Jan Breydel Stadium ( nl, Jan Breydelstadion, ) is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Sint-Andries
Sint-Andries () is a suburb of Bruges in the province of West Flanders in Belgium.
The Jan Breydel Stadium, where the football teams Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional footba ...
,
Bruges
Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the countr ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. The city-owned stadium is the home stadium of two top-flight association football clubs,
Club Brugge and
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisio ...
. It is used mainly for football matches, which cost between €5 and €60/seat/match. The stadium was built in 1975. It currently has 29,042
seats. It is named after
Jan Breydel, an instigator of the
Bruges Matins
The Matins of Bruges ( nl, Brugse Metten) was the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges and their supporters, a political faction in favour of French rule, on 18 May 1302 by the members of the local Flemish militia. It has been ...
, the insurgency that led to the
Battle of the Golden Spurs
The Battle of the Golden Spurs ( nl, Guldensporenslag; french: Bataille des éperons d'or) was a military confrontation between the royal army of France and rebellious forces of the County of Flanders on 11 July 1302 during the Franco-Flemis ...
. Prior to 1999 and the
Euro 2000 Championship the stadium was known as Olympiastadion , the Olympic stadium in
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
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* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
, and had 18,000 seats. During December 2015 the pitch was resurfaced with an Italian proprietary hybrid grass (a mix of natural and artificial grass) called Mixto.
Average attendances
The average season attendances from league matches held at the Jan Breydel for Cercle Brugge and Club Brugge.
Euro 2000 Matches
References
External links
www.clubbrugge.bewww.cerclebrugge.be Photos stadium
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Sports venues completed in 1975
Multi-purpose stadiums in Belgium
UEFA Euro 2000 stadiums in Belgium
Football venues in Flanders
Sports venues in West Flanders
Sport in Bruges
Buildings and structures in Bruges
Club Brugge KV
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.