Stade du Vivier d'Oie

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Stade du Vivier d'Oie
Dutch: Stadion De Ganzenvijver
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The main stand of the Stade du Vivier d'Oie
Stade du Vivier d'Oie
LocationDreve des Gendarmes 125, Uccle
Belgium
Coordinates 50°47′36″N4°22′40″E / 50.79333°N 4.37778°E / 50.79333; 4.37778
Owner Racing Club de Bruxelles
OperatorRacing Club de Bruxelles
Capacity 10,000
ScoreboardNone
Construction
Broke ground1901
Built1902
Opened1902
Tenants
1902–present: Racing Club de Bruxelles (other sport branches)
1902–1948: Racing Club de Bruxelles (football branch)

The Stade du Vivier d'Oie (Dutch: De Ganzenvijver, English translation: Goose Pond Stadium) is a stadium in the Belgian community of Uccle in the Brussels Capital Region. The stadium lies in the quarter Vivier d'Oie (Dutch: Diesdelle) at the margin of the Soignies Forest. In the first half of the 20th century the football club Racing Club de Bruxelles played here.

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History

Racing club was founded at the end of the 19th century and played first in Koekelberg and then at the velodrome of Longchamps at Longchamps in Uccle. In 1901 the club was successful and it was decided to move to Vivier d'Oie. On a location on the outskirts of the Soignies Forest a stadium with side building and a club house were built. The main stand was made in armoured concrete, an innovating technique which was only used in England at that moment. [1] It was one of the first covered tribunes that was not made of wood. The stadium was opened in 1902, and at 1 May 1904 the Belgium national team played its first official football match against France (3–3). [2] [3] After the First World War it also became a sports ground for field hockey. In 1923 a cottage was built, designed by Uccle's architect Fritz Seeldraeyers. During the Interbellum the decorated concrete entrance gate was made with the inscription "ROYAL RACING CLUB DE BRUXELLES".

After the Second World War the football section of the club played in the highest division again, and the stadium became too small for the club. Therefore, the athletic and football sections moved to the newly constructed Drie Linden Stadion in Watermael-Boitsfort. After financial challenges, the football section separated itself in 1963 from Racing Club de Bruxelles and merged with another club. The hockey section and tennis section kept playing in the Stade du Vivier d'Oie. In 1963 a new club house was built.

In 2010 the Belgian government assigned the sports complex as a protected monument. [4] [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Belgium v France − a 109-year-old rivalry". UEFA. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Belgium - List of International Matches". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brusselse regering beschermt drie oude voetbalstadions" (in Dutch). Archeonet Vlaanderen. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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