| Edmond Machtens Stadium | |
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| Location: | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Capacity: | 12,266 [1] |
The Edmond Machtens Stadium (French: Stade Edmond Machtens, Dutch; Flemish: Edmond Machtensstadion) is a football stadium located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels, Belgium. The stadium has a capacity of 12,266.[2]
It was the home of Belgian Second Division club FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek from the 2003 merger between R White Daring Molenbeek and KFC Strombeek to its dissolution in 2014. Prior to this it has been the home of R White Daring Molenbeek and of R Daring Club de Bruxelles. Since 2015 when it was formed, it is the home of phoenix club RWD Molenbeek.
It is named after Edmond Machtens, a former mayor of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean between 1939 and 1978.[3] The stadium was formerly known as the Oscar Bossaert Stadium and has hosted a number of matches of the Belgium national football team during the 1920s, as well as a friendly game against France in 1945. Oscar Bossaert was a former Daring Club de Bruxelles player and industrialist.
The stadium comprises three stands: one behind a goal with only standing places, and the other two are seated and located along the ground. Behind the second goal is a tree row that darkens the field in a special way. There are also 622 places in the business-seats. In 2005 the stand 2 was renamed stand Raymond Goethals in memory of the former player and manager.[4]