Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium

Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium is a football stadium in Tekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey. It was opened in 2017 with a seating capacity of 33,919 spectators.[1] It is the home ground of Samsunspor which plays in the Süper Lig. It replaced the club's former home ground, the old Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium (located in Canik), which was demolished in 2018.[2][3] The first official match hosted by the stadium was the 2017 Turkish Super Cup final.[4]

This article is about the stadium that opened in 2017. For the original stadium it replaced, see Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium (1975).
Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium
LocationTekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey
Coordinates41°13′40″N 36°27′27″E
OperatorSamsunspor
Executive suites54
Capacity33,919[1]
Record attendance30,000 (Samsunspor-Sakaryaspor, 13 May 2019)
Construction
Broke ground4 August 2013
Opened29 July 2017
Tenants
Samsunspor (2017–present)
Turkey national football team (selected matches)

The 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, located in faraway Gaziantep Province caused minor damage to the stadium.[5]

Turkey national football team matches

The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
19 June 202320:45Turkey Turkey2–0Wales WalesUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying28,766

References
  1. "Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs". www.tff.org. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. "Samsun Yeni Stadyum İnşaatı". stadimiz.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. "Samsun Arena yükseliyor". Fotomac Newspaper. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. "New stadium: Change of shift in Samsun". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. "19 Mayıs Stadı'nda 'Depremin İzleri'" ['Traces of the Earthquake' at 19 Mayıs Stadium]. Hedefhalk. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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