The Elindus Arena, formerly named the Regenboogstadion (; "Rainbow Stadium"), is a
stadium
A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...
in
Waregem
Waregem (; ), spelled Waereghem before, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the river Lys, between Kortrijk and Ghent. It is part of the administrative district of ...
,
Belgium
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. It is currently used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
matches and is the home ground of
S.V. Zulte-Waregem. The stadium was originally named after the
rainbow jersey
The rainbow jersey is the distinctive cycling jersey, jersey worn by the reigning World Cycling Championship, world champion in a cycling discipline, since 1927. The jersey is predominantly white with five horizontal bands in the Union Cycli ...
worn by the cycling road world champions, since it was inaugurated to host the
1957
Events January
* January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany.
* January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
* January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
UCI Road World Championships
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. From the 2020–21 season however, the stadium name changed to ''Elindus Arena'', after a local sponsor.
References
Sports venues completed in 1957
Football venues in Flanders
Sports venues in West Flanders
S.V. Zulte Waregem
1957 establishments in Belgium
Waregem
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