Maurice Dufrasne Stadium
| Maurice Dufrasne Stadium | |
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| Stade Sclessin | |
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| View into the stadium | |
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| place |
 Liege , Belgium
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 36 '35.7 " N , 5 ° 32' 36" E |
| opening | 1909 |
| Renovations | 1985, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2006 |
| Extensions | 1940, 1973 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 30,023 seats |
| playing area | 105 × 68 m |
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| Events | |
The Maurice Dufrasne Stadium (also: Stade de Sclessin ) is a football stadium in Liege and the home stadium of the Standard Liege football club . The stadium, located in the Sclessin district of Liège, now offers around 30,000 seats (excluding seats), making it the second largest stadium in Belgium after the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels .
history
The stadium was built in 1909 and named after the club president at the time in 1925. In 1925 it had a capacity of around 20,000 spectators. It was the venue for the European Football Championships in 1972 and 2000 .
Grandstands
- Tribune I - 9,033 seats
- Tribune II - 7,336 seats
- Tribune III - 6,887 seats
- Tribune IV - 6,767 seats
Web links
- standard.sudpresse.be: Stadium on the Standard Liège homepage (Dutch, French)
- stadionwelt.de: Detailed picture gallery
- groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ standard.sudpresse.be: stadium capacity (Dutch, French)
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