Gaziantep Stadium

The Gaziantep Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the Kalyon Stadium (Turkish: Kalyon Stadyumu), is a stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey. It has a capacity of 35,574 spectators.[1] and was opened on 15 January 2017. It is the home ground of Gaziantep F.K., replacing Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium. Its distance to the city centre is 10 kilometers. For it to reflect the tradition of the ancient city of Zeugma, the outside walls of the stadium are covered with mosaic.[2][3]

Kalyon Stadyumu
Full nameGaziantep Stadyumu
Former namesGaziantep Arena (2017)
LocationGaziantep, Turkey
Coordinates37°7′26″N 37°22′57″E
Executive suites54
Capacity35,574
Record attendance17,927 (GaziantepFenerbahçe, 18 January 2020)
SurfaceHybrid grass
Construction
Broke ground24 August 2013
Built2013–2017
Opened15 January 2017
Tenants
Gaziantep F.K.
Turkey national football team (selected matches)

Matches

Turkish National Team

Gaziantep Stadium is one of the main home stadiums of the Turkish national Football team

Date Time (TRT) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
19 November 202220:00Turkey Turkey2–1Czech Republic Czech RepublicFriendly29,017

References

  1. "UEFA EURO24 Bid Brochure". Turkish Football Federation. p. 50.
  2. "Gaziantep Arena Stadyum İnşaatı". stadimiz.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. "Gaziantepspor'a yeni stat". Milliyet Newspaper. Retrieved 23 June 2014.


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