Exterior View of the Stadium.
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Address | 270, avenue Andreï-Sakharov 69009 Lyon |
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Coordinates | 45°47′16″N 4°47′51″E / 45.7879°N 4.7976°E |
Capacity | Football : 5438 places |
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Built | 1966 |
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The stadium Duchère or Balmont stadium or the stadium-Balmont Duchère, is a Stadium located in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon in the neighborhood .
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 meters. This is the stadium of the football club of AS Lyon-Duchère (football) and the .
Since 2012, the Stephane-Diagana Athletic Hall is located nearby.
The opening of the stadium took place in 1966 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