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Lyon: Stade Gerland

Capacity: 43,051

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The stadium was started in 1913 but construction was halted during World War I.


The stadium was only finished in 1919 with the help of German prisoners of war.


Gerland has been completely rebuilt twice, firstly in 1960, which featured the removal of a cycling track and again in 1998.


It currently holds around 43,000 spectators but Olympique Lyonnais, the tenants, are looking at building a new stadium in 2010.


Gerland has been used several times by CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the French Championship.


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