Izmir Atatürk Stadyumu
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İzmir Atatürk Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in İzmir
, Turkey
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. The stadium holds 51,295 people. It was built in 1964, and most recently refurbished in 2005. İzmir football teams Karşıyaka S.K. and Göztepe A.Ş.
occasionally use the stadium for high attendance matches.
The stadium hosted the 1971 Mediterranean Games
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.
The stadium was named after the Turkish
statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. The stadium holds 51,295 people. It was built in 1964, and most recently refurbished in 2005. İzmir football teams Karşıyaka S.K. and Göztepe A.Ş.
Göztepe A.S.
Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor...
occasionally use the stadium for high attendance matches.
The stadium hosted the 1971 Mediterranean Games
1971 Mediterranean Games
The sixth edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Izmir, Turkey from October 6 to October 17, 1971. Fifteen nations competed in eighteen different kind of sports.-Medal table:-See also:**...
and the 2005 Summer Universiade
2005 Summer Universiade
The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey.-Emblem:The emblem is the letter “U”, inspired by the bird’s-eye view of the Gulf of İzmir.This shape has perfectly fit the letter “U” of Universiade,...
. The stadium also hosted the Fortis Turkey Cup
Fortis Turkey Cup
The Turkish Cup is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. Its current sponsored name is the Ziraat Türkiye Kupası....
Final in 2009 in which Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
beat Fenerbahçe 4-2 to win the cup for the 8th time.
The stadium was named after the Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
.