Stade de la Duchère-Balmont | |
Address: | 270, Avenue Andreï Sakharov 69009 Lyon |
Coordinates: | 45.7879°N 4.7976°W |
Built: | 1966 |
Owner: | City of Lyon |
Tenants: | Lyon La Duchère |
Capacity: | 5,438[1] |
Pushpin Map: | France |
The Stade de la Duchère-Balmont, formerly the Stade de la Duchère or the Stade de Balmont, is a multi-purpose stadium in Lyon, France.
Since 2000, roller skaters can benefit from a speed ring of at the ground. The stadium is the home ground of football club Lyon La Duchère and roller-skating club .
Since 2012, the Stéphane-Diagana athletics hall has been located in the immediate vicinity.
The opening of the stadium took place in 1966[2] 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 Mélina Robert-Michon.[3] [4]