Belfius Basecamp

{{Short description|Football training facility}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = Belfius Basecamp

| country =

| location = Herenweg 9,
8300 Knokke-Heist,
{{BEL}}

| coordinates = {{coord|51|19|03|N|03|17|46|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}

| owner = Club Brugge KV

| type = Training ground

| surface = Hybrid

| built = May 2018 - June 2019

| opened = 14 September 2019

| tenants = Club Brugge KV
Club NXT (U19-U23)
Club YLA

}}

Belfius Basecamp is a football training facility in Westkapelle, Belgium. It serves as the training ground of Club Brugge KV and also accommodates Club NXT (U19-U23) and Club YLA (once a week).{{Cite web |title=Het nieuwe oefencomplex van Club Brugge is af: rondleiding in het nagelnieuwe "Belfius Basecamp" |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190617_04465227 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=Het Nieuwsblad |date=17 June 2019 |language=nl-BE}} It is also the operational headquarters of the club, housing around 120 employees.

Plans for a new 'base camp' for Club Brugge were announced in November 2016.{{Cite web |date=2016-11-16 |title=New training complex for Club at Westkapelle |url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/news/new-training-complex-club-westkapelle |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=clubbrugge.be |publisher=Club Brugge KV |language=en}} Construction started in May 2018 and finished in June 2019.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-13 |title=Oefencentrum Westkapelle: Alheembouw NV, Krinkels NV en Tarkett Sports starten de werken. |url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/nieuws/oefencentrum-westkapelle-alheembouw-nv-krinkels-nv-en-tarkett-sports-starten-de-werken |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=Club Brugge |language=nl}} The club's president Bart Verhaeghe officially opened the facilities on 11 September 2019.{{Cite web |title=Club Brugge neemt gloednieuw trainingscomplex in Knokke officieel in gebruik |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190912_04604589 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=Het Nieuwsblad |date=12 September 2019 |language=nl-BE}}

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Source:{{Cite web |date=14 September 2019 |title=De blauw-zwarte vechtmachine van Bart Verhaeghe |url=https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/sport/de-blauw-zwarte-vechtmachine-van-bart-verhaeghe/10162389.html |publisher=De Tijd}}{{Cite web |title=Nieuwe uitvalsbasis van Club Brugge is neusje van de zalm |url=https://daikinpress.media.twocents.be/nieuwe-uitvalsbasis-van-club-brugge-is-neusje-van-de-zalm-266172 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=daikinpress.media.twocents.be |language=nl-BE}}

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