Stade du Vivier d'Oie
Dutch: Stadion De Ganzenvijver | |
Racing Club de Bruxelles | |
| Operator | Racing Club de Bruxelles |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Scoreboard | None |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1901 |
| Built | 1902 |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Tenants | |
| 1902–present: Racing Club de Bruxelles (other sport branches) 1902–1948: Racing Club de Bruxelles (football branch) | |
The Stade du Vivier d'Oie (Dutch: De Ganzenvijver, English translation: Goose Pond Stadium) is a stadium in the Belgian community of
History
Racing club was founded at the end of the 19th century and played first in
After the Second World War the football section of the club played in the highest division again, and the stadium became too small for the club. Therefore, the athletic and football sections moved to the newly constructed Drie Linden Stadion in Watermael-Boitsfort. After financial challenges, the football section separated itself in 1963 from Racing Club de Bruxelles and merged with another club. The hockey section and tennis section kept playing in the Stade du Vivier d'Oie. In 1963 a new club house was built.
In 2010 the Belgian government assigned the sports complex as a protected monument.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b "Vergane Glorie: Stadion De Ganzenvijver" (in Dutch). martijnmureau.nl. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Belgium v France − a 109-year-old rivalry". UEFA. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Belgium - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Brusselse regering beschermt drie oude voetbalstadions" (in Dutch). Archeonet Vlaanderen. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
External links
- Article about Stadion De Ganzenvijver on www.deheldenvanleon.be - Groundhop page with photographic materials from the Drie Linden Stadium and the Stade du Vivier d'Oie
- Vergane Glorie - Stadion de Ganzenvijver - History and photo materials about the Stade du Vivier d'Oie