Stade olympique de la Pontaise is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,850 people and was built in 1904.
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Location | Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |
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Coordinates | 46°32′00″N 006°37′27″E |
Capacity | 50,000 (1954) 25,000 (1985) 15,850 (1993) |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1904 |
Renovated | 1954 |
Tenants | |
FC Lausanne-Sport (1954–2020) FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy (2020–present) |
It is used mostly for football matches. It is currently the homeground of FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, of the Swiss Challenge League.
The stadium also hosts the Diamond League event, Athletissima.
During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted five games.
Pink Floyd performed two concerts: 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.
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. Only Billie Jean was leaked from the performance(September 8th, 1992) during a crowd fundraiser where a person by the name of, K MJ released the audio to the world on YouTube.
In 2011, the stadium hosted some events of the World Gymnaestrada.
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 |
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