TFF Riva Facility

TFF Riva Facility, short for Turkish Football Federation Riva Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facility, (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Riva Hasan Doğan Milli Takımlar Kamp ve Eğitim Tesisleri), is a facility of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for camp and training purposes of all Turkey national football teams. It is located in Istanbul Province, Turkey

Main entrance to the TFF Riva Facility.
Buildings of the TFF Riva Facility.
100-spectator capacity bleacher of the Football Fieald #4.
Starting ceremony before the friendly match of Turkey women's (black) vs Estonia (blue/black) at Football Field #4 in April 2018.

The facility is situated in Riva village of Beykoz district in the north of Istanbul Province west of Riva River..[1] It was officially opened on July 4, 2014, and was named in honor of Hasan Doğan (1956–2008), whose presidency of the TFF lasted only several months due to his unexpected death.[2] Owned and operated by the TFF, it consists of three building blocks, namely Block A for offices and conference rooms, Block B for health care and swimming pool and Block C for hotel and restaurant.[1] The covered area of the buildings is 17,857 m2 (192,210 sq ft).[1] An open-air parking lot for 50 cars is available.[3] The facility received a certificate in the Golden category of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard.[1]

Three more football fields were built in addition to the initial four football fields.[3][4] One field features hybrid grass ground, two fields have artificial turf ground and four are natural grass fields. All football fields have FIFA-standard soccer-specific stadium dimensions.[4] The football fields are equipped with floodlight. Three football fields have 50-seat covered bleacher each, and the football field #4 has a covered bleacher of 100-spectator capacity.[3]

The facility was built in 14 months on a property, which was endowed to the TFF on March 29, 2013. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 9, 2013. The cost of the construction amounted to ₺ 60 million. amount of ₺ 16 million. Spor Toto Organization contributed to the investment with ₺ 16 million.[2]

The facility hosts training, international friendly and official matches of national football, futsal,[5] and amputee football teams of both gender and all age groups.[6][5][7] 2017 European Amputee Football Championship matches, with the exception of the final match, were played at the facility.[7]

References
  1. "TFF: Hasan Doğan Milli Takımlar Kamp ve Eğitim Tesisleri". Altensis. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. "26 yıllık özlem sona erdi". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  3. "Riva Milli Takımlar ·Kamp ve Eğitim Merkezi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Spor Envanteri. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. "TFF Riva Hasan Doğan Milli Takımlar Kamp ve Eğitim Tesisleri (2014 – ···)" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  5. "utsal Milli Takım Çalışmaları TFF Riva Hasan Doğan Kamp Merkezinde Başladı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Özel Sporcular Spor Federasyonu. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Estonya'yı 3-0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  7. "Ampute Millî Takımı tarih yazdı!". Türkiye (in Turkish). 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2018-04-14.

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