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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Royal Standard de Li\u00e8ge | Opening: 1909 | Capacity: 30,023 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stade de Sclessin, officially called Stade Maurice Dufrasne, opened in 1909. The stadium was first nothing more than a pitch and players had to change in a nearby pub, but one year later a small stand, a few changing rooms, and canteen were built.<\/p>\n

Standard bought the ground in 1923, and subsequently started the construction of new concrete stands. By the late 1920s, Sclessin could hold about 24,000 spectators.<\/p>\n

Further developments were made first in 1939 when a new terrace that could hold 20,000 fans was built, and next in the 1950s when additional seats got added to the stadium.<\/p>\n

Sclessin reached its maximum capacity in the early 1970s when one of the terraces got expanded and 43,000 people could pack the stands.<\/p>\n

The stadium was one of the venues of the Euro 1972 championships, though only hosted the match for third place between Belgium and Hungary (2-1).<\/p>\n

Sclessin received a new main stand in 1985, and seven years later, in 1992, works started on the stand at the opposite side. Both ends got redeveloped in the late 1990s in preparation of the Euro 2000<\/a> tournament.<\/p>\n

During Euro 2000, three first round group matches got played at the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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(photos of the present Stade de Sclessin below)<\/p>\n

How to get to Sclessin<\/h3>\n

Stade de Sclessin is located in the south-west of Liege on the banks of the river Meuse. It lies slightly more than 5 kilometres from the city centre and 3.5 kilometres from Liege\u2019s primary railway station Liege-Guillemins.<\/p>\n

From Liege-Guillemins take bus<\/a> 2, 3, or 27 to get to the stadium. Buses leave frequently for the 10-minute ride to the stadium. Get off at stop SCLESSIN.<\/p>\n

Address: Rue de la Centrale 2, 4000 Sclessin<\/p>\n