Already banned from the stadium for the derby on March 1, Stéphanois supporters will not be allowed to circulate in downtown Lyon, the Rhône prefecture said in a statement on Thursday.
The derby between Olympique Lyonnais and St-Etienne will take place on Sunday, March 1. For this poster, the Saint-Etienne supporters were already prohibited from going to the Parc OL (read here). This Thursday, the prefecture of the Rhône announced in a press release prohibiting their travel in downtown Lyon because ” serious incidents that have occurred in recent years during meetings between the two teams and the significant risk of public disorder due to the antagonism between the two clubs. “
Perimeters prohibited to Stéphanois supporters on March 1:
- Stadium
- the following routes in the municipalities of Décines and Meyzieu (from 8 a.m. to midnight): rue Sully – route de Jonage – avenue de Verdun – chemin de la Combe aux Loups – avenue du Carreau – boulevard du 18 juin 1940 – avenue Pierre Mendès France – rue du Rambion chemin de Chassieu in Meyzieu – chemin de Chassieu – rue Voltaire – avenue de France – rue Marceau – rue Sully.
- the sector of downtown Lyon, within the perimeter delimited as follows (from 10:00 am to midnight): quai Jean Moulin – place Louis Pradel – rue Puits Gaillot – place des Terreaux – rue d’Algérie – quai Saint Vincent – Pont de la Feuillée – rue Octavio Mey – Montée Saint Barthélémy – Chemin Neuf – Montée du Gourguillon – Montée des Epies – Quai Fulchiron – Saint Georges footbridge – Sala Street – Quai Gailleton Quai Jules Courmont – Quai Jean Moulin.