The Joseph Marien Stadium (French: Stade Joseph Marien, Dutch: Joseph Marienstadion) is a multi-use stadium located within Duden Park in the municipality of Forest in Brussels, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. The stadium holds 9,400 since 2018[1][2] and was opened in 1919. Its entrance is at one end of the Rue du Stade/Stadionstraat.

History

Early construction

In 1909, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise was offered a site in Duden Park in Forest, Brussels. Construction started in 1915, during World War I, and ended in 1919. On 14 September 1919, the stadium opened with a friendly game between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and A.C. Milan.[3]

1920 Summer Olympics

The stadium hosted some of the football events for the 1920 Summer Olympics.

№ Date Round Game Result[4] Attendance
1. August 28, 1920 First Round Netherlands  – Luxembourg  3–0 3.000
2. August 28, 1920 First Round Denmark  –  Spain 0–1 3.000
3. August 29, 1920 Quarter Final Czechoslovakia  – Norway  4–0 4.000

1926 renovation

Union Saint-Gilles stadium facade

In 1926, the stadium was renovated after a design by architect Albert Callewaert. On this occasion, it was given an Art Deco facade that holds bas-reliefs by Oscar De Clercq.[3][5]

A packed Stade Joseph Marien during a match of Union against Daring Club de Bruxelles in the 1930s

References

Notes

  1. ^ Stadium, Union Saint-Gilloise clubwebsite
  2. ^ Stade Joseph Marien à Forest, Le Soir, 10 August 2018
  3. ^ a b RUSG (11 February 2021). "Le stade Joseph Marien".
  4. ^ FIFA.com. "Olympic Football Tournament Antwerp 1920 - Matches". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Forest - parc Duden". www.irismonument.be.

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