Achter de Kazerne
Achter de Kazerne | |
KV Mechelen |
The AFAS Stadion is a football
KV Mechelen
. Currently, the ground has a capacity of 16,672. The stadium is called Achter de Kazerne, which means "Behind the Army Barracks". It is called this because the stadium was once located behind an army base.
In the past it was called Scarletstadion (2003–2006) after the stadium's sponsor
Argos Oil until May 2015. AFAS Software started with a sponsorship deal and is currently the name-holder of Achter de Kazerne.[2][3] A major reconstruction of the stadium started in 2015 and finished in 2020.[4]
51°02′14″N 4°29′11″E / 51.037184°N 4.486397°E
References
- ^ "AFAS Stadion, dé thuis van KV Mechelen". Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ KV Mechelen geeft stadion nieuwe naam, gva.be, 19 september 2009
- ^ "Stadion Rondleidingen".
- ^ "New construction: Express delivery in Mechelen". stadiumdb.com. 1 April 2016.
- ^ "AFAS STADION EVENTS".
External links
- www.afasstadion.be Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Official website AFAS Stadion (Dutch)
- www.kvmechelen.be Official website KV Mechelen (Dutch)
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