Luminus Arena
The Cegeka 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 [1] (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.
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| Former names | 1990–1999 Thyl Gheyselinckstadion 1999–2007 Fenixstadion 2007–2016 Cristal Arena 2016-2021 Luminus Arena |
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| Location | Genk |
| Capacity | 23,718 [1] 21,500 (UEFA matches)[2] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
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| 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.[3] In 2021, the name was changed to CegekA Arena, named after the Belgian IT company, the new stadium sponsor, who signed a ten-year deal for the naming rights.[3]
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.
On November 20, 2018, Italy played a friendly against the USA, and won by a 94' minute goal from Matteo Politano.
