Edmond Machtens Stadium
football stadium in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium
The Edmond Machtens Stadium (French: Stade Edmond Machtens; Dutch: Edmond Machtensstadion) is a football stadium in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels, Belgium. It was the home ground of Belgian Second Division club FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek until its dissolution in 2014. Prior to this, it was home to R White Daring Molenbeek and of R Daring Club de Bruxelles. Since 2015 when it was formed, it is home to phoenix club RWD Molenbeek. The stadium has a capacity of 12,266.
The stadium is named after Edmond Machtens, a former mayor of Molenbeek between 1939 and 1978. It was formerly known as the Oscar Bossaert Stadium (French: Stade Oscar Bossaert; Dutch: Oscar Bossaertstadion) and hosted a number of matches of the Belgium national football team in the 1920s, as well as a friendly game against France in 1945. Oscar Bossaert was a former Daring Club de Bruxelles player and industrialist.
Features
The stadium comprises three stands: one behind a goal with only standing 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.
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