GROUNDS 17/22

GROUND // Sportpark Kaalheide - Roda JC Kerkrade (training ground, Netherlands)

Occasionally we come across stadiums we don't see that often in stories and pictures of other groundhoppers. The southern part of The...

GROUND // The Hive Stadium - Barnet FC/London Bees (England)

On to London now! In the region of London you can spend weeks and months visiting all the football grounds. Some of them are pure gold....

GROUND // Crabble Athletic Ground - Dover Athletic FC (England)

We have done Germany and The Netherlands before. It was time to visit a new country now. There's no better option than the "home of...

GROUND // Veltwijckpark & Rozemaai - KFC Germinal Ekeren (lost grounds)

One of the most illuster lost grounds in Belgium can be found in the Antwerp region. Not a lot to be seen there now. The stadium has been...

GROUND // Jules Matthijsstadion - KSV Sottegem

East Flanders is filled with beautiful stadiums and grounds. Not that far away from Oudenaarde we find another even more beautiful...

GROUND // Burgemeester Thienpontstadion - KSV Oudenaarde

There are a couple of stadiums that have been pending on our to do list for far too long now. The Burgemeester Thienpontstadion is one of...

GROUND // Elleveldweg - KFC Sparta Haacht Statie

In 1837 (not long after the very first trains on the European continent) the railway station of Haacht was opened. This makes it one of...

GROUND // Stade Communal de Jette B pitch - RSD Jette B

Last year we visited the Stade Communal de Jette, which is a magnificent stadium. But there is more to it ... We completely forgot to...

GROUND // Sportpark ONA - VV ONA

Not that far away from the Brasserskade in Delft, there is another beautiful Elascon stand to be found. In Gouda there are several teams,...

GROUND // Brasserskade - DHC Delft (Netherlands)

We visited several Elascon stadiums in Belgium and The Netherlands in the meantime, but one of the most impressive ones can be found in...

GROUND // De Wageningse Berg - FC Wageningen (lost ground, Netherlands)

24 years ago it was a sad year for Dutch football. FC Wageningen had to file for bankruptcy A piece of history disappeared and one of the...

GROUND // De Kuip - Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Finally - we were able to go back to The Netherlands. Belgium and Germany are groundhopping heaven, but The Netherlands does have a lot...

GROUND // Stade Jonckeu - SRU Verviers (lost ground)

RCS Verviétois wasn't the only team in the city of Verviers. A lot of people will know that. But less people will know that the second...

GROUND // Stade du Panorama - Cercle Sportif Verviers B

Last week we posted the Stade Communal de Bielmont in Vervies. In the meantime it has become clear that the former RCS Verviétois has...

GROUND // Stade Communal de Bielmont - RCS Verviétois

Recent news hasn't been so positive for the city of Verviers. Mainly due to terrorist involvement but also because of the fact that their...

GROUND // Stade de Theux - RAF Franchimontois (lost ground)

Not that far away from Spa we find another absolute beauty. In Theux there used to be one of the oldest teams in Belgium in a now lost...

GROUND // Stade L Fourir - Royale Union Limbourg FC

Somewhere in a small village near the Ardennes, not that far from Verviers, one of the oldest teams in Belgium is playing in Stade L...

GROUND // Stade de la Géronstère - R Spa FC Renouveau

When we walk in the beautiful area of the Ardennes, we see wonderful nature, amazing historical buildings and absolute gems when it comes...

GROUND // Prinsenparkstadion - KSC Grimbergen

Grimbergen and football don't really match that well. The stadium of KSC Grimbergen is almost too nice to be a football ground. It's...

GROUND // Sportcentrum De Koekoek - KFCMD Halen

If we see strange abbreviations in football teams names, then we are highly interested right away. And there's one province in Flanders...