GROUNDS 21/22

GROUND // Mijnstadion - K Houthalen VV

Limburg is one of those provinces that had a lot of football teams founded for the working class people. Early 20th century numerous...

GROUND // Sportpleinstraat - Cercle Tongeren (abandoned)

Tongeren is well known for its historical value with all of their Roman archeological artefacts. But this small city also had two teams...

GROUND // Soeverein Stadion - Lommel SK

Last weekend (19th of April 2015) Lommel United had an important game in the season. A victory would give them all options to become...

GROUND // Argos Stadion Achter de Kazerne - KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen's Achter de Kazerne is one of the most rebuild stadiums across the world. The first part of this article shows the ground...

GROUND // Stade du Pairay - Seraing United

When we go over the Belgian football history Brussels is one of those remarkable cities, but Liège is also heaven for the football fan....

GROUND // Stade Justin Peeters - Racing Jet Wavre

The Stade Justin Peeters, as it is officially named, was first opened in 1923. Who first played in this stadium is a big mystery as the...

GROUND // Sportstadion Die Fonteinen - SC Vilvoorde

This stadium was originally built for Vilvoorde FC, but due to the bankruptcy of that team it nowadays is the homeground of new founded...

GROUND // Puyenbeke Stadion - Sportkring Belsele

This stadium used to be the homeground for the infamous K Sint-Niklase SK (which was founded in 1920 as FC Beerschot, but after legal...

GROUND // Dorpstraat - VV Leest (abandoned)

In the small town of Leest (Mechelen) you can stumble upon this abandoned ground. This used to be the home of VV Leest, which went into...

GROUND // De Zandvleuge - FC Eeklo Meetjesland

The team was born in 1921 after a merge between Daring Eecloo and Ledeganckvrienden and was first named Ledeganckzonen Eecloo. Shortly...

GROUND // Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum - KV Eendracht Aalter

No big team and no catchy name for the stadium, but what a pretty sight it is. KV Eendracht Aalter started off in 1946 and in 1971 they...

GROUND // Lyra Stadion - K Lyra TSV (demolished)

It's a shame to see beautiful grounds disappear. The Lyrastadium is one of those that is demolished in the meantime. Luckily we were...

GROUND // Karel du Boislaan - KSC Maccabi

This team is one of the very few Jew-dedicated teams in Belgium. Antwerp has a very big concentration of Jews, therefore it is not a...

GROUND // Gemeentelijk Parkstadion - K. Rupel Boom FC

The grounds were first being used in 1941 by Rupel SK. There was no stadium yet and after 18 years they left the grounds because the...

GROUND // De Schalk - KVC Willebroek-Meerhof (lost ground)

This ground was only built in 1984 but already it's not in use anymore. Due to this it's now one of the most beautiful stadiums in...

GROUND // Ludo Coeckstadion - K. Berchem Sport

K Berchem Sport 2004 first saw daylight in 1906 and had first higher league experiences in 1911 already. Up until 1990 Berchem Sport...

GROUND // Stade du Vivier d'Oie - Racing Club de Bruxelles

Recently we visited Stade des Trois Tilleuls, which was the homeground of Racing Club de Bruxelles in the past and is now played in by...

GROUND // Stade Georges Petre - FC Saint Josse

This stadium was originally built for RCS Saint-Josse in loving memory of one of the biggest heroes and long time mayors of...

GROUND // Sportstadion J.B. Deroover - KCS Machelen (demolished)

KCS Machelen is one of those teams that never made it to the big leagues. The highest position it ever got to was fourth division and it...

GROUND // Drielindenstadion - RRC Boitsfort

This stadium was officially built for Racing Club de Bruxelles right after WWII. Their first stadium Stade du Vivier d'Oie (NL:...