Antwerp Olympic Stadium
Atletenstraat 80, Antwerpen, Belgium
Description:
The Antwerp Olympic Stadium, located in the Belgian city of the same name, was built in 1920 specifically for the Summer Olympics by architect Archibald Leitch. Then there was the opening ceremony of the Olympics and competitions in equestrian sports, field hockey, modern pentathlon, rugby, tug of war and weightlifting.
There are 12,771 seats for home matches and 12,206 for international matches. The stadium is home to Beershot Football Club. After the 1920 Olympics, only football matches are held in the stadium. The record for attendance was set on November 11, 2007, when 13,769 people attended a football match between Beerskhot teams and Anderlecht.