İzmir Atatürk Stadium

İzmir Atatürk Stadium (Turkish: İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in İzmir, Turkey.[1] It was named after the Turkish statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It is currently used mostly for football matches and occasionally for track and field events. The stadium holds 51,295 people.[1] It was opened in 1971, and most recently refurbished in 2005. İzmir football teams Altay S.K. and Karşıyaka S.K. occasionally use the stadium for high attendance matches. İzmir Atatürk Stadium's running track has ten lanes.[2]

İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu
Full nameİzmir Atatürk Stadyumu
Locationİzmir
Coordinates38°26′6″N 27°10′41″E
Public transit Halkapınar
OwnerMinistry of Youth and Sports
Capacity70,000
63,000
58,008
54,960

51,295 (2005–present)[1]
Record attendance68,034 (Turkey-Malta, 31 October 1976)
Field size105 x 68 m [1]
SurfaceGrass[1]
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke ground10 September 1968
Built1968–1971
Opened1971
Renovated2005
ArchitectHarbi Hotan
Main contractorsKemal Uzan
Tenants
Altay S.K., Karşıyaka S.K.

The stadium hosted the 1971 Mediterranean Games, the Islamic Games in 1980 and the 2005 Summer Universiade. The stadium also hosted the Fortis Turkey Cup Final in 2009 in which Beşiktaş beat Fenerbahçe 4-2 to win the cup for the 8th time.

Singer Michael Jackson planned to perform at the stadium on October 7, 1992 on his Dangerous World Tour, but this show was cancelled due to illness.

Records

Attendance Records
RankAttendanceDateGame
1 68,03431 October 1976TurkeyMalta
2 67,69616 May 1981Karşıyaka SKGöztepe S.K.[A]
3 66,70121 January 1973Galatasaray SKFenerbahçe SK
4 62,20030 January 1989Altay SKFenerbahçe SK
5 61,81024 August 1994Galatasaray SKFC Avenir Beggen
6 59,40615 November 1987Altay SKGalatasaray SK

A. ^ The official attendance was reported as 67,696, but the actual figure is believed to be anywhere between 80,000 and 85,000.

References

Events and tenants
Preceded by
Tunis
1967
Host of the 1971 Mediterranean Games
İzmir Atatürk Stadium

1971
Succeeded by
Algiers
1975
Preceded by
-
Islamic Games
Opening and Closing Ceremonies

1980
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Daegu Stadium
Daegu
Summer Universiade
Opening and Closing Ceremonies

2005
Succeeded by
Rajamangala Stadium
Bangkok
Preceded by
Atatürk Olympic Stadium
2005
Host of the Turkish Cup Final
İzmir Atatürk Stadium

2006 & 2007
Succeeded by
Bursa Atatürk Stadium
2008
Preceded by
Bursa Atatürk Stadium
2008
Host of the Turkish Cup Final
İzmir Atatürk Stadium

2009
Succeeded by
Şanlıurfa GAP Arena
2010
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