Belfius Basecamp

Football training facility
51°19′03″N 03°17′46″E / 51.31750°N 3.29611°E / 51.31750; 3.29611OwnerClub Brugge KVTypeTraining groundSurfaceHybridConstructionBuiltMay 2018 - June 2019Opened14 September 2019TenantsClub Brugge KV
Club NXT (U19-U23)
Club YLA

Belfius Basecamp is a football training facility in Westkapelle, Belgium. It serves as the training ground of Club Brugge KV and also accommodates Club NXT (U19-U23) and Club YLA (once a week).[1] It is also the operational headquarters of the club, housing around 120 employees.

Plans for a new 'base camp' for Club Brugge were announced in November 2016.[2] Cosntruction started in May 2018 and finished in June 2019.[3] The club's president Bart Verhaeghe officially opened the facilities on 11 September 2019.[4]

Facilities

  • 4 outdoor football pitches:
    • 3x 105x68 meters (hybrid grass)
    • 1x 105x68 meters (natural grass)
  • 1 indoor football pitch: 105x68 meters (synthetic grass)
  • 1 revalidation and swimming pool
  • Spa facilities (Jacuzzi, sauna...)
  • 1 gym with a fully equipped fitness centre
  • 40 hotelrooms
  • Medical area
  • Auditorium for press conferences and tactical teammeetings
  • Restaurant
  • Offices and conference rooms
  • Television studio[5]

Source:[2][4][6][7]

Sources

  1. ^ "Het nieuwe oefencomplex van Club Brugge is af: rondleiding in het nagelnieuwe "Belfius Basecamp"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. ^ a b "New training complex for Club at Westkapelle". clubbrugge.be. Club Brugge KV. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ^ "Oefencentrum Westkapelle: Alheembouw NV, Krinkels NV en Tarkett Sports starten de werken". Club Brugge (in Dutch). 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  4. ^ a b "Club Brugge neemt gloednieuw trainingscomplex in Knokke officieel in gebruik". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  5. ^ "Wie is Sargis Adamyan? Bonkige spits met geluk in de liefde die maar beter niet uitgedaagd wordt voor... een potje tafeltennis". Het Laatste Nieuws. 2022-03-01.
  6. ^ "De blauw-zwarte vechtmachine van Bart Verhaeghe". De Tijd. 14 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Nieuwe uitvalsbasis van Club Brugge is neusje van de zalm". daikinpress.media.twocents.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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