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GROUND // Laarstraat - K Bevel FC

Football has more than two goals. In the shadow of big neighbour Nijlen there is another team that used to be active in the national...

GROUND // Diagoras Stadium - Diagoras FC/AS Rhodes (Greece)

Our first stadium visit in Greece. And a wonderful one it is. We didn't expect much but we were pretty much blown away by the Diagoras...

GROUND // Noordersportpark - HFC EDO (The Netherlands)

Football team number three in Haarlem is up now. After Koninklijke HFC and HFC Haarlem were created they were joined by HFC EDO in the...

GROUND // Haarlem Stadion - Haarlem-Kennemerland FC (The Netherlands)

Last week we have had the oldest team in The Netherlands. While we were there we also wanted to pay a visit to the grounds of the former...

GROUND // Spanjaardslaan - Koninklijke HFC (The Netherlands)

Get ready for a Haarlem trilogy and a serious piece of history. And maybe you'll get a little confused as hell. But we wouldn't be...

GROUND // Stade Saint-Charles - Royal Francs Borains

Still in Boussu. We kind of spoiled the surprise in our previous post. You know everything about RFB as of 1988, now get ready for...

GROUND // Stade Louis Piérard - Athletic Club Quaregnon-Wasmuël/FC Borina Quaregnon

Quaregnon is most likely well known for its basketball history. Especially during the 90s they were very successful in the Belgians first...

GROUND // Stade Achille Delattre - RSC Pâturageois

On our to do list for way too long, we decided to tick off the Stade Achille Delattre recently. Not only the grandstand is a beauty to...

GROUND // Sneeuwbeslaan - Antwerp Indian Cricket Club

Have they gone mental? Cricket? Yes, it's a cricket ground. But it hasn't always been a cricket ground. Before the Antwerp Indian Cricket...

GROUND // Koning Boudewijnstadion/Stade Roi Baudouin - KBVB

And now for a piece of true Belgian history; the Stade Roi Baudouin or the Heizel as many people still like to call it. Although it has...

GROUND // Tolka Park - Shelbourne FC (Ireland)

While in Dublin we just had to visit Tolka Park. At the moment Shelbourne FC is playing there, but this hasn't always been the case....

GROUND // Dalymount Park - Bohemian FC (Ireland)

While we were visiting Northern Ireland and the most interesting grounds in and around Belfast, we also took the liberty to cruise around...

GROUND // Gemeentelijk Stadion - KFC Vigor Wuitens Hamme

Who would have ever thought one of the most well known former players of a football team would be one of the most famous writers in...

GROUND // Casement Park - Antrim GAA (lost ground, Northern Ireland)

The 'lost ground' disease is existing everywhere, even in Northern Ireland we stumbled upon a massive lost ground. Although it isn't 100%...

GROUND // Solitude Stadium - Cliftonville FC (Northern Ireland)

Yes, still in Northern Ireland. There is yet another absolute gem we just simply had to visit. With a bit of luck (there was youth...

GROUND // Loughshore Hotel Arena - Carrick Rangers FC (Northern Ireland)

In our previous post on Crusaders FC we mentioned there was one stand that was bought by another team a couple of decades ago. We found...

GROUND // The Oval - Glentoran FC (Northern Ireland)

There are groundhoppers all over the world and everyone has their own favourite team or stadium to visit. But we can say without any...

GROUND // De Kraal - VVV Venlo (lost ground) (Netherlands)

Lost ground alert! Although it's not fully a lost ground, we can still consider this one. And what a gem it is! De Kraal is the former...

GROUND // Karel du Boislaan - KSC Maccabi-Voetbal Antwerp

Every once in a while we must do a re-visit. The wonderful stadium in Hoboken from KSC Maccabi-Voetbal Antwerp is one of them and it is...

GROUND // Stade Raymond Bonnardel - USJOA (lost ground) (France)

Even in France there are quite a lot of beautiful lost grounds to be found. This time we went almost completely to the south and we found...