Jules Ottenstadion

Jules Ottenstadion
Panorama of the Jules Ottenstadion
Data
place	Ghent , Belgium
Coordinates	51 ° 1 '53 "  N , 3 ° 45' 57"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 1 '53 "  N , 3 ° 45' 57"  E
opening	22nd August 1920
demolition	2013
surface	Natural grass
capacity	12,919 seats
Societies)
KAA Gent (1920–2013)
Events
Games of the KAA Gent (1920–2013)

The Jules Ottenstadion was a football stadium in the Belgian city ​​of Ghent , East Flanders Province . The stadium was built on August 22, 1920 by the future King Prince Leopold III. opened by Belgium . It was named after Jules Otten, one of the founders of the KAA Gent and last offered 12,919 places. It was in the middle of a residential area on Bruiloft Street in the Gentbrugge district . Around the arena there was a tennis facility with several courts and two field hockey courts .

The KAA Gent has been playing in the newly built Ghelamco Arena with 20,000 seats since the 2013/14 season . On May 23, 2013, the Buffalos played their last game in the old homestead. The Ottenstadion was then torn down to make way for a residential area.

Web links

• kaagent.be: Homepage KAA Gent (Dutch)
• groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2005
• stadiumguide.com: data to the stadium (English)
• stadionwelt.de: picture gallery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ de.soccerway.com: data on the stadium
2. ↑ buffalozone.be: Farewell to Jules Ottenstadion (Dutch)