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Sint-Truiden

Sint-Truidense VV

Kit impression

Founded

1924

Years standing

102

Home ground

Stayen

Capacity

14,600 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Belgian First Division
Runners-up (1): 1965–66
Belgian Second Division
Winners (4): 1986–87, 1993–94, 2008–09, 2014–15
Belgian Cup
Runners-up (2): 1970–71, 2002–03
Belgian League Cup
Winners (1): 1998–99

Nickname: De Kanaries (The Canaries)

Reasons To Adopt

Sint-Truiden work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Belgium, Stayen, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

You get a nickname
Known as De Kanaries (The Canaries). That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Liège Airport (LGG) is about 28km from the ground, and Sint-Truiden railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
Belgium Pro League is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Belgium does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1924 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Stayen. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Liège Airport (LGG)

28 km / 17 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Sint-Truiden railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Stayen

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Stayen