Simply photos of matchday and stadium visits, mainly in Belgium and the Netherlands, occasionally in Britain or farther afield. Additionally, some historical information about grounds and clubs is provided. Others call it 'groundhopping', whereas I prefer 'football tourism'... but things have run slightly out of control: therefore, this is Extreme Football Tourism.
Boudewijnlaan, Mechelen-aan-de-Maas (formerly Verbroedering Mechelen-aan-de-Maas / KVV Verbroedering Maasmechelen) Belgium, province: Limburg 23 I 2011 / KVV Verbroedering Maasmechelen - Park FC Houthalen 1-1 / Limburg, Provincial League 2B (= BE level 6) Note 1: Verbroedering Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, founded in 1950, changed their name to become VV Verbroedering Maasmechelen in 1974. In 2000, the club acquired the royal epithet, thus becoming KVV Verbroedering Maasmechelen. In 2013, following Verbroedering's merger with Cerkel Sportief Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, resulting in the foundation of Eendracht Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Verbroedering's ground was abandoned, as all activities moved to CS's ground at Oude Baan.
Note 2: Below, a compilation of images of two different visits: photos 1 & 3-11 = match visit, January 2011 / photos 2 & 12-24 = non-matchday (ruin) visit, May 2015.
22 I 2011 / R Excelsior Virton - R Olympic Club Charleroi-Marchienne 2-0 / National League 3B (= BE level 3) 9 IV 2011 / R Excelsior Virton - FC Bleid-Gaume 0-1 / National League 3B (= BE level 3)
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author
