OLD & GOLD 2/8

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 // 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 // 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 Edmond Leburton - Renaissance Union Tubize-Braine-le-Comte

Just across the language border in Belgium there's a city with perhaps the most logical name ever. A city where several teams came...

GROUND // Mintjens Arena - De Sjarels & FC Beuckie

Non-league teams usually play on uneven grounds without stands around the pitch. De Sjarels and FC Beuckie, two clubs from the KVDV...

GROUND // Eddy De Peuterstadion - KVK Westmalle

To go from Vlimmeren to Malle, you'd only have to travel a short distance. A distance we have done. Because there we can find the merger...

GROUND // Karel Bo-Ge Stadion - K Vlimmeren Sport

Our football journey in Belgium has brought us to Vlimmeren recently. It's a small village in the Campines in the municipality of Beerse....

GROUND // Duffelsesteenweg - K Kontich FC

The Anal Triangle (Anale Driehoek) in Belgium (Kontich - Aartselaar - Reet) might not be the most pleasant nickname, but it is very...

GROUND // Estadio Antonio Dominguez Alfonso - CD Marino (Spain)

Aah - the holidays. Sun, sea, beaches and... football of course! Like on Tenerife. There are quite some teams on the island. CD Tenerife...

GROUND // Stade Joseph Vanstraelen - Racing Ans Montegnée FC

Once upon a time, Montegnée, near Liège, had a first division club. For a very long time, this club played at national level....

GROUND // Rue Pasteur - RUS Montagnarde

Montagnarde is a very small part of Saint-Nicolas (not to be confused with the Saint-Nicolas in Flanders) in the neighbourhood of Liège....

GROUND // Stade Dieudonné Randaxhe - FC Cheratte

One will find a lot more football history on the misty hills of Liège than you'd expect. The charming FC Cheratte, part of Visé, reminds...

GROUND // Caetsbeekstadion - KVV Hoeselt

Hasselt is one of the most charming cities in the Belgian province of Limburg. The lovely historical city centre, the vivid activities...

GROUND // Maria van Loonstraat - KVV Lummen

Lummen in the Belgian province of Limburg is mostly known for the junction of highways E313 and E314. These two and the Albert Canal...

GROUND // Dreef - KRC Haaltert (lost ground)

We already wrote about the history of FC Kerksken. That team underwent a merger in 2020 with the neighbouring KFC Haaltert. The stadium...

GROUND // Ter Beke - KWS Oudenburg

Oudenburg might not sound familiar, but being in the shadow of Oostende it does have an old and consistent football team. "Waait Star"...

GROUND // Terrein aan de Leuvensebaan - VK Rode (lost ground)

Surrounded by Leuven, Brussels and Wavre, you'll find the village Huldenberg. OHR Huldenberg is the number one team of the village, but...

GROUND // Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium - OFI Crete (Greece)

To go on a holiday as a groundhopper, is a little bit of a quest for new and undiscovered areas and stadiums. Last summer we had the...

GROUND // Grotenburg Stadion - KFC Uerdingen 05 (Germany)

When we talk about monumental stadiums in Germany, Krefeld is one not to be missed on the list. Because that's where the Grotenburg...