LOWER LEAGUE LOVE

GROUND // Estadio Municipal Nossa Senhora dos Remedios - Sporting Clube de Lamego (Portugal)

Our last stop in Portugal. For this one we went a bit away from Porto, to the district of Viseu. There you can find the charming city of...

GROUND // Estadio Municipal Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho - FC Maia Lidador (Portugal)

On to the next absolute gem in and around Porto, Portugal. This time we went to Maia, one of the villages around Porto. There we found...

GROUND // Estadio do Leça FC - Leça FC (Portugal)

We are staying in Matosinhos, Portugal for a while longer. Next to Leixoes SC, there is another beautiful stadium to be found. This...

GROUND // Kerkeputte - KFC Jong Vlaanderen Kruibeke

Not that far away from Beveren and Antwerp, we can find Kruibeke. It may not be a big name in the public eye, but it does have a very old...

GROUND // Kleine Bergen - VK Heindonk

The times every village had their own football team are long gone. And this is partly due to the evolution of modern football. The...

GROUND // Helson Sportpark - KFC Helson Helchteren

Officially the village is called Houthalen-Helchteren, but in reality it's a merger between Houthalen and Helchteren. The last few...

GROUND // Schopdriesweg - FC Halvenweg Zonhoven

Limburg must have good grounds. Proof of that is the great number of talents coming from these provinces, both in Belgium and The...

GROUND // Stadion Maurice Janssens - K Rode Duivels Zoutleeuw

The Red Devils are playing the lowest regional level in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. We're not talking about the 'Golden Generation' of the...

GROUND // Keienpoelweg - KVW Hakendover (lost ground)

"Every village has its own football team." That used to be a certain truth. But modern football is deciding otherwise lately. In...

GROUND // De Kuip - K. Vliegende Zwaluwen Glabbeek

Despite the fact that Belgium is so densely built, there are still a lot of places where it's mostly rural and above all very peaceful...

GROUND // Oude Tiensebaan - VC Bekkevoort

Back to the unknown areas of the lower league football in Belgium, after we went for a couple of visits in the first division. Right next...

GROUND // De Noordberm - SK Heusden 06

Heusden seems to be quite a popular name for a village. There's one in The Netherlands, but Belgium even has two. The Heusden in Limburg...

GROUND // Holmlei - VK Albatros

Still in full World Cup days, we keep on wandering and wondering. After having spent some time in the lower leagues, it goes without...

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 // 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 // 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,...