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.
Groene Putte, Stekene (Avanti Stekene, formerly VV Straatje Stekene) Belgium, province: East Flanders 28 VI 2016 / Avanti Stekene - SC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen 0-4 / Friendly Note: Avanti Stekene is the result of a merger between Stekene Sportief and VV Straatje Stekene.
Jan van Beersstraat, The Hague = 's-Gravenhage / Den Haag Laakkwartier (HVV Laakkwartier) Netherlands, province: South Holland = Zuid-Holland 25 VI 2016 / HVV Laakkwartier - ADO Den Haag 0-4 / Friendly
Tol, Kilder (SV Kilder) Netherlands, province: Guelders = Gelderland 15 VI 2016 / SV Kilder - RKVV Ajax Breedenbroek 3-2 / District East, Sunday Leagues 4&5, promotion-relegation play-off final - second leg (= NL Div. 8&9) Note: as a result of this win (4-2 on aggregate), SV Kilder managed to save its skin in Sunday League 4, whilst Ajax-B failed to win promotion and will play in Sunday League 5 again next season.
Broekdijk-Oost, Breukelen (FC Breukelen) Netherlands, province: Utrecht 11 VI 2016 / FC Breukelen - vv Brielle 1-1 / Saturday League 1, promotion play-off final - second leg Note 1: as a result of this draw (and a 2-1 aggregate victory), FC Breukelen were promoted to the Zaterdag Hoofdklasse. Note 2: FC Breukelen is the result of a merger between vv Nijenrodes and CSV Vitesse in 2007. Prior to the merger, both clubs shared the ground which is now home to FC Breukelen. The current main pitch used to be Nijenrodes' ground, whilst Vitesse played on what is now one of the side pitches.
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author
