Stadium de Toulouse (), previously named Stadium Municipal (Estadi Municipal), is the largest multi-purpose stadium in Toulouse, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches, mainly those of the Toulouse Football Club, as well as rugby matches for Stade Toulousain in the European Rugby Champions Cup and Top 14. 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.

History The stadium was built in 1937 for the 1938 FIFA World Cup (but again under construction, the World Cup matches were played in the Stade du T.O.E.C., 4 kilometers further North) 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 (6 drawn).

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 (West and East), where Tisséo buses L4 (Cours Dillon-Basso Cambo), 34 (Arènes-Université Paul Sabatier), L5 (Empalot-Roques/Roquettes) and 152 (Empalot-Roques/IUC) stop. Shuttle buses operate on match days from Esquirol metro (Line A), and the stadium is also a short walk (~10 mins) from metro stations Empalot and Saint Michel-Marcel Langer (Line B). It is also near the Croix de Pierre stop of the newly extended Toulouse tramway.

Tournament results 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 #1ResultTeam #2PoolAttendance11 June 1998 1–1 Group B 33,50014 June 1998 1–0 Group H 18 June 1998 1–1 Group C 22 June 1998 2–1 Group G 24 June 1998 1–3 Group D 29 June 1998 2–1 Round of 16

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

Date Pool Home team Away team Attendance12 September 2007 Pool B 31 35 34,50016 September 2007 Pool D 87 10 35,33925 September 2007 Pool C 14 10 35,52629 September 2007 85 8 35,608

UEFA Euro 2016 The stadium was one of the venues of UEFA Euro 2016, and hosted the following matches:

DateTime (CET)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance 13 June 2016 15:00 1–0 Group D 29,400 17 June 2016 15:00 1–0 Group E 29,600 20 June 2016 21:00 0–3 Group B 28,840 26 June 2016 21:00 0–4 Round of 16 28,921

2023 Rugby World Cup matches

DateTime (CET)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance 10 September 2023 13:00 42–12 Pool D 30,187 15 September 2023 21:00 71–3 Pool A 31,996 23 September 2023 14:00 18–18 Pool C 31,889 28 September 2023 21:00 28–22 Pool D 31,794 8 October 2023 21:00 23–24 Pool C 32,223

Rugby League Test matches Stadium Municipal has hosted 14 rugby league internationals, 13 of them involving the France national team, since 1953. Test# Date Result Attendance Notes1 18 October 1953 Other Nationalities def. 15–10 12,190 1953–54 European Rugby League Championship2 7 November 1954 drew with 13–13 37,471 1954 Rugby League World Cup3 8 January 1956 def. 24–7 10,184 1956 France vs New Zealand series4 3 November 1957 def. 25–14 15,762 5 6 March 1960 def. 20–18 15,762 6 2 February 1969 def. 14–9 15,536 7 28 November 1971 drew with 3–3 5,000 1971 France vs New Zealand series8 2 February 1972 def. 10–9 11,508 9 5 November 1972 def. 31–9 10,332 1972 Rugby League World Cup10 2 March 1975 def. 14–7 7,563 1975 Rugby League World Cup11 7 December 1980 def. 11–3 3,000 1980 France vs New Zealand series12 5 November 2000 def. 56–6 7,969 2000 Rugby League World Cup Group 313 6 November 2000 def. 30–22 3,66614 18 November 2005 def. 38–22 12,500 2005 France vs New Zealand

Concerts List of entertainment events held at Stadium de ToulouseDatePerformer(s)EventOpening Act(s)AttendanceRevenueAdditional notesMay 10, 1977Chuck BerryBoogaloo BandJuly 4, 1987David BowieGlass Spider TourBoogaloo Band25,000 September 16, 1992Michael JacksonDangerous World Tour40,000May 24, 2019Bigflo & OliFoé, Berywam60,000May 25, 2019Berywam June 8, 2024Carbonne60,000June 9, 2024Danyl

Fronton facilities Stadium de Toulouse is also home to several fronton walls on the stadium campus, which are used for local handball/pelota sports. Most recently, in August 2022, it played host to an international One-Wall handball/Wallball tournament, the 2022 French Open, part of the European 1-Wall Tour, with Great Britain's Dan Grant winning the Men's Open title and Helena Hernanz Sanchez of France winning the Women's Open title. The 2022 Open was organised with the help and support of the Tolosa Gaels GAA Club and the local Government.

See also List of football stadiums in France Lists of stadiums

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