Luminus Arena

The Luminus Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Genk, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Racing Genk. The stadium holds 23,718 [3] (of which 4,200 are standing places) and was built in 1999. Heusden-Zolder played at this stadium for their single season at the top level in 2003-04. Following the relegation of the club, it moved to Mijnstadion in Beringen. The average home attendance varies from 20,000 to 22,000 supporters who visit the stadium every fortnight.

Luminus Arena
Fenixstadion
Former names1990–1999
Thyl Gheyselinckstadion
1999–2007
Fenixstadion
2007–2016
Cristal Arena
LocationGenk
Capacity23,718 [1]
21,500 (UEFA matches)[2]
Field size105 x 68 m
Tenants
KRC Genk

Before the start of the 2007-2008 season, the stadium was known as "het Fenixstadion". However, early 2007 Racing Genk signed an agreement with the Alken-Maes brewery to lease the name of the stadium for a 5-year period changing the name to Cristal Arena. In 2016, the name was changed to Luminus Arena, named after Belgian company Luminus, the new stadium sponsor, who signed a four-year deal for the naming rights. [4]

The Belgium national football team played two games at this venue in 2009, a friendly against Slovenia and a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bosnia-Herzegovina, which they lost 2–4.

References
  1. Luminus Arena krcgenk.be (last check 30/03/2018)
  2. https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/78/1676378_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  3. Luminus Arena krcgenk.be (last check 30/03/2018)
  4. http://stadiumdb.com/news/2016/06/belgium_genk_to_have_carbonneutral_stadium

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