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GROUND // Voetbalstraat - SK Peulis
In these days of "high class" international football at the World Cup in Qatar, we love to give attention to the exact opposite of the...
GROUND // Kartuizerstraat - Stormvogels Haasrode
Leuven isn't immediately known as Belgium's biggest football city. It's mostly a student city. But that doesn't mean it's not a vivid...
GROUND // Sportcentrum De Motten - KSK Tongeren (lost ground)
The history of the "first city of Belgium" dates back thousands of years, before the Roman Empire. Those Romans made the village into an...
GROUND // Rue des Chasseurs Ardennais - CSE Han
We're still in the province of Namur. After our visit to Rochefort we just had to pass by the world famous Han-sur-Lesse as well. World...
GROUND // Parc des Roches - Union Rochefortoise
Peace and quiet among the trees, hidden deep in the Belgian Ardennes. A lovely beer, some tasty sausages and ofcourse typical Walloon...
GROUND // Stade Charles Van de Veegaete - US Tourquennoise (France)
We are not in France very often, but maybe we should cross the southern border more often. Those few visits brought us some true...
GROUND // Alfons Matthijs Stadion - KSK Vlierzele
Lower league teams with a surprising little stand; it's something every groundhopper is longing for. And amazingly enough there are tons...
GROUND // Kastanjelaan - Dames SV Zulte Waregem
It's been a year now since the last time a men's first team has played football in the Kastanjelaan in the East Flemish Zulte. The first...
GROUND // Guido Gezellelaan - KVC Deerlijk Sport
In the West-Flemish Deerlijk there is a football club playing without complexities for almost 100 years. Surrounded by Kortrijk,...
GROUND // Senzo Sporting Club - Senzo Sporting Club (Egypt)
For sure it doesn't always have to be about football stadiums from actual teams. A groundhopper is always on the lookout for that extra...
GROUND // Hurghada Estad Grand - Grand Hotel FC (Egypt, lost ground)
How often do you get the opportunity to visit lost football ground on African soil? Right, chances are slim you'll find some or even get...
GROUND // Oudendijk - KFC Olympic Burst (lost ground)
Our passage in the East Flemish Erpe-Mere is almost over. After the lost ground of Mere FC and the almost lost treasure of KRC Bambrugge...
GROUND // Lindekouter - Erpe-Mere United
Mere FC (and all of the teams that have been absorbed) is no longer. They underwent a merger with the neighbouring KRC Bambrugge. But...
GROUND // Sint-Bavoweg - Mere FC (lost ground
Eendracht Aalst is dominating the region in and around Aalst, but there's a lot more football to be found. In the neighbouring Erpe-Mere...
GROUND // Wijnegemhofstraat - Standaard Meerbeek & Liefhebbers Meerbeek
Last week we visited the neighbours from Kortenberg. But in the communities of Everberg and Meerbeek, a ball is also kicked. We already...
GROUND // Poezelhoek - FC Gullegem
Just a few miles away from the French/Belgian border, the charming village of Gullegem has always led an independent existence. Kortrijk...
GROUND // Het Zeen - KOVC Sterrebeek
Earlier we had visited KOVC Sterrebeek in their "Het Kuipke". Back then, it was used for youth football after decades of hosting games...
GROUND // Wimmershof - VK Heuvel-Lo
Not all teams have a huge history or a majestic stadium. Sometimes the rough charm of the lower league is enough to visit and experience...
GROUND // Sint-Barbarastraat - DVC Eva's Tienen (lost ground)
The Sint-Barbarastraat in Kumtich, near Tienen, has had quite some changes when it comes to football history. But now the end seems near....
GROUND // Stade André Cheron - Union Sportive Rebecquoise
Fairytales still exist. Every once in a while, a small local team climbs up from the dirt and grows into the higher divisions of...
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