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The Municipal stadium of Toulouse was constructed in 1937 at the order of Étienne Billières, then Mayor of the city just in time for the 1938 World Cup, where it hosted two matches between Cuba and Romania in the very first round if the tournament (3-3 AET and 2-1). Many fans believed the design mimicked Wembley Stadum in England, and thus it was commonly referred to Little Wembley by fans in France. After the war following the rise in popularity of Football across France, the stadium was partially redeveloped and it was to be only work completed at the Municipal for the next 50 years until the 1998 FIFA World Cup which increased the capacity to 36,500 and added mod-cons such as electronic billboards and giant television screens. Nominated as host stadiums as part of the World Cup bid in the early 90s, Stadium de Toulouse received significant financial investment and it underwent large scale renovation in order to bring it up to the standard required to host International Football. Visually this was probably the most notable facelift in recent years. The Stadium hosted four group matches and perhaps most notably a round of 16 between Holland and Yugolsavia with the Netherlands triumphing 2-1 sending them through to the quarter finals. With France successfully winning the bid to Host Euro 2016, Stadium Municipal de Toulouse will once again receive a major redevelopment, at what is certainly an exciting time for the club with the capacity set to increase by 5,000 seats.

DRIVING As a fairly large city, Toulouse is encircled by a ring road comprised of the A620 and E72 which means different areas of the city are highly accessible no matter what your starting point may be. 1 Allée Gabriel Biénès, 31028 Toulouse Car Parks It doesn’t appear as if there are any official car parks available to the general public on matchdays, however you can always check out the Ile D’empalot on Parkopedia for the cheapest parking options. TRAIN The main railway station of Toulouse is located slightly north of the administrative centre making it around 5.00 km from the Stadium. The high-speed rail line makes the Southern French city well connected with the rest of the country with four major transport links to Bordeaux, Paris, Bayonne and Saint-Agne Auch. METRO To get to Toulouse’s ground on matchdays you can catch a free shuttle service which departs from Esquirol Metro station and drops you off at the two closest stops: St Michel and Empalot metro station. Both on the yellow line, the metro journey will leave you with no more than a 15 minute walk to the football. Metro Empalot Station Metro Stop Empalot is one of the two closest stops to Stade de Toulouse on the metro line. The urban network Tisséo reportedly operates 83 bus lines throughout the city of Toulouse so you know that no matter where you are, you can easily get to the stadium BUS From the historic centre (Pont Neuf, Esquirol) you can catch Bus 12 to Basso Cambo with the Stadium Est/Ouest stop dropping you right off outside the ground, or if you are coming from elsewhere, number 38 is a decent choice which drops you off at the Eastern bank of the river. AIRPORTS Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is approximately 7km Northwest of the city and connects the Midi-Pyrénées region with a number of far flung international destinations. Once you have landed and retrieved your luggage, you can travel into the city centre either via Airport Shuttle Bus service (Tisséo), by taxi or by rental car. Eventually the city hope to connect the airport to the area with a dedicated Tram Line but for now construction has yet to be complete.