Stade du Vivier d'Oie

The Stade du Vivier d'Oie is a stadium in the Belgian community of Uccle in the Brussels Capital Region. The stadium lies in the quarter Vivier d'Oie at the margin of the Soignies Forest. In the first half of the 20th century the football club Racing Club de Bruxelles played here.Racing club was founded at the end of the 19th century and played first in Koekelberg and then at the velodrome of Longchamps at Longchamps in Uccle. In 1901 the club was successful and it was decided to move to Vivier d'Oie. On a location on the outskirts of the Soignies Forest a stadium with side building and a club house were built. The main stand was made in armoured concrete, an innovating technique which was only used in England at that moment. It was one of the first covered tribunes that was not made of wood. The stadium was opened in 1902, and at 1 May 1904 the Belgian national football team played its first official football match against France . After the First World War it also became a sports ground for field hockey. In 1923 a cottage was built, designed by Uccle's architect Fritz Seeldraeyers. During the Interbellum the decorated concrete entrance gate was made with the inscription "ROYAL RACING CLUB DE BRUXELLES".

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