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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Clubs: Club Brugge KV &\u00a0Cercle Brugge KSV | Opening: 1975 | Capacity: 29,042 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Jan Breydel Stadion got built in 1974 and opened one year later in 1975. The stadium was built by the city of Bruges with the objective of providing both Bruges clubs with a shared home that could replace their separate grounds.<\/p>\n

The stadium was initially called Olympiastadion and could hold an estimated 30,000 spectators, though mostly standing.<\/p>\n

In the 1990s the terraces of the stadium were converted into seating areas, reducing capacity to under 20,000 seats. As the stadium had been selected as a playing venue for the Euro 2000<\/a> championships, it needed to get expanded to a minimum capacity of 30,000.<\/p>\n

In order to qualify for subsidies from the Flanders government a more Flemish name was required, which led to the name change to Jan Breydel Stadion, a folk hero from 14th century Bruges.<\/p>\n

Building works, which consisted of two expanded stands at the short ends and refurbishments of the two stands at the long sides, were completed in 1999.<\/p>\n

During the Euro 2000 tournament Jan Breydel Stadion hosted three group matches and the quarter-final between France and Spain (3-1).<\/p>\n

In recent years, Club Brugge have been exploring the possibilities of building a new stadium<\/a> to replace the aged Jan Breydel Stadion, and after long bureaucratic delays have now become close to realising this. They hope to move into their new home at the start of the 2019-20 season. If these plans go through, Cercle Brugge aim to redevelop the Jan Breydel Stadion into a smaller venue with an approximate capacity of 12,000 seats.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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(photos of the present Jan Breydel Stadion below)<\/p>\n

How to get to Jan Breydel Stadion<\/h3>\n

Jan Breydel Stadion lies in the west of Bruges, about 3.5 kilometres from Bruges\u2019 historic city centre and main railway station.<\/p>\n

The stadium can be reached by bus<\/a>.\u00a0From the main railway station take either line 5 or 15 in the direction of St.-Andries. The ride takes about 15 minutes and it is a further 5 minutes walking from stop Sint-Andries.<\/p>\n

Address: Olympialaan 74, 8200 St.-Andries (Brugge)<\/p>\n