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The '''Edmond Machtens Stadium''' is a [[association football|football]] [[stadium]] located in the municipality of [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean]] in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 places.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fc-brussels.be/Page_Generale.asp?DocID=10278&lien_parent=&langue=FR |title=FC Brussels Stade |accessdate=1 November 2010 |language=French}}</ref> It was the home of [[Belgian Second Division]] club [[RWDM Brussels FC|FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek]] from the 2003 merger between [[R. White Daring Molenbeek|R White Daring Molenbeek]] and KFC Strombeek to its dissolution in 2014. Prior to this it has been the home of R White Daring Molenbeek and of [[R. Daring Club Molenbeek|R Daring Club de Bruxelles]]. It is named after [[Edmond Machtens]], a former mayor of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean between 1939 and 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebru.be/Streets/streets1080/bruxelles-1080-boulevard-edmond-machtens.html |title=Boulevard Edmond Machtens |accessdate=1 November 2010 |language=French}}</ref> The stadium was formerly known as the '''Oscar Bossaert Stadium''' and has hosted a number of matches of the [[Belgium national football team]] during the 1920s, as well as a friendly game against [[France national football team|France]] in 1945. [[Oscar Bossaert]] was a former Daring Club de Bruxelles player and industrialist. In 2015 a new club with the initials ''RWDM'' was created and will occupy the stadium. |
The '''Edmond Machtens Stadium''' is a [[association football|football]] [[stadium]] located in the municipality of [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean]] in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 places.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fc-brussels.be/Page_Generale.asp?DocID=10278&lien_parent=&langue=FR |title=FC Brussels Stade |accessdate=1 November 2010 |language=French}}</ref> It was the home of [[Belgian Second Division]] club [[RWDM Brussels FC|FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek]] from the 2003 merger between [[R. White Daring Molenbeek|R White Daring Molenbeek]] and KFC Strombeek to its dissolution in 2014. Prior to this it has been the home of R White Daring Molenbeek and of [[R. Daring Club Molenbeek|R Daring Club de Bruxelles]]. It is named after [[Edmond Machtens]], a former mayor of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean between 1939 and 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebru.be/Streets/streets1080/bruxelles-1080-boulevard-edmond-machtens.html |title=Boulevard Edmond Machtens |accessdate=1 November 2010 |language=French}}</ref> The stadium was formerly known as the '''Oscar Bossaert Stadium''' and has hosted a number of matches of the [[Belgium national football team]] during the 1920s, as well as a friendly game against [[France national football team|France]] in 1945. [[Oscar Bossaert]] was a former Daring Club de Bruxelles player and industrialist. In 2015 a new club with the initials ''RWDM'' was created and will occupy the stadium. |
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The stadium comprises three stands: one behind a goal with only stand-up places, and the other two are seated and located along the ground. Behind the second goal is a tree row that darkens the field in a special way. There is also 622 places in the business-seats. In 2005 the stand 2 was renamed stand [[Raymond Goethals]] in memory of the former player.<ref>{{cite web |
The stadium comprises three stands: one behind a goal with only stand-up places, and the other two are seated and located along the ground. Behind the second goal is a tree row that darkens the field in a special way. There is also 622 places in the business-seats. In 2005 the stand 2 was renamed stand [[Raymond Goethals]] in memory of the former player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fcbrussels-news.be/?page_id=33 |title=FC Brussels news - Le stade |accessdate=1 November 2010 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113210815/http://fcbrussels-news.be:80/?page_id=33 |archivedate=13 November 2010 |df= }}</ref> |
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| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
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| Capacity | 11,000 |
The Edmond Machtens Stadium is a football stadium located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels, Belgium. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 places.[1] It was the home of Belgian Second Division club FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek from the 2003 merger between R White Daring Molenbeek and KFC Strombeek to its dissolution in 2014. Prior to this it has been the home of R White Daring Molenbeek and of R Daring Club de Bruxelles. It is named after Edmond Machtens, a former mayor of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean between 1939 and 1978.[2] The stadium was formerly known as the Oscar Bossaert Stadium and has hosted a number of matches of the Belgium national football team during the 1920s, as well as a friendly game against France in 1945. Oscar Bossaert was a former Daring Club de Bruxelles player and industrialist. In 2015 a new club with the initials RWDM was created and will occupy the stadium.
The stadium comprises three stands: one behind a goal with only stand-up places, and the other two are seated and located along the ground. Behind the second goal is a tree row that darkens the field in a special way. There is also 622 places in the business-seats. In 2005 the stand 2 was renamed stand Raymond Goethals in memory of the former player.[3]
References
- ^ "FC Brussels Stade" (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Boulevard Edmond Machtens" (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "FC Brussels news - Le stade" (in French). Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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