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Stayen is a football stadium in Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
It is the home ground of STVV.
The stadium holds 14,600 after its most recent rebuild.
The original stadium was built in 1927.
The name "Stayen" is a local dialect word for "Staden", an old quarter of the town on its western side.
The Stayen Hotel is built into the north side of the stadium: 20 of its rooms overlook the pitch.
From February 2023, the Japanese company "Daio Wasabi Farm" acquired the naming rights of the stadium, and named it "Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium".
This is the first time in history for a Belgian league that a Japanese company has acquired the naming rights for a stadium.
Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging, commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV or by their nickname De Kanaries, is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Sint-Truiden in Limburg.
Sint-Truiden plays in the Belgian Pro League.
Their best ranking was a second place in 1965-66.
They also reached the final of the Belgian Cup twice.
The club colours are yellow and blue, hence their nickname De Kanaries, meaning 'The Canaries'.
The club was created in 1924 following the merger between FC Union and FC Goldstar, two clubs from Sint-Truiden.
The colors of the club were chosen to be yellow and blue, to match the colors of the city, and it was named Sint-Truidense Voetbal Vereeniging.
The first game of the team, against Cercle Tongeren, was played in front of only 9 attendees.
In the late 1930s, Léopold Appeltans was the leading player of Sint-Truidense.
On 21 November 1948 he became the first capped player for Belgium while playing at this club.
In the late 1940s it qualified for the second division.
It also changed its name to Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging in 1947.
Five years later it finished second in the second division and thus promoted to the first division.
Successful manager Raymond Goethals arrived at Sint-Truiden in 1959. Under his management, the team finished second of the top division in 1966.
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