Club and Cercle Brugge are allowed to stay in Jan Breydel Stadium for as long as necessary

The current agreement runs until June 30. This time there is no end date in the new user agreement. The teams can therefore use the stadium until a new stadium is built. This is how ships of Sport Franky Demon (CD&V) reported on Monday.

The Jan Breydel Stadium is owned by the city of Bruges. The management of the stadium is governed by a user agreement with the football teams. The current agreement runs until June 30 and had to be renewed. However, the new agreement does not specify an end date.

“Bad stadium”

“The agreement for the use of the Jan Breydel Stadium ends at the time of the delivery of the new stadium and the effective commissioning of the stadium by Club Brugge and possibly by Cercle Brugge if Cercle does not yet have a new stadium of its own,” clarifies. ships of Sport Franky Demon (CD&V).

The recent decision of the Council of Permit Disputes has something to do with that. “The disappointment after the decision of the council of permit disputes was very great, but we also have to look ahead. The extension of the user agreement demarcates everyone’s responsibilities in the management of the stadium and guarantees that both teams can play in the Jan Breydel stadium in the coming seasons. keep playing football for as long as it takes.”

However, it has been clear for some time that the stadium is in a bad state. “The last comprehensive inspection dates from 2021. A new inspection is planned soon,” says Demon. “How much longer football can be played at Jan Breydel is difficult to say and depends on many factors. The licensing conditions and requirements for European football, for example, become stricter every year. That is certainly a real concern in the future. But let’s make it clear be that safety takes precedence and there are no structural problems in that area for the time being.”