Editing Lille OSC (section)

==Grounds==
===Stadiums===
{{main|Stade Henri-Jooris|Stade Grimonprez-Jooris|Stadium Lille Métropole|Stade Pierre-Mauroy}}
[[File:LilleOM-1937.jpg|thumb|[[Stade Henri-Jooris]] in 1937]]
After its foundation following the merging of [[Olympique Lillois]] and [[SC Fives]], Lille alternately played its home games at the stadiums of both clubs: [[Stade Henri-Jooris]] of Olympique Lillois and Stade Jules-Lemaire of SC Fives.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2019/12/07/lhistoire-des-stades-depuis-la-creation-du-losc |title=L'histoire des stades lillois depuis la création du LOSC |last=Simon |first=Émile |date=7 December 2019 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313161837/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2019/12/07/lhistoire-des-stades-depuis-la-creation-du-losc |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> However, in 1949, the club chose to keep the first as his home ground and to use the second as a [[Training ground (association football)|training ground]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/905856/article/2020-12-12/il-etait-une-fois-le-stade-virnot-jules-lemaire-premier-stade-du-losc |title=Il était une fois le stade Virnot-Jules-Lemaire, premier stade du LOSC |date=12 December 2020 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821021049/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/905856/article/2020-12-12/il-etait-une-fois-le-stade-virnot-jules-lemaire-premier-stade-du-losc |url-status=live }}</ref> Becoming more and more obsolete, Stade Jules-Lemaire was destroyed ten years later, in 1959. Named after Henri Jooris, the iconic president of Olympique Lillois, the 15,000-seat stadium, located by the [[Deûle]] river, near the [[Citadel of Lille]], was the home of Les Dogues until 1975 when Lille moved at [[Stade Grimonprez-Jooris]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/11/15/1974-record-daffluence-a-henri-jooris-pour-le-derby-de-la-montee |title=1974 : record d'affluence à Henri-Jooris pour le derby de la montée |last=Deléglise |first=Thomas |date=15 November 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313162403/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/11/15/1974-record-daffluence-a-henri-jooris-pour-le-derby-de-la-montee |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/grimonprez-la-gloire-de-mon-arri%C3%A8re-grand-p%C3%A8re |title=Grimonprez : La gloire de mon (arrière-grand) père |date=9 April 2019 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007192300/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/grimonprez-la-gloire-de-mon-arri%C3%A8re-grand-p%C3%A8re |url-status=live }}</ref>

Located inside the citadel park, not far from the former venue, the stadium's original capacity was 25,000 at the time it was opened, but this was reduced to around 17,000 by 2000 due to the evolution of safety standards. In 2000, the stadium was renovated and its capacity was increased to 21,000.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=http://droguebierecomplotlosc.unblog.fr/2016/05/05/te-souviens-tu-de-grimonprez-jooris |title=Te souviens-tu de Grimonprez-Jooris ? |date=5 May 2016 |website=DBC LOSC |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705161230/http://droguebierecomplotlosc.unblog.fr/2016/05/05/te-souviens-tu-de-grimonprez-jooris/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, it still failed to meet [[FIFA]] licensing regulations and plans to build a new stadium compliant with [[UEFA]]'s standards were made in 2002, when the club was privatized.<ref name="GrimonprezLPL">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/06/08/2003-2005-le-projet-grimonprez-jooris-ii |title=2003-2005 : Le projet Grimonprez-Jooris II |last=Deléglise |first=Thomas |date=8 June 2020 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313162618/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/06/08/2003-2005-le-projet-grimonprez-jooris-ii |archive-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Stadium Nord (Champions League).png|thumb|[[Stadium Nord Lille Métropole]] before [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League]] game between Lille and [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]]]
In June 2003, the club's board agreed to a new proposal put forward by the city mayor to build a new 33,000-seat stadium on the site of the Stade Grimonprez-Jooris.<ref name="GrimonprezLPL" /> Preliminary works which included dismantling of training grounds were undertaken, and the delivery was scheduled for 31 December 2004 but was postponed. Construction work was then planned to begin in early 2005, but the project faced opposition from [[preservationists]] who successfully prevented the project to obtain necessary permits as the site of the stadium was close to the 17th-century citadel.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2005/12/29/le-stade-grimonprez-jooris-a-lille-ne-sera-pas-agrandi_725491_3242.html |title=Le stade Grimonprez-Jooris, à Lille, ne sera pas agrandi |last=Deffrennes |first=Geoffroy |date=29 December 2005 |website=[[Le Monde]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015545/https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2005/12/29/le-stade-grimonprez-jooris-a-lille-ne-sera-pas-agrandi_725491_3242.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2004, the stadium closed its doors and the delays forced Lille to play its league matches at [[Stadium Nord Lille Métropole]], a 18,000-seat stadium in [[Villeneuve-d'Ascq]],<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://stadium.lillemetropole.fr/le-stadium |title=L'histoire du Stadium |website=Stadium.LilleMetropole.fr |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015547/https://stadium.lillemetropole.fr/le-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref> and their [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]] games at [[Stade de France]] in the [[Paris region]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/2005-2006/lille-au-stade-de-france_sto757641/story.shtml |title=Lille au Stade de France |date=25 August 2005 |website=[[Eurosport]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609062530/https://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-des-champions/2005-2006/lille-au-stade-de-france_sto757641/story.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> After two years of court battles, local courts had declared issued building permits void in July and December 2005, which meant that ''Grimonprez-Jooris II'' would never come into existence. Grimonprez-Jooris was demolished in 2010, six years after Lille OSC's departure.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1094671/article/2021-11-05/plus-de-quinze-ans-apres-son-depart-que-reste-t-il-du-l-du-losc-lille |title=Plus de quinze ans après son départ de Lille, que reste-t-il du L. du LOSC ? |date=5 November 2021 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628122635/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1094671/article/2021-11-05/plus-de-quinze-ans-apres-son-depart-que-reste-t-il-du-l-du-losc-lille |url-status=live }}</ref> The club stayed at Stadium Lille Métropole until the end of the [[2011-12 Ligue 1|2011-12 Ligue 1 season]]. While LOSC was struggling with its venue problems, the administrative landscape of the Lille area changed. The new administration, now in charge of the whole area, decided to launch a new stadium project.

[[File:Grand Stade Lille Métropole LOSC first match.JPG|thumb|Lille lining up at the [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]] before its first match in 2012]]
On 1 February 2008, [[Eiffage]] was selected during a general meeting to build a 50,000-seat capacity multi-purpose stadium with a [[retractable roof]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/210323-20080201-lille-eiffage-construira-grand-stade |title=A Lille, Eiffage construira le grand stade |date=1 February 2008 |website=[[20 minutes (France)|20 minutes]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015547/https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/210323-20080201-lille-eiffage-construira-grand-stade |url-status=live }}</ref> The stadium has also a particularity: it can become a fully functional arena of 30,000 seats that can host [[basketball]], [[tennis]] or [[handball]] games as well as [[concerts]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.ilevia.fr/cms/actualite/decouvrir-la-mel/a-la-une/se-rendre-a-pierre-mauroy-ilevia.html |title=Pierre-Mauroy, un stade multifonction |date=21 September 2021 |website=[[Ilévia]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921023848/https://www.ilevia.fr/cms/actualite/decouvrir-la-mel/a-la-une/se-rendre-a-pierre-mauroy-ilevia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]], known for sponsorship reasons as Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy since 2022, was inaugurated on 17 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/5-choses-a-savoir-sur-le-nouveau-stade-de-lille_1150363.html |title=Cinq choses à savoir sur le nouveau stade de Lille |last=Deprieck |first=Matthieu |date=17 August 2012 |website=[[L'Express]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015546/https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/5-choses-a-savoir-sur-le-nouveau-stade-de-lille_1150363.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally named the ''Grand Stade Lille Métropole'', the stadium was renamed in 2013 in honor of the former Mayor of Lille and former [[Prime Minister of France]] [[Pierre Mauroy]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-stade-pierre-mauroy-de-lille-devient-la-decathlon-arena/1337481 |title=Le stade Pierre-Mauroy de Lille devient la Decathlon Arena |last=Domenighetti |first=Joël |date=8 June 2022 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063033/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-stade-pierre-mauroy-de-lille-devient-la-decathlon-arena/1337481 |url-status=live }}</ref> The stadium venue is located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq and has a seating capacity of 50,186 people, becoming France's fourth largest stadium.

The stadium hosted [[France national football team]] and [[France national rugby union team]] as well as some games of [[UEFA Euro 2016]] and many [[Top 14]] matches.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.stade-pierre-mauroy.com/stade-pierre-mauroy/le-stade-en-chiffres-et-video |title=Présentation et Historique du Stade Pierre-Mauroy |website=Stade Pierre-Mauroy |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222095007/http://www.stade-pierre-mauroy.com/stade-pierre-mauroy/le-stade-en-chiffres-et-video |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MELstade">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lillemetropole.fr/votre-quotidien/sortir/grands-evenements/coupe-du-monde-de-rugby-2023 |title=Coupe du monde de Rugby 2023 |website=[[Métropole Européenne de Lille|MEL]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816181328/https://lillemetropole.fr/votre-quotidien/sortir/grands-evenements/coupe-du-monde-de-rugby-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Les-demi-finales-de-la-saison-2023-2024-du-top-14-se-joueront-a-nouveau-a-lille/1263776 |title=Les demi-finales de la saison 2023-2024 du Top 14 se joueront à nouveau à Lille |date=18 June 2021 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=30 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730084408/https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Les-demi-finales-de-la-saison-2023-2024-du-top-14-se-joueront-a-nouveau-a-lille/1263776 |url-status=live }}</ref> It has been chosen to be one of the nine venues selected for France's hosting of the [[2023 Rugby World Cup]].<ref name="MELstade" /> The 30,000-seat arena hosted [[EuroBasket 2015]], [[Davis Cup]], [[2017 World Men's Handball Championship]] and was also chosen to host handball and basketball tournaments at the [[2024 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/eurobasket-2015-la-metamorphose-du-stade-pierre-mauroy-filmee-en-time-lapse-804375.html |title=Eurobasket 2015 : la métamorphose du Stade Pierre-Mauroy filmée en time-lapse |last=Fossurier |first=Yann |date=10 September 2015 |website=[[France 3 Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015546/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/eurobasket-2015-la-metamorphose-du-stade-pierre-mauroy-filmee-en-time-lapse-804375.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2017/11/26/tennis-la-france-remporte-sa-dixieme-coupe-davis-apres-la-victoire-de-lucas-pouille_5220651_3242.html |title=La France de Yannick Noah remporte sa dixième Coupe Davis |last=Martel |first=Clément |date=26 November 2017 |website=[[Le Monde]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063035/https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2017/11/26/tennis-la-france-remporte-sa-dixieme-coupe-davis-apres-la-victoire-de-lucas-pouille_5220651_3242.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.stade-pierre-mauroy.com/stade-pierre-mauroy/actualites/22-sport/155-handball-2017-le-stade-s-offre-un-record-mondial |title=Handball 2017 : le Stade s'offre un record mondial ! |date=23 January 2017 |website=Stade Pierre-Mauroy |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821015547/https://www.stade-pierre-mauroy.com/stade-pierre-mauroy/actualites/22-sport/155-handball-2017-le-stade-s-offre-un-record-mondial |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |language=en |url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-venue-concept |title=Paris 2024 Competition Venue Concept Map |website=[[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024]] |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729192349/https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-venue-concept/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The record attendance for a sports game stands at 49,712 spectators, who witnessed Lille's 5–1 win over [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=LOSC |user=losclive |date=14 April 2019 |number=1117518470458036227 |title=Ce soir, nous sommes 49 712 ! |language=fr |quote=Nouveau record d'affluence au @StadePM !}}</ref>

===Training facilities===
Located in [[Camphin-en-Pévèle]], 15 minutes away from central Lille, the Domaine de Luchin has been the club's [[Training ground (association football)|training ground]] since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/le-losc-ne-perd-pas-le-nord_1019912.html |title=Le LOSC ne perd pas le nord |last=Raymond |first=Grégory |date=13 August 2011 |website=[[L'Express]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/le-losc-ne-perd-pas-le-nord_1019912.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A 43-hectare estate, it houses nine full-size pitches (including one [[artificial turf]] pitch), one goalkeepers training field, the club headquarters, the academy facility, classrooms and bedrooms as well as a medical pole, a fitness centre, press areas and the famous "''Dogue de Bronze''" ([[French language|French]] for "The Bronze Mastiff"), a [[bronze statue]] of a mastiff which has been installed in 2011 and appeared in many pictures and videos of the club.<ref name="Luchin1">{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/551549/article/2019-03-14/les-equipes-en-charge-des-pelouses-de-luchin-c-est-de-la-haute-culture |title=Les équipes en charge des pelouses de Luchin, c'est de la haute-culture ! |date=14 March 2019 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=21 September 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921033945/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/551549/article/2019-03-14/les-equipes-en-charge-des-pelouses-de-luchin-c-est-de-la-haute-culture |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |language=fr |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uClJrf47vwg |title=Domaine de Luchin - Centre d'entrainement - LOSC Lille |date=17 April 2014 |author=Liltavil |via=YouTube |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uClJrf47vwg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/football-quel-programme-pour-les-dogues-lillois-de-retour-a-luchin-ce-jeudi-1591715424 |title=Football : quel programme pour les Dogues lillois, de retour à Luchin ce jeudi ? |last=Sarango |first=Emma |date=10 June 2020 |website=[[France Bleu Nord]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609063036/https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/football-quel-programme-pour-les-dogues-lillois-de-retour-a-luchin-ce-jeudi-1591715424 |url-status=live }}</ref> The main pitch is a stadium of 1,000 spectators, including 500 seats, that can host matches for the academy and women's teams.<ref name="Luchin1" /><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/art/region/football-lille-une-tribune-couverte-construite-au-ia0b0n843395 |title=Football (Lille) : une tribune couverte construite au Domaine de Luchin |date=21 November 2022 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007195303/https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/art/region/football-lille-une-tribune-couverte-construite-au-ia0b0n843395 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2024, Lille OSC chose to rename this pitch after club legend [[Eden Hazard]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/03/06/losc-inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-ce-dimanche-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=LOSC : Inauguration du " Terrain Eden Hazard " ce dimanche au Domaine de Luchin |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=6 March 2024 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=6 March 2024 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328173438/https://lepetitlillois.com/2024/03/06/losc-inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-ce-dimanche-au-domaine-de-luchin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The "''Terrain Eden Hazard''" (French for "Eden Hazard pitch") was inaugurated by the former [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] captain in the company of his loved ones, ex-teammates, academy players and supporters groups.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-03-06/inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=Inauguration du terrain Eden Hazard au Domaine de Luchin |date=6 March 2024 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=6 March 2024 |archive-date=6 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306145501/https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2024-03-06/inauguration-du-terrain-eden-hazard-au-domaine-de-luchin |url-status=live }}</ref>

A segment of the [[Berlin Wall]], with a [[graffiti]] of Hazard by French artist [[C215 (street artist)|C215]] painted on it, has been unveiled in 2016 and is on display inside the centre.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.sofoot.com/luchin-ou-le-street-art-dans-la-campagne-du-losc-219679.html |title=Luchin ou le street art dans la campagne du LOSC |last=Carpentier |first=Éric |date=28 March 2011 |website=So Foot |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.sofoot.com/luchin-ou-le-street-art-dans-la-campagne-du-losc-219679.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/histoire-et-street-art-s%E2%80%99invitent-au-domaine-de-luchin |title=Histoire et Street Art s'invitent au Domaine de Luchin |date=12 January 2016 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175803/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/histoire-et-street-art-s%E2%80%99invitent-au-domaine-de-luchin |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/arts-expos/street-art/art-liberte-street-art-et-foot-font-le-mur-au-siege-du-losc_3314645.html |title="Art liberté", street art et foot font le mur au siège du LOSC |last=Chabert |first=Chrystel |date=25 March 2016 |website=[[France Info]] |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/arts-expos/street-art/art-liberte-street-art-et-foot-font-le-mur-au-siege-du-losc_3314645.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/LOSC/videos/de-berlin-%C3%A0-luchin/421753341819418 |title=De Berlin à Luchin |date=9 November 2019 |author=LOSC |quote=A piece of the wall is located at our Domaine de Luchin HQ and is decorated with the portrait of one Eden Hazard. |via=Facebook |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818175801/https://www.facebook.com/LOSC/videos/de-berlin-%C3%A0-luchin/421753341819418 |url-status=live }}</ref>