Stade de la Mosson


Stade de la Mosson is a football stadium in Montpellier, France. It is the home of Montpellier HSC and has a capacity of 32,900. Formerly a 16,000-seater stadium, it was entirely rebuilt in 1998 to host 6 games of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. It was also used as a venue for group stage matches in the 2007 Rugby World Cup and was one of nine venues used in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Football

In October 2014 the stadium flooded twice as over 12 inches of rain fell in Montpellier. The stadium and pitch were damaged and this resulted in Montpellier relocating for 5 fixtures during the 2014–15 season to the Altrad Stadium, until repairs had been made to the stadium. The relocation lasted for the remainder of 2014, the first fixture on 28 October, and the last being 13 December. The flooding caused Montpellier to cancel their 40-year anniversary celebration.

1998 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The following games were played at the stadium during the 1998 World Cup:
DateTime Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundSpectators
10 June 199821:002–2Group A29,800
12 June 199814:300–0Group D27,650
17 June 199821:003–0Group B29,800
22 June 199817:301–0Group G29,800
25 June 199821:002–0Group F29,800
29 June 199816:302–1Round of 1629,800

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. It hosted four group games and one Round of 16 match; among them were the Australia vs Brazil game – a match that was notable for witnessing the first goals conceded by Brazil in the group stage in 16 years as well as Brazil's first group stage loss for 24 years.
DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
10 June 201921:001–0Group E10,710
13 June 201918:003–2Group C17,032
17 June 201918:000–4Group B15,502
20 June 201918:002–1Group E8,009
25 June 201918:002–0Round of 1617,492

Rugby League

On Saturday 9 June 2012, the stadium hosted rugby league for the first time. The Catalans Dragons will continue their policy of playing some home games away from the Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan by playing their Stobart Super League fixture against Wigan Warriors at the stadium. This will be the second time the fixture has been played in Montpellier with the previous year's game being held in the Stade Yves-du-Manoir.

Rugby Union

The stadium hosted a semi-final game in the 2012–13 Heineken Cup between Clermont and Munster on 27 April 2013.