Duchère Stadium

The stadium Duchère or Balmont stadium or the stadium-Balmont Duchère, is a stadium located in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon in the neighborhood La Duchère.

Duchère Stadium
Duchère Stadium
Location within France
Address270, avenue Andreï Sakharov
69009 Lyon
Coordinates45.7879°N 4.7976°E / 45.7879; 4.7976
OwnerVille de Lyon
CapacityFootball : 5438 places[1]
Construction
Built1966
Tenants
AS Lyon-Duchère
fr:Rink hockey club de Lyon

Third in the Lyon area by its capacity (after Stade Gerland and Matmut Stadium), It hosts multiple disciplines: football, athletics, Rugby union, Rugby league, and American football, etc.

Since autumn 2000, roller skaters can benefit from a speed ring of 400 m (1,300 ft). This is the stadium of the football club of AS Lyon-Duchère (football) and the Rink hockey club de Lyon.

Since 2012, the Stephane-Diagana Athletic Hall is located nearby.

History

The opening of the stadium took place in 1966[2] on the site of the former Fort Duchère. In 2013, the athletics track was upgraded; the new track, upgraded at a cost of 1.75 million euros, was inaugurated in presence of the discus thrower Robert-Michon Melina[3][4]

The main stand, the track and the football field

References
  1. Guy Borgé (1987). Champion (ed.). Lyon: passé et présent sous le même angle. Crispini(illustrator). p. 72. ISBN 9782051008709..
  2. "Stade de la Duchère - Lyon"..
  3. Michael Augustin (26 September 2013). "Duchère : le stade de Balmont aux normes interrégionales"..
  4. "La piste du stade Balmont de La Duchère inaugurée". 29 September 2013..
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