King Baudouin Stadium

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King Baudouin Stadium

King Baudouin Stadium is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion (Jubilee Stadium) in the presence of Prince Leopold. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the Brussels International Exposition (1935) and hosted 70,000 at the time. In 1946, it was renamed Heysel Stadium and hosted European Cup finals in 1958, 1966, 1974, and 1985 and Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1964, 1976, 1980 and 1996 with the highest attendance of over 66,000 recorded at a European game in 1958.
Despite its status as Belgium's national stadium, Heysel was not well maintained and by the time of the 1985 European Cup Final, it was literally crumbling. It was rebuilt in 1995 at a cost of 50 million dollars and named after King Baudouin I. All that remains of the old stadium is a renovated gateway near the main entrance as the new structure combined the football ground with a running track and facilities for field events. It was re-opened on 23 August 1995 as the home of the national football team and is the largest stadium in Belgium with a capacity of 50,024 spectators. It is renowned for hosting the opening game for Euro 2000.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the stadium the Belgian state released a commemorative coin: the 10 euro 75 years of Heysel Stadium commemorative coin as the obverse depicts an image of a footballer with the stadium in the background. On top of the stadium can be seen he flags of Belgium and the Netherlands as well as the year that the stadium was constructed.
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