The Constant Vanden Stock Stadion (or Stade Constant Vanden Stock) is the home of RSC Anderlecht. The stadium offers a capacity of 26,361, of which 5,260 standing places and 1,583 business seats. After the popularity of RSC Anderlecht had grown quickly in the early years of the 20th century, the [...]
The Cristal Arena, until 2007 called Fenix Stadion, is the home of KRC Genk. The stadium has a capacity of 24,604, of which 4,200 standing places. Until the 1990s the stadium went by the name of André Dumontstadion. It was the home stadium of local club Thor Waterschei, but after [...]
Daknamstadion is the home stadium of KSC Lokeren. It has a capacity of 9,560, of which 4,440 standing places. The Daknamstadion got built in 1956, though the stadium back then only consisted of one stand, and mainly served for athletics events and dog races. After in 1970 two clubs from [...]
The Guldensporenstadion is the home of KV Kortrijk. The stadium has a capacity of 9,399 seats, of which 3,650 standing places. The Guldensporenstadion got built right after the end of the Second World War. It officially opened on the 17th of August 1947. The stadium underwent a major redevelopment in [...]
The Jan Breydel Stadion is the home stadium of both Club Brugge KV and Cercle Brugge KSV. The stadium currently has a capacity of 29,042 seats, of which 463 business seats. The stadium got built in 1974 and opened one year later in 1975. The stadium was built by the [...]
The Olympisch Stadion, at times also nicknamed ‘t Kiel, is the home stadium of Beerschot AC. It has a capacity of 12,771 seats. The Olympisch Stadion got built for the 1920 Summer Olympics that got held in the city of Antwerp. Construction started in July 1919, and the stadium officially [...]
Stade de Sclessin, officially named Stade Maurice Dufrasne, is the home of Royal Standard de Liège. It offers a capacity of 30,023 seats. The stadium opened in 1909 and reached its maximum capacity in the 1970s with 43,000. The stadium organised the match for third place during the Euro 1972 [...]
Houston Celebrate Opening of BBVA Compass Stadium
On Saturday the Houston Dynamo’s new stadium, the BBVA Compass Stadium, officially opened with a match between the Dynamo and DC United. The Dynamo celebrated the opening with a 1-0 win over the visitors from Washington DC. The BBVA Compass Stadium is the 14th soccer-specific stadium in the Major League [...]
Boca Juniors Wants to Build a New Stadium
Boca Juniors president Daniel Angelici has confirmed that the club is currently looking into the options of building a new stadium. The president did this in a radio interview while in Spain looking for investors in the club. He right away went into further detail [...]
Chelsea Submit Bid for Battersea Station Site
Chelsea’s interest in the Battersea Power Station site as a potential location for a future new stadium has been no secret, but the club has now officially submitted a bid for the iconic site. From the press release on its official website: [...]
Work Behind the Scenes on New AS Roma Stadium
A recently tweeted photo by AS Roma CEO Mark Pannes has confirmed that the club is currently working hard on realising a new stadium. The photo shows three men looking at a wall full of stadium photos and was accompanied by the following [...]
New Barcelona Stadium Back on the Table
FC Barcelona is again looking into the possibilities of either building a new stadium, or extensively renovating Camp Nou. This reports Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo based on a strategic report the club will internally discuss in the upcoming weeks. The strategic report calls for the return of [...]
Liverpool FC took a step back and forwards at the same time when it decided to proceed with its 9-year-old plans for a new stadium, reports the Telegraph. Even though current American owners Fenway Sports Group had earlier indicated to prefer a redevelopment of Anfield, they now [...]
Valencia Stadium Works Resumed in 2012
Works on the Nuevo Mestalla stadium will resume at the beginning of 2012, according to an announcement of the mayor of Valencia and the club’s president last Tuesday. Construction of the stadium, which began in August 2007, was halted early 2009 with little indication during the last [...]
Twenty Years Ago: The Bastia Stadium Disaster
No matches were played in Ligue 1 last Saturday. Instead the league commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Furiani stadium disaster which took the lives of 18 fans and injured hundreds more. The lead up to the disaster starts on the 22nd of April 1992. SC Bastia, from the football-mad [...]
The Stadiums that Could Have Been
Building a new football stadium is no easy task. It usually starts with an ambitious chairman enthusiastically announcing the plans, but all too often ends in frustration and sometimes resignation. Though in the end most stadium proposals manage to overcome [...]
Five Reasons Why Poland and Ukraine Won’t Be Another Portugal
With the European Championships still three months away, there is already plenty of talk about the legacy of the tournament. That is, experts are warning that Poland and the Ukraine might become the next Portugal. Or South Africa, speaking in World Cup terms. [...]
