Cegeka Arena

{{Short description|Football stadium in Genk, Belgium}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox venue | name = Cegeka Arena | nickname = | location = Genk, Belgium | coordinates = {{coord|51|00|18|N|5|32|00|E|display=inline, title|region:BE_type:landmark_source:nlwiki}} | former_names = Thyl Gheyselinckstadion (1990–1999) Fenixstadion (1999–2007) Cristal Arena (2007–2016) Luminus Arena (2016–2021) | seating_capacity = 23,718<ref name="Luminus Arena">[http://www.krcgenk.be/nl/club/algemene-info/ Luminus Arena] krcgenk.be (last check 30/03/2018)</ref> 20,040 (UEFA matches)<ref name="BNG">{{cite book |title=Breaking New Ground Belgium The Netherlands Germany bidding to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 |date=8 December 2023 |publisher=FIFA |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6a7cb3906aa6456/original/Breaking-New-Ground-Bid-Book.pdf |access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/78/1676378_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=AFC Ajax UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON 2011/12 GROUP D|website=www.uefa.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125091711/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/78/1676378_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-date=25 November 2011 }}</ref> | tenants = KRC Genk | dimensions = 105 x 68 m | image = 250px | caption = '''UEFA Category 4 Stadium''' 12px12px12px12px | opened = 1990 | image_size = 300px }}

The '''Cegeka Arena''' is a multi-purpose stadium in Genk, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for association football matches and is the home ground of KRC Genk. The stadium holds 23,718<ref name="Luminus Arena">[http://www.krcgenk.be/nl/club/algemene-info/ Luminus Arena] krcgenk.be (last check 30/03/2018)</ref> (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.

==History== Before the start of the 2007–08 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2016/06/belgium_genk_to_have_carbonneutral_stadium|title = Belgium: Genk to have carbon-neutral stadium}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />

The Belgium national football team played three games at this venue in 2009, a friendly against Slovenia, a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which they lost 2–4 and a Nations League promotion/relegation play-off against Ukraine, which they won 3-0.

On 20 November 2018, Italy played a friendly against the United States, and won by a 94-minute goal from Matteo Politano.

==References== {{Reflist|1}}

== External links == {{Commons category|Cristal Arena}} * [http://www.uitingenk.be/en/uig_content/record/414/cristal-arena-k-r-c-genk.html Stadium information] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120327223605/http://allstadiums.ru/evropa/stadiony-belgii/cristal-arena.html Cristal Arena information and photo]

Category:Football venues in Flanders Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Belgium Category:Sports venues in Limburg (Belgium) Category:KRC Genk Category:Genk Category:Sports venues completed in 1990 Category:1990 establishments in Belgium