Herman Vanderpoorten Stadium
| Herman Vanderpoorten Stadium | |
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| Het Lisp | |
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| Main stand of the Herman Vanderpoorten Stadium | |
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 Lier , Belgium
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 8 '39.3 " N , 4 ° 34' 25.6" E |
| opening | 1925 |
| Renovations | 2000, 2009 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 14,538 seats |
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The Herman Vanderpoortenstadion is the football stadium of the Belgian football club Lierse Kempenzonen in the Flemish city of Lier , Antwerp province . It is nicknamed Het Lisp and is not far from the Kleine Nete river.
history
From 1925 until its bankruptcy in 2018, Lierse SK played in the Vanderpoorten Stadium . The venue is named after the Belgian politician Herman Vanderpoorten ; who died in September 1984. After the last renovation in 2009, the stadium held 14,538 seats for visitors. There were 10,227 covered seats and 4,311 uncovered standing places. The sports facility was also equipped with three boxes, 102 VIP seats and 522 business seats. There were 56 jobs available for journalists and reporters. As early as 2009 there were plans to demolish and replace the three older stands.
The successor club Lierse Kempenzonen has been playing there since 2018. The stadium currently has 13,539 seats. There are unspecified expansion plans.
Web links
- lierse.com: Stadium on the Lierse SK club website (Dutch)
- euro.stades.ch: Detailed picture gallery (November 2009) (French)
- voetbalbelgie.be: data on the stadium (Dutch)
- lierse.com: Picture gallery of the 2009 renovation (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ stadium. (No longer available online.) Lierse SK, archived from the original on September 27, 2009 ; accessed on July 29, 2020 (Dutch).
- ^ Welkom op Het Lisp. Lierse Kempenzonen, accessed July 29, 2020 (Dutch).