Klokke Stadion

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Albert Dyserynck Stadium () was a football stadium in the Belgian city of Bruges. It was located in the municipality of Sint-Andries. From 1912 to 1974 it was the stadium of Club Bruges.

History: In 1912 Club Bruges moved from Rattenplein to De Klokke. The field was named because the only landmark was the opposite café "De Klokke" (La Cloche). In the early period the players had to change at this café and cross the street to the stadium. Club rented the site for the first years of a private owner for the price of 1,760 francs, but on 15 June 1920 De Klokke was purchased for 50,000 francs by three lenders, including Albert Dyserynck. The latter later paid out the co-owners and donated the property in full ownership to the club. The Klokke was later renamed Albert Dyserynck Stadium after the sudden death of President Dyserynck in 1931. In 1932 a statue of the deceased president was placed. It moved to the Olympia Stadium, opposite the Club Bruges secretariat. At a stone's throw from where the Klokke used to be, a street bears its name. The areas covered...