Stade Lille-Metropole is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

France

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. The stadium was built in 1976 and is able to hold 18,154. The architect for the stadium was Roger Taillibert

Roger Taillibert

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.

It is currently used, mostly, for football

Football (soccer)

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 matches and is the temporary home stadium of Lille OSC

Lille OSC

LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...

, while Stade Borne de l'Espoir

Stade Borne de l'Espoir

Grand Stade Lille Métropole is a multi-use stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq near Lille, France, that is currently under construction. It is sometimes called Stade Borne de l'Espoir because Borne de l'Espoir refers to the plot of land, in Hôtel de Ville quarter of Villeneuve d'Ascq, on which the stadium...

 is being built. Previously, the club played in Stade Grimonprez Jooris

Stade Grimonprez Jooris

Stade Grimonprez-Jooris was a multi-purpose stadium in Lille, France built in 1974. It was used mainly for football matches as it was home to the Lille OSC football club from 1975 until 2004, when the stadium was closed....

. It was also the home stadium of ES Wasquehal

ES Wasquehal

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, when the club played in Ligue 2

Ligue 2

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 and National

Championnat National

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, between 1995 and 2005.

AC/DC

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 concluded their For Those About to Rock Tour

For Those About to Rock Tour

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 at the stadium on December 20, 1982.

Pink Floyd

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 performed at the stadium during their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour on July 28, 1988.

External links

• Lille OSC's website, which includes pictures of the stadium (in French)