Bosuilstadion

  • Royal Antwerp FC
  • Final replay of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1963/64
  • European Football Championship 1972

The Bosuilstadion ( The German Waldkauzstadion ) is a 1923 -built football stadium in the Belgian city of Antwerp with a spectator capacity of 16,649 seats. The capacity is made up of 13,253 seats, 800 business seats and 2,596 standing places. All seats of the stadium are covered. It was opened on 1 November 1923, the international match against Belgium England; which ended in a 2-2 draw. The stadium is located in the district of Deurne and is the home ground of Royal Antwerp FC. In the vernacular, the stadium is named simply " The Bosuil ".

The venue replaced the stadium Broodstraat; where the club played since 1908. The current stadium is the seventh venue of the association since its founding in 1880. After the Second World War, the stadium capacity was no longer enough of around 5,000 seats. By 1956, the sports facility was expanded to 60,000 seats. In the European Football Championship in 1972, the stadium hosted the semi-final between hosts Belgium and the German national football team. Guests won before a record crowd of nearly 60,000 spectators 2-1. Recent renovations at the stadium were conducted in 1991.

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