Location | Herenweg 9, 8300 Knokke-Heist, Belgium |
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Coordinates | 51°19′03″N03°17′46″E / 51.31750°N 3.29611°E |
Owner | Club Brugge KV |
Type | Training ground |
Surface | Hybrid |
Construction | |
Built | May 2018 - June 2019 |
Opened | 14 September 2019 |
Tenants | |
Club Brugge KV Club NXT (U19-U23) Club YLA |
Belfius Basecamp is a football training facility in Westkapelle, Belgium. It serves as the training ground of Club Brugge KV and also accommodates Club NXT (U19-U23) and Club YLA (once a week). [1] It is also the operational headquarters of the club, housing around 120 employees.
Plans for a new 'base camp' for Club Brugge were announced in November 2016. [2] Cosntruction started in May 2018 and finished in June 2019. [3] The club's president Bart Verhaeghe officially opened the facilities on 11 September 2019. [4]
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