EURO 2016 venue guides ... Lyon at a glance
Friday, December 25, 2015
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Belgium, Italy and Portugal fans – and plenty more besides – will be descending on Lyon for UEFA EURO 2016. Applying for tickets? Allow UEFA.com to guide you round.
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UEFA EURO 2016 matches (kick-off times CET)
Group stage
13/06/16, 21.00: Belgium v Italy
16/06/16, 18.00: Ukraine v Northern Ireland
19/06/16, 21.00: Romania v Albania
22/06/16, 18.00: Hungary v Portugal
Round of 16
26/06/16, 15.00: WA v 3C/D/E
Semi-finals
06/07/16, 21.00: W45 v W46
Stade de Lyon
UEFA capacity: 59,000
Tenants: Olympique Lyonnais
Due to open: 9 January, Ligue 1 match v Troyes
Jean-Michel Aulas, Lyon club president
The first match, Belgium v Italy, is a fantastic encounter. Belgium have an incredible team with numerous players at Europe's top clubs, while Italy need no introduction. If France top their group they would play their round of 16 tie and semi-final in Lyon. A semi-final in Lyon involving France would be fantastic. The fact that we can stage such matches also shows that the infrastructure that has been developed is of the highest quality.
Distance from Stade de Lyon to ...
City centre: 12km
Airport: 15km
Distances to other UEFA EURO 2016 venues*
Saint-Etienne – 65km
Marseille – 315km
Paris – 465km
Saint-Denis – 480km
Nice – 480km
Toulouse – 540km
Bordeaux – 555km
Lille – 690km
Lens – 675km
*Distances between city centres, by motorway where possible
Source: mappy – viamichelin
Useful links
www.en.lyon-france.com/ – tourist information for Lyon
www.lyon.fr/ – city of Lyon website
www.grandlyon.com – Lyon metropolitan area
www.onlylyon.org/onlylyon-org-42-2.html – Lyon promotional website
www.olweb.fr/en/ – Olympique Lyonnais official website
www.tcl.fr/en – public transport in Lyon