The citadel was constructed to the west of the city on marshland at the junction of the rivers Deûle and Bucquet.
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Plans were soon made to build a new stadium which would match UEFA demands, but the project was postponed and finally cancelled due to struggle with preservationists who stated that the location chosen for the new stadium was too close from the 17th Century Citadel.