Mijnstadion is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Beringen,
Belgium
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. It has been used mostly for
football
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matches as the home ground of
K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder, until the club reached the
first division in 2003–04. At this time the club moved to the
Fenix Stadion of rival club
K.R.C. Genk. After one season at the top level of Belgian football, the club was relegated to the
second division and moved back to Mijnstadion. In April 2006 Beringen-Heusden-Zolder went into liquidation. Since then, the stadium is no longer used by any professional football club and is used by young teams of the area.
The stadium holds 9,416 people.
References
Nieuwsblad article
Football venues in Flanders
Sports venues in Limburg (Belgium)
1925 establishments in Belgium
Sports venues completed in 1925
Beringen
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