Former names | Olympiastadion |
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Location | Koning Leopold III-laan 50,Sint-Andries, Bruges, Belgium |
Capacity | 29,062 |
Field size | 105 x 68m |
Surface | Mixto Hybrid Grass Technology |
Construction | |
Opened | 1975 |
Expanded | 1998 |
Tenants | |
Club Brugge Cercle Brugge |
Jan Breydel Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sint-Andries, Bruges, Belgium. The city-owned stadium is the home stadium of two top-flight association football clubs, Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge. 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 insurgency that led to the Battle of the Golden Spurs. Prior to 1999 and the Euro 2000 Championship the stadium was known as Olympiastadion, the Olympic stadium in Dutch, and had 18,000 seats. During December 2015 the surface of the pitch it has been changed with an Hybrid Grass (a mix of natural and artificial grass) named Mixto Hybrid Grass Technology, a 100% Made in Italy product.
The average season attendances from league matches held at the Jan Breydel for Cercle Brugge and Club Brugge.
Coordinates: 51°11′35.78″N 3°10′50.10″E / 51.1932722°N 3.1805833°E