Union’s intention is for the stadium and its surroundings to be open to the neighborhood and to be useful to residents even outside match days. 

All local clubs and all freely accessible sports facilities (the agoraspace and the urban fitness area) will remain on the Bempt site. 

We want to go even further: the project includes an expansion of Bempt Park and the addition of two new agoraspaces with free access. These areas, suitable for informal football and located under the roof of the East Stand, will be removable on match days. 

In addition to these sports uses accessible to everyone, the project also includes a “guinguette” space and an upgrade of the area to the west of the park. 

No, no one will be training at the new stadium. There won’t be a training center for our professional team, nor for our youth and women’s teams, at the Bempt site. In fact, the club has just made a significant investment in a training center in Zaventem for the first team and in renovating the training center for its youth teams at the Barca complex, next to the Erasme Hospital in Anderlecht.  

The RUSG fully understands and supports the municipality of Forest’s desire to preserve the facilities of the amateur complex for the clubs Renaissance Forestoise, FC Forest, Olympique Forestois, and Maccabi, as well as the many ABSSA and BBFL teams that play there. 

Absolutely. The soccer clubs Renaissance Forestoise, FC Forest, Olympique Forestois, and Maccabi use four synthetic fields. They will all remain in their current configuration. The same goes for the panoramic cafeteria and the ground-floor locker rooms. Nothing will change.   

The grass rugby field, used by RC Forest, will be moved a few dozen meters along Chaussée de Neerstalle. It will replace the current soccer field, which is currently used by certain youth associations in Saint-Gilles, though less intensively than the four synthetic fields at Bempt.   

The club’s five pétanque courts will remain in place and will still be adjacent to the Frankveld clubhouse. They will simply be repositioned a few meters to allow fans to walk smoothly from Boulevard de la Deuxième Armée Britannique.

Certain areas of the new stadium could be used for storage or meetings by these local clubs. 

All sports facilities will be accessible every day of the year, whether on foot, by public transit, by bike, or by car, even on days when Union matches are held. Bike and car parking spaces will be reserved for players, staff members, and parents of the amateur clubs. Pedestrian pathways will be designed to ensure comfortable and safe access. 

Union is a soccer club. We are well-positioned to appreciate just how important amateur sports are to the well-being of the people of Brussels. 

No, not at all! The Forest Steam Train takes passengers through the eastern and southern parts of Bempt. The new stadium will be located in the northwestern part. Our hope is that the stadium and the Steam Train will coexist in perfect harmony.   

Note that the Forest Steam Train runs from late April to early October. Part of this period coincides with the RUSG’s off-season. There are no matches between late May and late July. 

The mobility study we conducted for the project indicates that regular pedestrians coming from the southern part of the park prefer to use the Promenade Verte.  

Crossing over the Little Train would force fans to pass through particularly damp areas.  

We are committed to communicating very regularly and clearly about the best pedestrian routes, such as the Promenade Verte. We will do everything possible to prevent fans who are unfamiliar with the area from using the Petit Train path due to a lack of awareness of other, more practical options. If necessary, we will ensure a staff presence during the first few matches to help establish good habits.   

We will actively communicate about mobility around the stadium in general.