Centre Sportif de Colovray Nyon is where

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play their home

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and

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games. The site is opposite the

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headquarters. The centre has six pitches for different things and hosts a variety of activities, football, rugby and athletics. The stadium has 860 seats and the rest is standing places.

Events

In 2008, for the

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, Turkey had their base camp at this ground. In June 2009, the ground hosted the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, with Germany and Spain reaching the final. Since the 2013–14 season, the stadium hosts the final match of the

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. The stadium hosted the

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of the

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References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20130908084646/http://www.stadenyonnais.ch/centre_sportif/presentation.asp {{Football venues in Switzerland Football venues in Switzerland Rugby union stadiums in Switzerland Buildings and structures in the canton of Vaud Nyon

Events

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