Adana 5 Ocak Stadium

The Adana 5 Ocak Stadium (Turkish: Adana 5 Ocak Stadı) is a multi-purpose stadium in Adana, Turkey. It is opened in 1938, together with the Menderes Sports Hall and Gençlik Stadium as a sports complex, at the new neighborhood of Reşatbey. The stadium holds 16,095, with a large East and West stands and much smaller North and South stands.[1] It abides UEFA standards for hosting Europa League games and TFF standards for hosting Super Lig games.

5 Ocak Fatih Terim Stadyumu
Former namesAdana Şehir Stadı
LocationReşatbey, Seyhan, Adana, Turkey
OwnerRepublic of Turkey
OperatorAdana Youth and Sports Directorate
Capacity16,095[1]
SurfaceGrass
Opened1938 [2]
Tenants
Adana Demirspor (1940 - present )
Adanaspor (1954 - present )

The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Adana Demirspor and Adanaspor. It hosted all the Adana derby games since 1956.[3] National football team of Turkey also played games at this stadium. It is also the venue for the celebrations of national days and public concerts.

International events hosted

2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

From April 11 to 16, three of the six 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification - Elite round Group 1 games will be played in the stadium.

References

  1. TFF: Adana 5 Ocak Stadi
  2. NTV: Adana 5 Ocak Stadi
  3. Altınşehir Adana, accessed 27 January 2020


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