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GROUND // Sportpark Spoordijk - FC Tilburg (The Netherlands)

When we say Tilburg, you say Willem II. But there is more. We would also say FC Tilburg. A club existing since 2017, but with a history...

GROUND // Stade du Thillenberg - FC Differdange 03/CS Oberkorn

We can proudly add another country to our list. Oddly enough the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is one of the easiest countries to visit (out...

GROUND // Sportpark Elinkwijk - USV Elinkwijk (The Netherlands)

USV Elinkwijk can be considered, without any doubt, to be one of the most successful teams in Utrecht. It's the driving force behind the...

GROUND // Sportpark de Zwaaier - Sportvereniging Kozakken Boys (The Netherlands)

Surrounded by Dordrecht, Gorinchem and Waalwijk in the south of The Netherlands, there is a nice piece of football history to be...

GROUND // Sportpark De Warande - VV TSC Oosterhout (The Netherlands)

Football clubs that are more than 100 years old. Yes, they also exist in The Netherlands. And there are quite a lot of them. Not far from...

GROUND // Sportpark Molenvliet - GVV Unitas (The Netherlands)

Groundhoppers often have fantasies about stadiums in Belgium, England or Germany. But too frequently Holland is being overlooked. There...

GROUND // Sportpark De Blauwe Kei - VV Baronie (The Netherlands)

Name changes and mergers don't always have to be a bad thing for the history of a football club. In some cases the team comes out...

GROUND // Sportpark Vogelwaarde - VV Vogelwaarde (The Netherlands)

While in The Netherlands we thought we had found a wonderful lost ground. Sometimes we are a little bit foolish, so it was a bummer to...

GROUND // Anfield - Liverpool FC (England)

We go back over the Channel to England. It's been a while, but when offered the opportunity to go and watch a Liverpool game we just...

GROUND // Gemeentelijk Sportpark Hulst - HVV '24

How many teams are blessed with two full-fledged grandstands on both their A-pitch and their B-pitch? Especially in the lower leagues,...

GROUND // Diagoras Stadium - Diagoras FC/AS Rhodes (Greece)

Our first stadium visit in Greece. And a wonderful one it is. We didn't expect much but we were pretty much blown away by the Diagoras...

GROUND // Noordersportpark - HFC EDO (The Netherlands)

Football team number three in Haarlem is up now. After Koninklijke HFC and HFC Haarlem were created they were joined by HFC EDO in the...

GROUND // Haarlem Stadion - Haarlem-Kennemerland FC (The Netherlands)

Last week we have had the oldest team in The Netherlands. While we were there we also wanted to pay a visit to the grounds of the former...

GROUND // Spanjaardslaan - Koninklijke HFC (The Netherlands)

Get ready for a Haarlem trilogy and a serious piece of history. And maybe you'll get a little confused as hell. But we wouldn't be...

GROUND // Westkampfbahn - 1. FC Düren (Germany)

Düren, just across the border with Belgium and The Netherlands, is considered to be one of the top touristic places to visit next to the...

GROUND // Tolka Park - Shelbourne FC (Ireland)

While in Dublin we just had to visit Tolka Park. At the moment Shelbourne FC is playing there, but this hasn't always been the case....

GROUND // Morton Stadium - Clonliffe Harriers/Shelbourne Ladies FC/Drumcondra FC (Ireland)

Next to all of the known wonderful stadiums in and around Dublin, there are also stadiums with a less known status or history for us...

GROUND // Dalymount Park - Bohemian FC (Ireland)

While we were visiting Northern Ireland and the most interesting grounds in and around Belfast, we also took the liberty to cruise around...

GROUND // Casement Park - Antrim GAA (lost ground, Northern Ireland)

The 'lost ground' disease is existing everywhere, even in Northern Ireland we stumbled upon a massive lost ground. Although it isn't 100%...

GROUND // Solitude Stadium - Cliftonville FC (Northern Ireland)

Yes, still in Northern Ireland. There is yet another absolute gem we just simply had to visit. With a bit of luck (there was youth...