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
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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
- "TFF: Hasan Doğan Milli Takımlar Kamp ve Eğitim Tesisleri". Altensis. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- "26 yıllık özlem sona erdi". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- "Riva Milli Takımlar ·Kamp ve Eğitim Merkezi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Spor Envanteri. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- "TFF Riva Hasan Doğan Milli Takımlar Kamp ve Eğitim Tesisleri (2014 – ···)" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- "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.
- "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Estonya'yı 3-0 yendi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- "Ampute Millî Takımı tarih yazdı!". Türkiye (in Turkish). 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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