İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium
İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium (Turkish: İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadyumu) was a multi-purpose stadium in the Derince district of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It was named after the Turkish general and statesman İsmet İnönü (1884–1973), widely known as İsmet Pasha.
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| Location | Derince, İzmit, Kocaeli Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40.7631°N 29.8542°E --> |
| Owner | Kocaeli Sports and Youth Services Directorate |
| Capacity | 15,462 |
| Surface | grass |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Tenants | |
| Kocaelispor | |
Built in 1972,[1] it was situated on the Istanbul-İzmit highway 
D.100. The stadium held 15,462 spectators,[2][3] and was primarily used for football matches as the home stadium of Kocaelispor.[4][5][6]
Demolition
In 2013, it was announced that the stadium's estate was handed over to Public Works and the stadium will be demolished in order to make place for residences and a shopping mall.[3][5] A new stadium, İzmit Stadium, with 33,000 seating capacity was built in Alikahya neighborhood of Kartepe district.[6] The demolition works are scheduled to start in June 2015.[7]
References
- "Açılış: 5 Kasım 1972 Kapanış: 29 Nisan 2018". Özgür Kocaeli (in Turkish). 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- "Stat Bilgileri: İsmetpaşa" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- Tekin, Ulaş (2013-04-24). "İzmit İsmetpaşa stadı yıkılıyor". Akşam (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- "Trabzon set to take Super League title race to the wire". Sunday's Zaman. March 14, 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- "İsmetpaşa Stadı da AVM ve konut oluyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- "İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadı, TOKİ'ye devredildi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- "İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadı'nın yıkımına Haziran'da başlanacak". Doğan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
