Stade Olympique de la Pontaise is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,700 people and was opened in 1954.[1]
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| Location | Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |
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| Coordinates | 46°32′00″N 006°37′27″E |
| Owner | City of Lausanne |
| Capacity | 15,700 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1949 |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Renovated | 1985, 1994 |
| Tenants | |
| FC Lausanne-Sport (1954–2020) FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (2020–present) | |
The stadium is used primarily for football matches. It is currently the home ground of FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, of the Swiss Challenge League.[2]
The stadium also hosts the Diamond League event, Athletissima.[3]
During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted five games.[4]
Pink Floyd have performed two concerts at the stadium. On 12 July 1989, as part of their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour and on 25 September 1994, as part of their The Division Bell Tour.[citation needed]
Michael Jackson performed at the stadium during his "Bad" World Tour on 19 August 1988, during his "Dangerous" World Tour on 8 September 1992 and during his HIStory World Tour on 20 June 1997.[citation needed]
In 2011, the stadium hosted some events of the World Gymnaestrada.[5]
| Date | Result | Competition | ||
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| 11 March 1923 | Switzerland | 1–6 | Friendly | |
| 24 May 1925 | Switzerland | 0–0 | Friendly | |
| 11 March 1928 | Switzerland | 4–3 | Friendly | |
| 5 May 1929 | Switzerland | 1–4 | 1927–30 Central European International Cup | |
| 8 May 1938 | Switzerland | 0–3 | Friendly | |
| 6 November 1938 | Switzerland | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 4 April 1945 | Switzerland | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 8 June 1947 | Switzerland | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 3 April 1949 | Switzerland | 1–2 | 1948–53 Central European International Cup | |
| 23 May 1954 | Switzerland | 3–3 | Friendly | |
| 16 June 1954 | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 1954 FIFA World Cup | |
| 17 June 1954 | Switzerland | 2–1 | ||
| 19 June 1954 | Brazil | 1–1 | ||
| 26 June 1954 | Austria | 7–5 | ||
| 30 June 1954 | Hungary | 4–2 | ||
| 15 September 1959 | Switzerland | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 24 November 1957 | Switzerland | 1–4 | 1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification | |
| 20 May 1961 | Switzerland | 2–1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification | |
| 10 May 1964 | Switzerland | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 14 November 1964 | Switzerland | 2–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification | |
| 19 June 1966 | Switzerland | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 14 May 1969 | Switzerland | 0–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification | |
| 22 April 1970 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 5 May 1971 | Switzerland | 2–4 | Friendly | |
| 30 April 1976 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 12 September 1979 | Switzerland | 0–2 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying | |
| 27 August 1980 | Switzerland | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 13 April 1983 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 November 1984 | Switzerland | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 19 August 1986 | Switzerland | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 17 June 1987 | Switzerland | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying | |
| 28 May 1988 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 27 May 1992 | Switzerland | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 16 November 1994 | Switzerland | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying | |
| 19 June 1995 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 6 September 1997 | Switzerland | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification | |
| 9 June 1999 | Switzerland | 0–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | |
| 8 September 1999 | Switzerland | 2–0 | ||
| 4 June 2000 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 April 2003 | Portugal | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 1 June 2004 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 June 2006 | Italy | 0–0 | Friendly | |
| 31 March 2009 | Portugal | 2–0 | Friendly | |
Media related to Stade olympique de la Pontaise at Wikimedia Commons

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