Friday, 25 January 2008

NETHERLANDS: Fortuna Sittard (1999-)

Fortuna-Stadion, Sittard (Fortuna Sittard)

Netherlands, province: Limburg

25 I 2008 / Fortuna Sittard - Go Ahead Eagles 2-2 / Eerste Divisie (= NL level 2)
31 V 2009 / Fortuna Sittard - Bayern Munich 0-2 / Friendly
1 X 2010 / Fortuna Sittard - Cambuur Leeuwarden 2-1 / Eerste Divisie (= NL level 2)







 

Sunday, 13 January 2008

NETHERLANDS: AFC Ajax

Amsterdam Arena / Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam Duivendrecht (AFC Ajax)

Netherlands, province: North Holland = Noord-Holland

13 I 2008 / Ajax - AZ 6-1 / Eredivisie (= NL level 1)
19 XI 2011 / Ajax - NAC Breda 2-2 / Eredivisie (= NL level 1)

Note: Ajax' Amsterdam Arena, inaugurated in the summer of 1996, was renamed Johan Cruijff Arena in 2018. 








All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author

Sunday, 6 January 2008

BELGIUM: Courtrai Sports (1921-1951) / Kortrijk Sport (1951-1971) / KV Kortrijk (1971-)

Guldensporenstadion, Courtray = Kortrijk = Courtrai (KV Kortrijk, formerly Courtrai Sports / Kortrijk Sport)

Belgium, province: West Flanders

6 I 2008 / KV Kortrijk - SK Beveren 3-0 / 2e klasse (= BE level 2)
31 X 2018 / KV Kortrijk - KV Red Star Waasland-SK Beveren 2-2 / 1e klasse A (= BE level 1)

Note 1: Courtrai Sports was formed in 1919 as a merger between FC Courtraisien and SC Courtraisien. From 1921 onwards, Courtrai Sports occupied a ground at Meensesteenweg, known nowadays as Guldensporenstadion. In 1971, Kortrijk Sport (the name taken on by Courtrai Sports in '51) merged with Stade Kortrijk, forming KV Kortrijk. Since, first team football has been played at the Guldensporenstadion.

Note 2: below, a combination of photos of two visits: pictures 1-16 = non-matchday visit, August 2018 / pictures 17-39 = matchday visit, October 2018. No photos of my first visit in 2008 have been included.






































All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author