Stadium de Toulouse


Stadium de Toulouse is the largest multi-purpose stadium in Toulouse, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches, mainly those of the Toulouse Football Club and the big games of rugby for Stade Toulousain in the European Rugby Champions Cup or Top 14. It also hosts the test matches of France's national rugby union team. It is located on the island of Ramier near the centre of Toulouse. It is a pure football and rugby ground, and therefore has no athletics track surrounding the field. The stadium is able to hold 33,150 people.
The stadium was built in 1937 for the 1938 FIFA World Cup and has undergone two extensive renovations, in 1949 and 1997.
The stadium staged six matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
It was also used as a host venue during the 2007 Rugby World Cup for games such as Japan-Fiji, won by the latter 35–31. On 13 November 2009 the stadium hosted international rugby again when France hosted South Africa. At the time, South Africa were leading the series by 20 wins to 10.
Michael Jackson performed in front of 40,000 people during his Dangerous World Tour on 16 September 1992.

Transport

The stadium is served by two bus stops, where Tisséo buses 12, 34 and 52 stop. Shuttle buses operate on match days from Esquirol metro, and the stadium is also a short walk from metro stations Empalot and Saint Michel-Marcel Langer. It is also near the Croix de Pierre stop of the newly extended Toulouse tramway.

1938 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was initially one of the venues of the 1938 FIFA World Cup but again under construction, the matches were played in the Stade du T.O.E.C. in Toulouse too.

1998 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
DateTeam #1Res.Team #2PoolAttendance
11 June 19981–1Group B33,500
14 June 19981–0Group H33,500
18 June 19981–1Group C33,500
22 June 19982–1Group G33,500
24 June 19981–3Group D33,500
29 June 19982–1Round of 1633,500

2007 Rugby World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues for rugby union's 2007 World Cup

UEFA Euro 2016

The stadium was one of the venues of UEFA Euro 2016, and hosted the following matches:
DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
13 June 201615:001–0Group D29,400
17 June 201615:001–0Group E29,600
20 June 201621:000–3Group B28,840
26 June 201621:000–4Round of 1628,921

Rugby League Test matches

Stadium Municipal has hosted 14 rugby league internationals, 13 of them involving the French national team, since 1953.
Test#DateResultAttendanceNotes
118 October 1953Other Nationalities def. 15–1012,1901953–54 European Rugby League Championship
27 November 1954 drew with 13–1337,4711954 Rugby League World Cup
38 January 1956 def. 24–710,1841956 France vs New Zealand series
43 November 1957 def. 25–1415,762
56 March 1960 def. 20–1815,762
62 February 1969 def. 14–915,536
728 November 1971 drew with 3–35,0001971 France vs New Zealand series
82 February 1972 def. 10–911,508
95 November 1972 def. 31–910,3321972 Rugby League World Cup
102 March 1975 def. 14–77,5631975 Rugby League World Cup
117 December 1980 def. 11–33,0001980 France vs New Zealand series
125 November 2000 def. 56–67,9692000 Rugby League World Cup Group 3
136 November 2000 def. 30–223,6662000 Rugby League World Cup Group 3
1418 November 2005 def. 38–2212,5002005 France vs New Zealand