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\"Stayen\"<\/p>\n

Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Sint-Truidense VV | Opening: 1927 | Capacity: 14,600<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stayen, until 2009\u00a0written as Staaien, was built in 1923 on the\u00a0grounds of a sugar mill. STVV, which had been founded four years earlier, had played at various sites in the first few years of their existence before settling at Stayen.<\/p>\n

In the late 1940s and 1950s, the stadium got gradually expanded and by the end of the 50s could hold crowds of up to 20,000 spectators.<\/p>\n

Stayen remained unchanged for the next decades until in the 1980s and early 1990s further improvements were made, including a new stand. However, by that time, the stadium had significantly aged and plans were made for a larger redevelopment.<\/p>\n

First, in 2003, the terrace opposite the main stand got replaced by a new all-seater stand. Next, in 2009, a new stand got built behind the goal, followed by a new main stand, which got completed in 2014.<\/p>\n

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