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| Location | Beveren,Belgium |
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| Coordinates | 51°12′51″N4°14′38″E / 51.214139°N 4.243931°E /51.214139; 4.243931 |
| Capacity | 8,190[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | July 31, 1938 (1938-07-31) |
| Renovated | 1949, 1967, 1991, 2008-2009 |
| Expanded | 1967, 1972, 1974, 1979 |
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| Waasland-Beveren | |
Freethiel Stadion is a multi-usestadium inBeveren,Belgium. The Freethiel Stadium, also known as the Freethiel for short, is the football stadium where the Belgian football clubSK Beveren (formerly known as Waasland-Beveren) plays its home games. The stadium was originally played byKSK Beveren, when that club temporarily stopped their men's team in 2010, Waasland-Beveren took its place. The whole complex includes 10 football fields and a fitness hall. It is currently used mostly forfootball matches. The stadium's name (Freethiel) is a contraction of the name Frederik Thielemans, the man who owned a cycling-track in the Klapperstraat, but made it available to the football club when it was established. The stadium is located in the Klapperstraat in Beveren, and has a capacity of 8,190[2]
The owner of the Freethiel Stadium is the municipality ofBeveren, which leaves its use and maintenance toWaasland-Beveren, which replacedKSK Beveren in 2010. On Saturday, September 14, after an agreement with Waasland-Beveren, KSK Beveren played an official match at the Freethiel against neighbor Svelta Melsele for the first time in 12 years. More than a thousand spectators saw KSK Beveren win 1-0.
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