Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Encyclopedia
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Baku
, Azerbaijan
. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FK Baku
and the Azerbaijan national football team
and holds 30,000, making it the largest stadium in the country.
. Its construction started before the World War II
in 1939, but was suspended. When its construction resumed, it was finished by the German
prisoners of war. Initially the stadium was named after Stalin and built in form of C (Cyrillic: Cтaлин). After the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1956 (denunciation of Stalin) it was renamed after Lenin. In 1993, the stadium was named after the famous football referee Tofik Bahramov who passed away that year.
In 2011, Presidential Reserve Fund of the State Budget of Azerbaijan for 2011 allocated 10 million USD for capital repairs and reconstruction of the stadium as it could be used as potenial venue for Eurovision Song Contest 2012
.According to the stadium's director Akif Ismayilov, stadium will be provided with new seats, locker rooms, lighting system as well as with football field for children. Furthermore, the stadium will be supplied with heating system and roof will be constructed which means the stadium will lose its “C” form.
in Baku
.
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 Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FK Baku
FK Baku
Football Club Baku is an Azerbaijani football club in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.FC Baku plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.-History:FC Baku was founded in...
and the Azerbaijan national football team
Azerbaijan national football team
The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...
and holds 30,000, making it the largest stadium in the country.
History
The Tofiq Bahramov Stadium was built in 19511951 in football (soccer)
The following are the football events of the year 1951 throughout the world.- Winners club national championship :* Argentina: Racing Club* England: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.* Italy: A.C. Milan* Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven* West-Germany: 1...
. Its construction started before the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in 1939, but was suspended. When its construction resumed, it was finished by the German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
prisoners of war. Initially the stadium was named after Stalin and built in form of C (Cyrillic: Cтaлин). After the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1956 (denunciation of Stalin) it was renamed after Lenin. In 1993, the stadium was named after the famous football referee Tofik Bahramov who passed away that year.
In 2011, Presidential Reserve Fund of the State Budget of Azerbaijan for 2011 allocated 10 million USD for capital repairs and reconstruction of the stadium as it could be used as potenial venue for Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki's song "Running Scared". The two semi-finals will be held on 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final on 26 May 2012,...
.According to the stadium's director Akif Ismayilov, stadium will be provided with new seats, locker rooms, lighting system as well as with football field for children. Furthermore, the stadium will be supplied with heating system and roof will be constructed which means the stadium will lose its “C” form.
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
On 19 May 2011, organizers of the contest announced that they may use the stadium which contains 37,000 seats instead of a special concert complex with 20,000 seats which is to be purposefully built near National Flag SquareNational Flag Square
National Flag Square is a large city square by Neftchiler Avenue in Bayil, Baku, Azerbaijan. Confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records, the flag flies on a pole 162 meters high and measures 70 by 35 meters which was the world's tallest flag, until it was overtaken by the 165 meter flagpole of...
in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
.