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GROUND // Cardijnlaan - KFC Herenthout (demolished)
KFC Witgoor Sport Dessel is not the only one moving grounds soon. In the neighbourhood (or somewhat) KFC Herenthout is having the exact...


GROUND // Weidenpescher Park - VfL Köln 99 (lost ground, Germany)
Germany is packed with wonderful stadiums for groundhoppers. Even more than Belgium one can spend weeks and months wandering around in...


GROUND // Stadion Kaldeborn - Heerlen Sport (lost ground, Netherlands)
Only a couple of minutes from Kaalheide you can find a national treasure in The Netherlands. Pure gold - a fantastic lost ground. Even...


GROUND // Sportpark Kaalheide - Roda JC Kerkrade (training ground, Netherlands)
Occasionally we come across stadiums we don't see that often in stories and pictures of other groundhoppers. The southern part of The...


GROUND // Veltwijckpark & Rozemaai - KFC Germinal Ekeren (lost grounds)
One of the most illuster lost grounds in Belgium can be found in the Antwerp region. Not a lot to be seen there now. The stadium has been...


GROUND // De Wageningse Berg - FC Wageningen (lost ground, Netherlands)
24 years ago it was a sad year for Dutch football. FC Wageningen had to file for bankruptcy A piece of history disappeared and one of the...


GROUND // Stade Jonckeu - SRU Verviers (lost ground)
RCS Verviétois wasn't the only team in the city of Verviers. A lot of people will know that. But less people will know that the second...


GROUND // Stade de Theux - RAF Franchimontois (lost ground)
Not that far away from Spa we find another absolute beauty. In Theux there used to be one of the oldest teams in Belgium in a now lost...


GROUND // Thontlaan - FC Denderleeuw (lost ground)
Last week we posted a shoot about the current stadium of FCV Dender EH. That team actually consists of three older teams which all played...


GROUND // Sportpark Harga - Schiedamse VV (demolished, Netherlands)
Belgium and Germany are not the only countries that have some wonderful stadiums (in decay). There are some treasures to be found in The...


GROUND // Jahnstadion - TSV Marl-Hüls 1912 e.V. (lost ground, Germany)
Lost grounds are always beautiful to see. We have had some precious few in Belgium, but there are some absolute gems in Germany as well....


GROUND // Boudewijnlaan - Verbroedering Maasmechelen (lost ground)
Besides the two stadiums of Patro Eisden there are dozens of other pitches in the large neighbourhood of Maasmechelen. That also means...


GROUND // Kastanjelaan - Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (former grou
You wouldn't say but Maasmechelen (near the Dutch border) is rich in football history. K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen has almost always been...


GROUND // Wegvoeringstraat - RRC Wetteren-Kwatrecht (lost ground)
Sometimes we come across small stadiums with a rather rich history of teams you would least expect it from. Like the ones in the small...


GROUND // Ernest Sterckx Sportcentrum - KFC Heultje (demolished)
There are treasures to be found everywhere. When we were groundhopping throughout the Kempen in Belgium, we wanted to check out the...


GROUND // Robben Island - Mahana FA (South Africa, lost ground)
While being in South Africa we had time to visit one ground and one ground only. We could have gone to the Cape Town Stadium, newly built...


GROUND // Sportpleinstraat - Cercle Tongeren (abandoned)
Tongeren is well known for its historical value with all of their Roman archeological artefacts. But this small city also had two teams...


GROUND // Puyenbeke Stadion - Sportkring Belsele
This stadium used to be the homeground for the infamous K Sint-Niklase SK (which was founded in 1920 as FC Beerschot, but after legal...


GROUND // Dorpstraat - VV Leest (abandoned)
In the small town of Leest (Mechelen) you can stumble upon this abandoned ground. This used to be the home of VV Leest, which went into...


GROUND // Lyra Stadion - K Lyra TSV (demolished)
It's a shame to see beautiful grounds disappear. The Lyrastadium is one of those that is demolished in the meantime. Luckily we were...
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