CZECHIA: SK Liberec (1933-1934) / Slavia Liberec (1934-1938) / Sokol Čechie Liberec XI (1949-±1950) / Slavoj Liberec (±1950-1958) / TJ Slovan Liberec A & B (1958-1978) / TJ Slovan Liberec (1978-1982, 1986-1993) / FC Slovan Liberec (1993-1994, 1995-)

Stadion u Nisy, Liberec = Reichenberg (FC Slovan Liberec, formerly SK Liberec / Slavia Liberec / Sokol Čechie Liberec XI / Slavoj Liberec / TJ Slovan Liberec)

Czechia (Czech Republic), region: Liberec

30 IV 2022 / FC Slovan Liberec - SK Sigma Olomouc 0-2 / First League, mid-table play-off semi-final, second leg (aggegate score: 0-3) (= CZE level 1)

Note 1: Stadion u Nisy ("Stadium on the banks of the Neisse"), originally called Pod Chudobincem ("Stadium under the Poorhouse"), was probably inaugurated in 1933 and first used by SK Liberec, who were renamed Slavia Liberec in the following year. In 1938, Hitler-Germany occupied the Sudetenland and Czech football came to a standstill for the next seven years, as Liberec became Reichenberg and part of the Third Reich; what happened in the stadium in those years, has not been well documented - and the same is true for the first 10-15 post-war years in Czechoslovakia. In Liberec, there were several football grounds, used by clubs rapidly changing names. Apart from Stadion u Nisy, they made use of the Městský Stadion ("Municipal Stadium"), situated on the other end of Liberec. Which club played where and when, is not exactly clear - and it should be noted that the years given in the title of this article are an approximation, based on the comparison of several online sources. In 1958, Slavoj Liberec, who probably played their football mainly at Stadion u Nisy, concluded a merger with Jiskra Liberec, forming TJ Slovan Liberec. The new club mainly played their first team football at the Městský Stadion, but Stadion u Nisy always remained in use - and the club's first team also regularly played at this ground. In 1978, after renovation works at Stadion u Nisy, Slovan moved their first team there for good, although for some spells in the 1980s and 1990s, the club again had to seek refuge in the Městský Stadion when renovation works took place or the state of the pitch did not allow for regular play. In 1993, TJ Slovan Liberec changed its name to become FC Slovan Liberec. Stadion u Nisy was given its current features in the 1990s and early 2000s, heralding a successful spell in the club's history with three national league titles between 2001 and 2012 and regular participations in various European Cup competitions.

Note 2: Anyone who can shed more light on the exact users of the Stadion u Nisy in the years 1938-78 is more than welcome to contact me via this website or my Instagram account.

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

BELGIUM: Daring Sint-Martens-Bodegem (1956-2014) / Bodegem-Kapelle United (B) (2014-2022) / Nickyspurters (2020-2023) / VC 't Vraagteken (2021-2023) / Bodegem-Kapelle United (C) (2022-2023)

Henri Appelmansstadion 'Sint-Martinus', Sint-Martens-Bodegem = Bodeghem-Saint-Martin (Nickyspurters & VC 't Vraagteken + C ground of Bodegem-Kapelle United, formerly Daring Sint-Martens-Bodegem / B ground of BOKA United)

Belgium, province: Flemish Brabant

23 IV 2022 / Nickyspurters - Stinne Boys 3-0 / KAVVV VB & OV Div. 2A

Timeline

• 1948 / Foundation of Sint-Martens-Bodegem Sport. The club joins Belgium's football association under matricule 4970, but folds one year later. It is unclear which ground this club used for its home matches (anyone able to provide further information regarding this matter is invited to contact me!).
• 1956 / Foundation of a new club, Daring Sint-Martens-Bodegem (matricule 6239). The club's ground is named after Henri Appelmans (1880-1966), mayor of Bodeghem during two long spells (1918-41 & 1944-58) - Appelmans may very well have been the driving force behind the foundation of the football club.
• 1987 / Daring wins promotion to Brabant's Provincial League 2, holding out at that level for two seasons. Never before or after did the club climb higher up the league ladder than Provincial League 3.
• 2014 / Merger of Daring Sint-Martens-Bodegem and FC Kapelle Sport. In spite of the fact that Kapelle Sport was a younger club with a higher matricule, the merger club, Bodegem-Kapelle United (commonly abbreviated to BOKA United) retained Kapelle's matricule 6439. Bodegem's matricule 6239 was erased from the Football Association's official lists. The merger club's first team plays its football at Lumbeekstraat in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, while the pitch in Sint-Martens-Bodegem is retained for lower team football and training purposes.
• 2020 / After the construction of a synthetic pitch in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, fewer and fewer use is made of the ground in Bodegem. After permission of Groot-Bijgaarden's town-council, a recreational team, Nickyspurters, is allowed to use the ground for their matches. One year later, they are joined by another recreational team, VC 't Vraagteken. Both clubs play their football in the KAVVV VB & OV league pyramid (Koninklijke Algemene Vereniging van Vriendenclubs Vlaams Brabant & Oost-Vlaanderen).
• 2022 / BOKA United moves its first team football to Sportcomplex Bosstraat in Groot-Bijgaarden. With the ground at Lumbeekstraat being relegated to the club's training ground, the pitch in Sint-Martens-Bodegem is no longer needed - although the club still claims to use it for training sessions now and again.
• 2023 (projected) / The pitch in Sint-Martens-Bodegem is due to make way for housing in the summer of 2023.

Note: Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: pictures 1-8 & 29 = non-matchday visit, September 2020 / pictures 9-28 = match visit, April 2022.

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