Ian Braidel Stadium
Olympialaan 72, Brugge, Belgium
Description:
The Jan Breidel Stadium, located in Bruges, Belgium, was built in 1974 and opened in 1975. The size of the stadium field: length - 105 meters, width - 68 meters. The capacity of the stands is more than 29,000 spectators.
The stadium received its current name in 1999, before that it was called the Olympic Stadium. Now it bears the name of the national hero Jan Breidel - the sergeant of the city guild of butchers, who together with Peter de Koinck - the sergeant of the guild of weavers, in 1302 organized a revolt against French domination over Belgium.
At the third largest stadium in the country are local football clubs “Brugge” and “Serkle Bruges”. The reconstruction took place in 1998, on the eve of the 2000 European Football Championship. The stadium hosted two group stage matches and one Euro 2000 quarterfinal match.