Frank Baurstraat, Waasmunster Heide (KFC Sparta Waasmunster)
Belgium, province: East Flanders
27 I 2019 / KFC Sparta Waasmunster - KSV Sottegem 2-3 / East Flanders, Provincial League 1 (= BE level 6)
Note: the current covered stand was built in 2012, replacing a much older construction.
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author
Emile Gillisstraat, Huldenberg (OHR Huldenberg, formerly FC Huldenberg / VK Huldenberg)
Belgium, province: Flemish Brabant
26 I 2019 / OHR Huldenberg - KOVC Sterrebeek 3-1 / Brabant, VFV Provincial League 1 (= BE level 6)
Note: FC Huldenberg, founded in 1965, moved to the ground at Emile Gillisstraat in ± 1987. In 2009, the club merged with VK Rode, forming VK Huldenberg; first team football remained in Huldenberg, while the premises at Leuvensebaan in Sint-Agatha-Rode most probably remained in use for lower team football and training purposes. Five years later, in 2014, a new merger was concluded, this time involving VK Huldenberg and SK Ottenburg. The new merger club, retaining FC (& VK) Huldenberg's matricule 6827, have been given the name OHR Huldenberg (OHR = Ottenburg-Huldenberg-Rode). Until this day, the pitch at Emile Gillisstraat has hosted the club's first team football, while Ottenburg's ground, 'De Kastanje', has remained in use for lower team football and training purposes; following the merger, the premises in Sint-Agatha-Rode were abandoned.
Sportpark Zuid II, Doetinchem (SV DZC '68 = Doetinchemse Zaterdagclub)
Netherlands, province: Guelders = Gelderland
19 I 2019 / SV DZC '68 - vv De Merino's 2-2 / Saturday League 1D (= NL level 6)
Note: SV DZC '68, founded in 1968, moved from their first ground, Sportpark Groot-Hagen, to Sportpark Zuid in 1973. For thirty-four years, first team football was played at the pitch closest to Liemersweg ('Sportpark Zuid I'), where I attended a match in November 2014; in 2017, the club's old canteen was knocked down to make way for a new main pitch adjacent to the old one - as well as a huge new clubhouse and main stand. In the 2017-18 season, BV De Graafschap - the B team of which formerly played at Sportpark Buitenham in Varsselder - groundshared at the refurbished Sportpark Zuid for their B team's fixtures. After that season, De Graafschap withdrew their U23 team from the national divisions and returned to the 'closed shop' U23 league, playing home fixtures at Sportpark De Bezelhorst Zuid.
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author
Stade CheneviĆØre, Charleroi Marcinelle (Racing Club Marcinelle, formerly RCS Marcinelle / RFCS Marcinelle / Football Couillet-Marcinelle - B ground / Racing Couillet-Marcinelle / Marcinelle Sport)
Belgium, province: Hainaut = Henegouwen
15 I 2019 / RC Marcinelle - JS Jamioulx 3-3 / Friendly
Note 1: In 1978, RCS Marcinelle, founded in 1922, moved into their new CheneviĆØre ground, which was inaugurated with the Provincial League 1 match against Excelsior Mouscron. The club merged with JS Marcinelle in 2001, becoming RFC Sporting Marcinelle. In 2013, a name change took place, as RFCS Marcinelle became Football Couillet-Marcinelle, with football teams moving away to two grounds in Couillet, Les Tourterelles and the Stade Fiestaux. After the demise of the last-mentioned club, the premises were taken over by Marcinelle Sport (founded in 2010 as Couillet Sport, changing to Racing Couillet-Marcinelle in 2016 and to Marcinelle Sport in 2017), who, in 2018, chose to be known as Racing Club Marcinelle henceforth.
Note 2: below, a compilation of two visits to the Stade CheneviĆØre: pictures 1-7 = non-matchday visit, July 25th, 2010 / pictures 8-27 (daylight and non-daylight) = matchday visit, January 15th, 2019.
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author