Extreme Football Tourism: BELGIUM: SC Thynois (1949-1993) / AL Lisogne-Thynes (B) (1993-2005, 2007-2020) / AL Lisogne-Thynes (C) (2005-2007) / RUS Dinantaise (D) (2020-2022, 2023-) / RUS Dinantaise (B) (2022-2023)

Rue Barbion, Thynes (formerly Sporting Club Thynois / B & C ground of AL Lisogne-Thynes)

Belgium, province: Namur = Namen

August 2021 / no match visited

Timeline

1949 / Foundation of SC (Sporting Club) Thynois, which obtains matricule 5226 upon joining Belgium's Football Association. Founding father of the club is Joseph Laurent. Locals confirm that the placard at the entrance of the ground, reading 'F.C. Thynes' (photo 1 below), is a mistake - the club was never called FC Thynes.
1967 / Under the inspirational guidance of player-manager Gaston Warnant, who joined the club coming from RUW Ciney, SC Thynois gained promotion to Namur's Provincial League 1.
1969 / After two seasons in P1, SC Thynois is condemned to relegation to Provincial League 2. The club never returns to the highest provincial level.
1993 / After an independent existence of 44 years, in which the club played several seasons in Namur's Provincial League 1, SC Thynois concludes a merger with AL (Awagne-Loyers) Lisogne FC, forming AL Lisogne-Thynes (retaining Thynois' matricule 5226). First team football moves to Lisogne's ground at Chemin des Sarts in Loyers. The pitch in Thynes remains in use for lower team football and training purposes.
2005 / AL Lisogne-Thynes wins promotion to Namur's Provincial League 1. In order to be able to receive a maximum of supporters for the first team's home matches, the club concludes an agreement with R Dinant FC to groundshare at that club's Stade de la Citadelle. The grounds in Loyers and Thynes remain in use for lower team football.
2007 / After two years in Provincial League 1, AL Lisogne-Thynes is relegated to P2. The club moves its first team football back to Chemin des Sarts in Loyers.
2020 / AL Lisogne-Thynes concludes a merger with RSC Neffe, forming RUS (Royale Union Sportive) Dinantaise, with Neffe's matricule 5156 being retained. Neffe already having played its first team football - in Provincial League 1 - at Dinant's Stade de la Citadelle, the new club's flag-bearing team starts its life there. RUS Dinantaise has the luxury of having three other grounds for lower team football and training purposes; apart from the premises in Loyers and Thynes, Neffe's Stade André Quinet remains in use as well, mainly for training purposes. RUS Dinantaise's B squad as well as the majority of the club's youth academy settles at Loyers.
2022 / Due to a disagreement between R Dinant FC and RUS Dinantaise, the former rescinds the groundsharing agreement, refusing RUS Dinantaise access to Stade de la Citadelle. In a new arrangement, RUS Dinantaise moves its first team football to Neffe, while the B team settles at Thynes and the youth academy remains in Loyers.
2023 / RUS Dinantaise's B team is moved to Lisogne's Chemin des Sarts, while the A squad henceforth plays at Stade de la Citadelle.