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.
Sportpark De Wijchert, Wijchen (SV AWC = Alverna Wijchen Combinatie) Netherlands, province: Guelders = Gelderland 21 X 2018 / SV AWC - GSV Be Quick 1887 0-1 / Zondag Hoofdklasse A (= NL level 5) Note: pictures 1-5 were taken on a non-matchday visit in June 2018.
La Bruyère du Coq, Sart-Dames-Avelines (RC Villers-la-Ville, training ground, formerly SC Sartois / RC Sartois / RC Villers-la-Ville, A ground) Belgium, province: Walloon Brabant 14 X 2018 / ES Frasnoise - FC Gerpinnes B 6-1 / Hainaut, Provincial League 3D (= BE level 8)
Note 1: RC Sartois, founded in 1964 - two years after the demise of predecessor club SC Sartois -, merged with SL Villers-Matima in 2015, forming RC Villers-la-Ville. In the first three years after the merger, first team football was played in Sart-Dames-Avelines, whilst all other teams played at the Rue Emile Léger ground in Villers-la-Ville proper; in 2018, however, RC Villers-la-Ville's first team moved to Rue Emile Léger as well, which means the ground in Sart-Dames-Avelines has been in use since just for training purposes and an occasional match now and then. Between August and October 2018, RES Frasnoise from nearby Frasnes-lez-Gosselies (just across the provincial border in Hainaut) played their football at Sart-Dames-Avelines whilst their own ground was undergoing thorough maintenance works. The photos below were taken at one of these RES Frasnes matches - a rather odd addition to my match collection, a Hainaut Provincial League fixture being played in Walloon Brabant. Note 2: photos 1-2 were taken on a non-matchday visit, earlier in October 2018.
Route de Cordemois, Bouillon = Bullioen (R Standard FC Bouillon, B pitch / formerly A pitch) Belgium, province: Luxembourg 14 X 2018 / Standard FC Bouillon Reserves - EC Jamoigne-Chiny Reserves 1-3 / Belgian Luxembourg, Reserves' League D Note 1: R Standard FC Bouillon played their first team football at this ground until their new ground - known nowadays as the Stade Roger Hardy (which is actually next to the Route de Cordemois pitch) - was constructed in 1986. The stand of the old ground used to sport a wooden roof, which, however, was blown away in a storm many years ago. Note 2: photos 1-6 were taken on a non-matchday visit, also in October 2018.
All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author
