Editing OGC Nice (section)

== Home stadium ==
{{Main|Allianz Riviera}}
[[File:Allianzcoupdenvoi.jpg|thumb|Nice moved to the [[Allianz Riviera]] in September 2013]]
From 1927 until 2013, Nice played its home matches at the [[Stade du Ray]]. The stadium is, however, officially known as the Stade Léo-Lagrange, named after a French politician who had a stint in politics as the assistant secretary of state for sport. The Stade du Ray went through many renovations, most recently in 1997 and had a capacity of 17,415. The stadium was popular with supporters for being located in the centre of the city, but suffered from its old structure and small capacity, as the Nice metropolitan area has over one million residents.

Nice began to attempt to build a new stadium in 2002. In its first attempt, the club was heavily criticised by local politicians who questioned the usefulness and format of the stadium. Despite the critics, however, the club's proposition passed and excavation of the site in the plain of [[Var (river)|Var]], at Nice-Lingostière, began in July 2006. The Tribunal administration of Nice cancelled the project for irregularities committed concerning the fixation of the price of tickets. In October 2008, the new [[deputy mayor]] of Nice, Christian Estrosi, declared that Nice would have a new stadium "no later than 2013". The new stadium was to be built at the same place as before, at Nice-Lingostière.

On 22 September 2009, French newspaper ''[[L'Équipe]]'' reported the Grand Stade Nice had been selected by the French Football Federation (FFF) as 1 of the 12 stadiums to be used in the country's bid to host [[UEFA Euro 2016]]. The FFF officially made its selections on 11 November 2009, and the city of Nice was selected as a site to host matches during the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|title=Les 12 villes retenues|url=http://www.fff.fr/common/bib_res/ressources/420000/6500/100217145131_synthese.PDF|work=[[French Football Federation]]|access-date=11 January 2011|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223024/http://www.fff.fr/common/bib_res/ressources/420000/6500/100217145131_synthese.PDF|url-status=live}}</ref>
The construction of the [[Allianz Riviera]] started in 2011 and was completed in September 2013.