Ever since 1985 Sporting only played in second division once, even reaching the European tournaments a few times.

Benfica, its owner..

Capacity now is 14,000.

It was the home ground of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The Stade du Pays de Charleroi was one of the stadiums that was used in the EURO 2000 championship held in Belgium and The Netherlands.

The team was already founded in 1904 and carries matricule number 22, making it older than Racing Mechelen and KV Mechelen. It was wonderful.

But they also became infamous for the president of the team, the Bayat-family.GROUND // Stade du Pays de Charleroi - Sporting Charleroi

(photos of the present Stade du Pays de Charleroi below)Stade du Pays de Charleroi is located on the northern edge of Chareleroi’s city centre. If you continue browsing, we will assume that you are happy with this. Stade du Pays de Charleroi is a football stadium in the city of Charleroi, Belgium.

Constructed in anticipation of the 2000 UEFA Euro Championships with an initial capacity of 30,000, the stadium has since been reduced to 15,000 for matches of local team Sporting Charleroi.

The walk from the city’s central Place Charles II takes only 10 minutes.

The walk from Charleroi’s main railway station, Gare de Charleroi-Sud, just over 20 minutes.Tickets for Charleroi matches can be bought online through Tickets cost either €18.00 or €20.00, both for the long sides.

The Estádio da Luz (Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ˈʃtaðju ðɐ ˈluʃ]), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal.It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L.

stylé avec toutes ces couleurs.. 50 000places Stade José Alvalade XX stade du sporting portugal de lisbonne.

The locals were very friendly (to Charleroi supporters) and the atmosphere was wonderful.

After the tournament the third tier on Tribune III got removed again, reducing capacity to 25,000 seats.Over a decade later, in 2012, it turned out that the city of Charleroi, owner of the stadium, had failed to apply for planning permission for the expansion, and they were told to tear down the upper tiers of the stadium, which resulted in a reduction of capacity to 15,000 seats.

Its capacity was 30,000 for Euro 2000 but was reduced shortly after to 25,000 in line with Charleroi's average attendances.

Certainly the upcoming games against Anderlecht and Standard Liege you would be best advised to buy tickets prior to the day of the game if possible.It was the best game experience I have ever had!

It was built for the 2000 UEFA European Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands in replacement of the old stadium known as Mambourg.

Tickets are €3.00 more expensive if bought at the ticket windows on the day.Having recently moved to the area I thought I would try out this stadium that was last visited with England many years ago.We arrived without tickets for a league game v Genk.

Club: Sporting de Charleroi | Opening: 1939 | Capacity: 15,000 seatsThe site of Stade du Pays de Charleroi was first used for football in 1923, however it took until 1939 before an actual stadium was built.Stade du Pays de Charleroi, then called Stade Mambourg, opened on the 5th of March 1939 with a match between Charleroi and US Centre (2-1).For most of the next decades Stade Mambourg consisted of one small seater stand, one covered terrace at the opposite side, and terraces in the corners short ends.In the 1980s, first the main stand got replaced by a new one that covered the entire length of the pitch, and next two new covered terraces were built at both short ends. Good atmosphere though.Welcome to stadiumguide.com. This changed in the 70s and 80s when Olympic started relegating to lower national divisions and Sporting remained in first division for decades. Interactive maps are available to logged-in users | Sign-up for a free account.