Jan Breydel Stadium


Jan Breydel Stadium 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 K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]. It is used mainly for football matches, which cost between €5 and €60/seat/match. The stadium was built in 1975. It currently has 29,042 seats. It is named after Jan Breydel, an instigator of the Bruges [Matins (history)|Bruges Matins], the insurgency that led to the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs. Prior to 1999 and the UEFA [Euro 2000|Euro 2000 Championship], the stadium was known as Olympiastadion and had 18,000 seats. During December 2015, the pitch was resurfaced with an Italian proprietary hybrid grass called Mixto.

Average attendances

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.
SeasonCercle BruggeClub Brugge
1990–913,94112,500
1991–923,65911,970
1992–933,65911,529
1993–943,64710,176
1994–953,31210,618
1995–964,12914,176
1996–974,02113,824
1997–98?13,676
1998–99?12,324
1999–2000?14,249
2000–01?16,265
2001–021,49117,854
2002–032,50620,976
2003–045,10323,716
2004–055,15624,432
2005–065,94525,329
2006–076,55225,034
2007–0810,10126,368
2008–0910,50226,085
2009–108,83324,368
2010–117,77524,113
2011–128,50924,368
2012–138,45924,433
2013–147,53625,378
2014–157,46226,000
2015–164,72526,129
2016–173,28526,828
2017–185,66726,183
2018–195,65824,399
2019–204,65425,262
2020–211561,629
2021–223,04618,396
2022–234,46520,987
2023–245,40420,876