GROUNDS 10/22

GROUND // Hooiweg - KFC Itegem (lost ground)

We read it, said it, heard it, saw it, and wrote it so many times: the strength of a local club depends on its volunteers and youth. Take...

GROUND // Rue de l'Usine - RJS Poix (lost ground)

Welcome to this all too common tale of how modern football is taking over the world. The wonderful story about the once so charming local...

GROUND // Stadion Heienbeek - VK Veldkanteva's

In the middle of the known stadiums of Vilvoorde, Machelen, Humbeek, Grimbergen and Diegem there is one little hidden treasure. If it...

GROUND // Stade Saint-Charles - Royal Francs Borains

Still in Boussu. We kind of spoiled the surprise in our previous post. You know everything about RFB as of 1988, now get ready for...

GROUND // Stade Robert Urbain – Royal Francs Borains

We’d like to welcome you to a story that will be split into two different articles. For some reason we like to start with the ending....

GROUND // Stade Barbet – RLC Hornu

We can finally say those magic words again: Elascon alert! There aren’t too many left anymore, but the ones that are still there are...

GROUND // Stade Louis Piérard - Athletic Club Quaregnon-Wasmuël/FC Borina Quaregnon

Quaregnon is most likely well known for its basketball history. Especially during the 90s they were very successful in the Belgians first...

GROUND // Stade Georges Piscart - RSC Wasmes

In our previous post we talked about Colfontaine and the biggest team, RSC Pâturageois. We also briefly touched on FC Colfontaine, a...

GROUND // Stade Achille Delattre - RSC Pâturageois

On our to do list for way too long, we decided to tick off the Stade Achille Delattre recently. Not only the grandstand is a beauty to...

GROUND // Stade Nestor Nicolas Dehu - RFC Étincelle Bray Maurage

If you want to go lower league, La Louvière is a sweet spot. In Maurage you can find the very lovely Stade Nestor Nicolas Dehu, a lower...

GROUND // Stade Henri Rochefort - RFC Houdinois

It was time again for us to visit the Wallonian region again. Lots of treasures to be found and still a lot left "unPitch'd". We decided...

GROUND // Ouburg - SK Oudegem

Overshadowed by KAV Dendermonde it is. A stadium to miss it is not. Whenever you are in the Dendermonde area, be sure to visit Ouburg in...

GROUND // Ter Elst Stadion - KFC Eendracht Zele

With Lokeren, Hamme, Dendermonde and Wetteren surrounding Zele, there is quite some competition. But Eendracht Zele always stood its...

GROUND // Nachtegaallaan - KFC Borght-Humbeek

It's wonderful to see the older teams in Belgium still exist, albeit it sometimes after a merger. KFC Humbeek is one of the oldest teams...

GROUND // Sneeuwbeslaan - Antwerp Indian Cricket Club

Have they gone mental? Cricket? Yes, it's a cricket ground. But it hasn't always been a cricket ground. Before the Antwerp Indian Cricket...

GROUND // Koning Boudewijnstadion/Stade Roi Baudouin - KBVB

And now for a piece of true Belgian history; the Stade Roi Baudouin or the Heizel as many people still like to call it. Although it has...

GROUND // Stade Gaston Reiff - RCS Brainois

Not to be mistaken with Stade Brainois in Braine-le-Comte, there is also RCS Brainois in Braine-l'Alleud. RCS Brainois is in fact one of...

GROUND // Sylvesterstadion - The Sylvesters (lost ground)

We believe it's every groundhoppers dream to have a lost ground right in their backyard. Well, for years we believed we had to drive at...

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 // Gemeentelijk Sportstadion - VK Robur Moerzeke

In The Netherlands you'll find quite a lot of teams with a Latin or Greek name. In Belgium it's more of a rarity. Near Hamme though,...