Reacties op: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Door: Worz

Worz — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 08:00:44 +0000

Having recently moved to the area I thought I would try out this stadium that was last visited with England many years ago.

We arrived without tickets for a league game v Genk. Both teams on the edge of the play offs and with the mid-season break this game was crucial.

We easily parked in what I assume are side streets used by all fans and quickly found our way to the stadium noticing that a whole host of bars / cafes are open for all to visit.

We found the ticket office easily and purchased tickets for 21 Euros located in Tribune 4 which is a side stand and we were located next to the Ultra wannabes. the main stand for the Ultras is Tribune 3 which we will definitely try one day, probably when I am fully fit and able to stand for that amount of time.

The atmosphere outside was in now intimidating and we were welcomed by the locals when we sampled the local brew in a bar next to the ground.

Inside the ground the bars were open and sold alcohol that you were able to take to your seats right up until the final whistle.

A 2-1 victory for Charleroi obviously put the locals in a good mood and even made for the players doing a lap of honour after the final whistle.

A highly recommended ground, cheap, with an atmosphere and it certainly ticked all the right boxes for me.

I would say that I don’t expect tickets to be available for all games on the day. Certainly the upcoming games against Anderlecht and Standard Liege you would be best advised to buy tickets prior to the day of the game if possible.

Door: Hubert

Hubert — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:10:54 +0000

It was the best game experience I have ever had! I had Front row seats, away from the local “ultra” hooligans,for 16 euros. The seats were quite comfortable although I stood up most of the game. The locals were very friendly (to Charleroi supporters) and the atmosphere was wonderful. They probably don’t do this every time, but there were fireworks on the roof there is also a rain cover over part of the stadium. It was awesome!

Door: Andy

Andy — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:00:36 +0000

Possibly one of the worst grounds I’ve ever been in. It was wonderful. Bird droppings on broken seats. Even the locals were visibly annoyed when they walked into the ground for the first game of the season 2013/14. As the top tiers have been taken down, it’s all open. Good atmosphere though.
I’m not one for new grounds. I tend to think they have no soul. This is a shabby old ground with loads of charisma and I loved it.