Freethiel Stadion

Freethielstadion
Freethiel
Location Beveren, Belgium
Coordinates 51°12′51″N 4°14′38″E / 51.214139°N 4.243931°ECoordinates: 51°12′51″N 4°14′38″E / 51.214139°N 4.243931°E
Capacity 13,290
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened July 31, 1938
Renovated 1949, 2008
Expanded 1967, 1972, 1974
Tenants
Waasland-Beveren

Freethiel Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Beveren, Belgium. The whole complex includes 10 football fields and a fitness hall. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Waasland-Beveren. The stadium's name (Freethiel) is a contraction of the name Frederik Thielemans, the man who owned a cycling-track in the Klapperstraat, but made it available to the football club when it was established. The stadium is located in the Klapperstraat in Beveren, and has a capacity of 13,290.[1]

References

  1. "Stadiums in Belgium". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 17 December 2011.