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