Stade Vélodrome
Home of Marseille
🇫🇷 Marseille, France · 🗺️ See on the map
Legendary away day
- 🏟️ Iconic status48/55🔥 legendary atmosphere: the Virage Sud and Nord ultras, France's loudest crowd · a famous ground · opened 1937 · tournament or European final venue · 67,394 capacity
- ✈️ Getting there12/13airport 24 km · metro 4 min walk · 3.3 km from the centre
- 🎟️ Getting in9/12tickets around €60 · general sale
- 🍺 Pre-match5/108 pubs and bars within 800 m
- 🗺️ The weekend9/1058 double-header pairings · winter highs around 12°C
Next home games
⚡ Choc des Olympiques Marseille v Lyon, Sun 21 Mar 2027
| Date | Match | Kick-off | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 22 Nov 2026 | Marseille v Le Mans ✅ Open sale | 20:45 local | |
| Thu 26 Nov 2026 | Marseille v Levski Sofia 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public sale | 18:45 local | |
| Sat 5 Dec 2026 | Marseille v Nice ✅ Open sale | TBC | |
| Thu 10 Dec 2026 | Marseille v Celta Vigo 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public sale | 18:45 local | |
| Sat 16 Jan 2027 | Marseille v Lille ✅ Open sale | TBC | |
| Thu 28 Jan 2027 | Marseille v Anderlecht 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public sale | 21:00 local | |
| Sat 30 Jan 2027 | Marseille v Troyes ✅ Open sale | TBC | |
| Sat 13 Feb 2027 | Marseille v Angers ✅ Open sale | TBC |
League dates are provisional until the league confirms the exact day and time, usually a few weeks ahead, after TV picks. "TBC" means not confirmed yet. Updated 2026-11-15. The ticket labels show the club's usual rules: see the ticket helper.
🏆 European games: dates and times are UEFA's (read from Wikipedia); the knockout rounds appear once the draws are made. European tickets are sold differently from league ones.
Make it a double-header
Two games, one trip. Pair a game here with another ground nearby.
- 153 km apartBoth confirmed
- 171 km apartBoth confirmed
- 272 km apartBoth confirmed
- 272 km apartBoth confirmed
- 341 km apartDays TBC
Around the ground
The ground's real outline, the nearest stops with walking times, and every pub and bar within about 10 minutes (🟠). Straight-line distances: check the route on OpenStreetMap.
Getting there
- ✈️ Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) · 24 km
- ✈️ Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN) · 64 km
- ✈️ Avignon Caumont airport (AVN) · 81 km
- 🚇 Rond-Point du Prado (metro) · 294 m, about 4 min walk
- 🚇 Sainte-Marguerite Dromel (metro) · 666 m, about 8 min walk
- 🚇 Périer (metro) · 1,252 m, about 16 min walk
- 🏙️ 3.3 km from Marseille city centre
Distances are in a straight line; walking times are a rough guide.
Pubs and bars nearby
8 pubs and bars within about a 10-minute walk. The closest:
- L'Oasis Michelet · 187 m
- Black Stone · 519 m
- Emile · 543 m
- Arret Bar · 553 m
- Café des Sports · 573 m
From OpenStreetMap. Some pubs near grounds are home fans only on match days.
Big occasions here
- World Cup games · 1938, 1998
- European Championship games · 1960, 1984
From Wikidata, which may not list every one.
Matchday weather
Average daily high and low (°C) each month of the season, 2016-2025, Open-Meteo.
- Aug28°20°
- Sep24°17°
- Oct20°14°
- Nov15°9°
- Dec13°7°
- Jan11°5°
- Feb13°6°
- Mar15°8°
- Apr17°10°
- May21°13°
🎟️ Ticket helper
Marseille
€30–€90rough guide from fan sites, not official: check the club's site
✅ Open sale
When: Members first, then general sale on billetterie.om.fr. Regular league games usually reach general sale; top games like PSG rarely do.
Guide figures (2025-26). The club released OM-PSG seats at €45-65 in Sept 2026.
Buy on the official Marseille site🏆 European games ✅ Public sale
How: Per a search extract of the club shop, OM - Levski Sofia (26 Nov, 18:45) has a 'General Public' category open for booking from EUR 10 with a maximum of 8 tickets per account, and no subscriber priority period was mentioned; member (Peuple Bleu&Blanc) categories sit behind login. In 2025 European games had a 48h member priority before general sale. The shop is behind a Queue-it waiting room, so I did not read it myself.
from €10adult, a European league-phase game (see the note)
'From EUR 10' is the cheapest single-ticket price shown for OM - Levski Sofia (Europa League league phase), from a search extract. Official shop blocked by Queue-it; om.fr news page had no sale rules.
European tickets on the official Marseille siteEuropean tickets are sold game by game, often early, in packages or only to registered fans, and many are sold out by now.
📅 Add Marseille's games and sale reminders to your calendar (a feed that updates itself).
The labels: ✅ Open sale = ordinary league games reach general sale · 🟡 Rules vary = members go first, some games reach general sale · 💳 Members only = a club card or membership is effectively needed · 🪪 = named tickets. They describe the club's usual league games, not one particular match: derbies and big games can be much harder.
Only buy from the club or its official partners. Unofficial resale sites charge far more and tickets can be cancelled at the gate. Prices are a guide and change by opponent; the club's site has the real price.
Want it all sorted?
Hospitality means a guaranteed seat with food and drink, and it's the legal way to a sure ticket for a big game.
Marseille: official hospitality prices on the club's site, sold by the club.
Stadium tours
No game that weekend? Most big grounds run tours and museum visits most days, including the dressing rooms and the tunnel.
Tours of Stade VélodromeWhere to stay
Hotels near Stade Vélodrome fill up and go up in price on match and concert nights, so book early.
Hotels near Stade VélodromePhotos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0); Zairon (CC BY-SA 4.0); Zairon (CC BY-SA 4.0); Hombrey (CC BY-SA 4.0); « © les contributeurs d’OpenStreetMap, CC BY-SA » (CC BY-SA 4.0); Stephane Delbecque (CC BY 2.0).
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💡 Did you know?
- Designed by Jean-Pierre Buffi.
- Pitch: Hybrid grass / natural grass.
- #10 in world Cup venues you can still visit.
From Wikidata and the site's own data.
Quick answers
How many people does Stade Vélodrome hold?
Stade Vélodrome holds about 67,394 people (Wikidata).
Which airport is closest to Stade Vélodrome?
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) is about 24 km away in a straight line.
Who plays at Stade Vélodrome?
Marseille play their home games here.
How much are Marseille tickets?
Fan-site guides put adult prices for a standard league game at roughly €30–€90 (season 2025-26). Big games cost more. Buy from the club's official site.
What is the nearest station to Stade Vélodrome?
Rond-Point du Prado (metro) is about 294 m away, roughly a 4-minute walk (OpenStreetMap).
Are there pubs near Stade Vélodrome?
OpenStreetMap lists 8 pubs and bars within about a 10-minute walk of the ground.
What is the weather like at Stade Vélodrome in winter?
From December to February, highs average about 12°C and lows about 6°C (2016-2025 averages).
Has Stade Vélodrome hosted World Cup games?
Yes: World Cup games, 1938, 1998 (Wikidata).
Has Stade Vélodrome hosted European Championship games?
Yes: European Championship games, 1960, 1984 (Wikidata).
When is the next game at Stade Vélodrome?
Marseille v Le Mans on Sun 22 Nov 2026 (date provisional until confirmed by the league).
More about Stade Vélodrome on Wikipedia.