Monday, 15 November 2021

BELGIUM: FC Torino (1967-2014) / RCS Fragnée-Torino (2014-±2016) / Inter Hollogne (±2012-2019) / FC Jeneffe (±2016-2022) / FC Galaxy Seraing (2019-) / Atletico Roja Futbol (2021-2022?) / FC Torino Grâce-Hollogne (2024-2025)

Stade Torino - Rue des Dix-Huit Bonniers, Grâce-Hollogne Grâce-Berleur (FC Galaxy Seraing, formerly FC Torino / RCS Fragnée-Torino / Inter Hollogne / FC Jeneffe / Atletico Roja Futbol / FC Torino Grâce-Hollogne)

Belgium, province: Liège = Luik

14 XI 2021 / FC Jeneffe - RC Bergilers II 5-5 / ALFA, Sunday League 1 (= ALFA level 2)

Note - The pitch best known locally as Stade Torino, situated at Rue des Dix-Huit Bonniers in Grâce-Berleur, on the western outskirts of Greater Liège, was laid out in 1967 for some (probably recreational club), but it is unclear which this first club was. FC Torino, a club founded by a group of Italian immigrant youngsters from the UNO (Vennes) area in the City of Liège, founded in 1972 and named after the Torino youth home in Montegnée, moved into the ground, probably at some point in the 1970s, after groundsharing with some other clubs previously, notably JS Alleuroise. In the course of its history, FC Torino played a major role in the history of recreational football in Greater Liège, obtaining numerous titles in the Royale Ligue Belge de Football Amateur (RLBFA) and its Liège successor from 2001 onwards, Association Liégeoise du Football Amateur (ALFA). FC Torino merged with CS Fragnée in 2014, forming RCS Fragnée-Torino. Around 2016, RCS Fragnée-Torino abandoned this ground in favour of the premises of Entente Fexhe-et-Slins at Rue Neuve. Subsequently, their groundsharers Inter Hollogne were joined by FC Jeneffe (until 2022), while, after the demise of Inter Hollogne, FC Galaxy Seraing became the second users of the pitch. In 2021, a third recreational club joined, Atletico Roja Futbol, which cannot have existed for longer than one or two seasons. In 2024, FC Galaxy Seraing were joined by phoenix club FC Torino Grâce-Hollogne, who, however, were forced out of the ground in early 2025 following a conflict with municipal authorities - settling at Stade Robert Beelen in Bierset subsequently. All aforementioned clubs play or played their football in the aforementioned ALFA competitions.























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

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