Stade Vuillermet, Sports stadium in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon, France
Stade Vuillermet is a rugby and football ground in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon, on Route d'Heyrieux. Its white goalposts stand on a grass pitch, the two uprights joined by a crossbar and wrapped at the base in black pads marked DEWALT in yellow. The ground holds about 3,000 places since the oldest grandstand was demolished.
Stade Vuillermet opened on 30 December 1900 as Stade de la Plaine on route d'Heyrieux, home of Racing Club de Lyon. Lyon olympique, later Lyon olympique universitaire, took over in 1902 and moved out in 1907; the Football Club de Lyon followed, and the LOU returned in the 1950s. The rugby side left for Matmut Stadium in 2011, when capacity was about 4,822; after the oldest grandstand was demolished, it fell to 3,000. Architect Alexandre Audouze-Tabourin later remodelled the ground.
The ground is named after Georges Vuillermet, a rugby union player who turned out for the Football Club de Lyon. Since the professional rugby side left in 2011, it has been the base of FC Lyon's amateur men's and women's football teams. In 2017 the stadium hosted an international drone racing competition.
The venue is located at Avenue Paul Santy and easily accessible by TCL public transportation services. Visitors can also use the nearby Vélo'v bike-sharing network for convenient arrival from different parts of the city.
The facility can host simultaneous training sessions and matches because of its two separate fields. This arrangement allows different sports and multiple teams to use the grounds at the same time without interfering with each other.
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