Jan Breydel Stadium (Dutch: Jan Breydelstadion, pronounced [jɑm ˈbrɛidəlˌstaːdijɔn]) is a multi-purpose stadium in Sint-Andries, Bruges, Belgium. The city-owned stadium is the home stadium of two top-flight association football clubs and rivals, Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge. It is used mainly for football matches, which cost between €5 and €60/seat/match.[2] The stadium was built in 1975. It currently has 29,042[3] seats. It is named after Jan Breydel, an instigator of the Bruges Matins, the insurgency that led to the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs. Prior to 1999 and the Euro 2000 Championship, the stadium was known as Olympiastadion [oːˈlɪmpijaːˌstaːdijɔn], the Olympic stadium in Dutch, and had 18,000 seats. During December 2015, the pitch was resurfaced with an Italian proprietary hybrid grass (a mix of natural and artificial grass) called Mixto.

Jan Breydel Stadium
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Former namesOlympiastadion
LocationKoning Leopold III-laan 50, Sint-Andries, Bruges, Belgium
Coordinates51°11′36″N 3°10′50″E / 51.19333°N 3.18056°E / 51.19333; 3.18056
OwnerBruges
Capacity29,062[1]
Field size105 x 68m
SurfaceMixto Hybrid Grass Technology
Construction
Built1975
Opened1975
Expanded1998
Tenants
Club Brugge
Cercle Brugge

Average attendances

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Below are the average season attendances from league matches held at the Jan Breydel for Cercle Brugge and Club Brugge. Attendance for matches of the latter has been much higher than those of Cercle Brugge.[4]

Season Cercle Brugge Club Brugge
1990-91 3,941 12,500
1991-92 3,659 11,970
1992-93 3,659 11,529
1993-94 3,647 10,176
1994-95 3,312 10,618
1995-96 4,129 14,176
1996-97 4,021 13,824
1997-98 ? 13,676
1998-99 ? 12,324
1999–2000 ? 14,249
2000-01 ? 16,265
2001-02 1,491 17,854
2002-03 2,506 20,976
2003-04 5,103 23,716
2004-05 5,156 24,432
2005-06 5,945 25,329
2006-07 6,552 25,034
2007-08 10,101 26,368
2008-09 10,502 26,085
2009-10 8,833 24,368
2010-11 7,775 24,113
2011-12 8,509 24,368
2012-13 8,459 24,433
2013-14 7,536 25,378
2014-15 7,462 26,000
2015-16 4,725 26,129
2016-17 3,285 26,828
2017-18 5,667 26,183
2018-19 5,658 24,399
2019-20 4,654 25,262
2020-21 156 1,629
2021-22 3,046 18,396
2022-23 4,465 20,987
2023-24 5,404 20,876

Euro 2000 Matches

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Date Result Round
11 June 2000   France 3–0   Denmark Group D
16 June 2000   Czech Republic 1–2   France Group D
21 June 2000   FR Yugoslavia 3–4   Spain Group C
25 June 2000   Spain 1–2   France Quarter-finals

References

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  1. ^ Jan Breydel Stadium clubbrugge.be (last check 20/10/2017)
  2. ^ "Jan Breydel Stadion - Bruges - the Stadium Guide".
  3. ^ "Jan Breydel Stadion - Bruges - the Stadium Guide".
  4. ^ "european football statistics". Retrieved 2021-05-23.
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