Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Coordinates: 50°36′36″N 5°32′36″E / 50.61000°N 5.54333°E / 50.61000; 5.54333
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Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Sclessin
Stade Maurice Dufrasne: Standard Liège playing against UN Käerjeng 97
Map
Full nameStade Maurice Dufrasne
LocationLiège, Belgium
Capacity27,670[1] (limited capacity),
30,023 (maximum capacity)
Opened1909
Tenants
Standard Liège

The Stade Maurice Dufrasne (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis dyfʁan]) is a football stadium in Liège, Belgium. The stadium holds 27,670 people.[2] It is also known as Stade de Sclessin, from the name of the quarter of Liège where it is located, and is the home stadium of Standard Liège. Belgium have also played here, notably against Estonia in September 2008 in a 2010 World Cup Qualifier and against Gibraltar on 31 August 2017 in a World Cup Qualifier. The stadium hosted one Euro 1972 match and three Euro 2000 matches.

The stadium's namesake, Maurice Dufrasne, was Chairman of Royal Standard de Liège from 1909 (when the stadium was built) until 1931. He was known to take players to his home and cook them a meal if they played well, especially at home fixtures.

Euro 1972 match[edit]

Date Result Round
17 June 1972  Hungary 1–1  Belgium Third-place play-off

Euro 2000 matches[edit]

Date Result Round
12 June 2000  Germany 1–1  Romania Group A
18 June 2000  Norway 0–1  Yugoslavia Group C
21 June 2000  Denmark 0–2  Czech Republic Group D

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stade Maurice Dufrasne standard.be (last view on 19/10/2017)
  2. ^ Stade Maurice Dufrasne standard.be (last view on 19/10/2017)

External links[edit]

50°36′36″N 5°32′36″E / 50.61000°N 5.54333°E / 50.61000; 5.54333