# Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,700 people and was opened in 1954.
The stadium is used primarily for football matches. It is currently the home ground of FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, of the Swiss Super League.
The stadium also hosts the Diamond League event, the Athletissima.

## Events

During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted five games.
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.
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.
Elton John performed at the stadium during his The One Tour (Elton John tour) on 3 July 1992.
In 2011, the stadium hosted some events of the World Gymnaestrada.

## International matches

| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Competition |
| 11 March 1923 | Switzerland | 1–6 | Hungary | Friendly |
| 24 May 1925 | Switzerland | 0–0 | Belgium | Friendly |
| 11 March 1928 | Switzerland | 4–3 | France | Friendly |
| 5 May 1929 | Switzerland | 1–4 | Czechoslovakia | 1927–30 Central European International Cup |
| 8 May 1938 | Switzerland | 0–3 | Belgium | Friendly |
| 6 November 1938 | Switzerland | 1–0 | Portugal | Friendly |
| 4 April 1945 | Switzerland | 1–0 | France | Friendly |
| 8 June 1947 | Switzerland | 1–2 | France | Friendly |
| 3 April 1949 | Switzerland | 1–2 | Austria | 1948–53 Central European International Cup |
| 23 May 1954 | Switzerland | 3–3 | Uruguay | Friendly |
| 16 June 1954 | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | France | 1954 FIFA World Cup |
| 17 June 1954 | Switzerland | 2–1 | Italy | 1954 FIFA World Cup |
| 19 June 1954 | Brazil | 1–1 | Yugoslavia | 1954 FIFA World Cup |
| 26 June 1954 | Austria | 7–5 | Switzerland | 1954 FIFA World Cup |
| 30 June 1954 | Hungary | 4–2 | Uruguay | 1954 FIFA World Cup |
| 24 November 1957 | Switzerland | 1–4 | Spain | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 September 1959 | Switzerland | 2–3 | Netherlands | Friendly |
| 20 May 1961 | Switzerland | 2–1 | Belgium | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 May 1964 | Switzerland | 1–3 | Italy | Friendly |
| 14 November 1964 | Switzerland | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 June 1966 | Switzerland | 1–1 | Mexico | Friendly |
| 14 May 1969 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Romania | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22 April 1970 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Spain | Friendly |
| 5 May 1971 | Switzerland | 2–4 | Poland | Friendly |
| 30 April 1976 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Hungary | Friendly |
| 12 September 1979 | Switzerland | 0–2 | Poland | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying |
| 27 August 1980 | Switzerland | 1–1 | Denmark | Friendly |
| 13 April 1983 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Soviet Union | Friendly |
| 3 November 1984 | Switzerland | 1–1 | Italy | Friendly |
| 19 August 1986 | Switzerland | 2–0 | France | Friendly |
| 17 June 1987 | Switzerland | 1–1 | Sweden | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 28 May 1988 | Switzerland | 0–1 | England | Friendly |
| 27 May 1992 | Switzerland | 2–1 | France | Friendly |
| 16 November 1994 | Switzerland | 1–0 | Iceland | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 19 June 1995 | Switzerland | 0–1 | Italy | Friendly |
| 6 September 1997 | Switzerland | 1–2 | Finland | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 June 1999 | Switzerland | 0–0 | Italy | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 8 September 1999 | Switzerland | 2–0 | Belarus | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 4 June 2000 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Poland | Friendly |
| 2 April 2003 | Portugal | 1–0 | Macedonia | Friendly |
| 1 June 2004 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Faroe Islands | Friendly |
| 2 June 2006 | Italy | 0–0 | Ukraine | Friendly |
| 31 March 2009 | Portugal | 2–0 | South Africa | Friendly |