Edmond Machtens Stadium
The stadium is named after Edmond Machtens, a former mayor of Molenbeek between 1939 and 1978. It was formerly known as the Oscar Bossaert Stadium (French: Stade Oscar Bossaert; Dutch: Oscar Bossaertstadion) and hosted a number of matches of the Belgium national football team in the 1920s, as well as a friendly game against France in 1945. Oscar Bossaert was a former Daring Club de Bruxelles player and industrialist.
The stadium comprises three stands: one behind a goal with only standing places, and the other two are seated and located along the ground. Behind the second goal is a tree row that darkens the field in a special way. There are also 622 places in the business seats. In 2005, stand 2 was renamed stand Raymond Goethals in memory of the former player and manager.
References
- ^ Le célèbre stade du RWDM sera-t-il démoli , sport, 13 october 2016
- ^ Le célèbre stade du RWDM sera-t-il démoli , sport, 13 october 2016
- ^ "Boulevard Edmond Machtens" (in French). Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "FC Brussels news - Le stade" (in French). Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.