Olympique Lyonnais
The full official name of this successful French club is Olympique Lyonnais, but the abbreviated name is commonly used. They are nicknamed Les Gones (the children). The club colours are red, blue and white. They play at home at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium, which is called Groupama Stadium for sponsorship reasons. In some matches, one can also see the designations Stade de Lyon or Grand Stade de Lyon. It is a modern stadium opened in 2016 and has a capacity of 59,186 people.
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FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
The club, whose colours include blue and yellow and which has a stylised lion's head in its emblem, was founded in 1928, then still under the name FC Sochaux. Based in the town of Montbéliard near the Swiss border, the home stand at the Stade Auguste Bonal comfortably accommodates twenty thousand spectators. FCSM, as the team's name is sometimes reported in the media, was founded by Jean-Pierre Peugeot, a member of the famous car company's founding family.
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