Stade Maurice Dufrasne

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Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Sclessin
Standard liege kaerjeng02.jpg

Stade Maurice Dufrasne: playing against UN Käerjeng 97, an Arcelor blast furnace in Ougrée, and the Sart-Tilman hill.
Full name Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Location Liège, Belgium
Opened 1909
Capacity 30,143
Tenants
Standard Liège

Stade Maurice Dufrasne is a football stadium in Liège, Belgium. The stadium is able to hold 30,143 people.[1] It is also known as Stade de Sclessin and is the home stadium of Standard Liège.

The stadium's namesake, Maurice Dufrasne, was Chairman of Standard Liège from 1909 (when the stadium was built) until 1931.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The European Football Stadiums (30,000+ capacity)". Football Temples of the World. http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/listeuefa2.html. Retrieved September 18, 2009. 

Coordinates: 50°36′35.67″N 5°32′36.04″E / 50.6099083°N 5.5433444°E / 50.6099083; 5.5433444