AZAL Arena
AZAL Arena is a football stadium in Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the home stadium of Shuvalan FK. The stadium holds 3,500 people and opened in 2011.
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| Location | Shuvelan, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Owner | Shuvalan FK |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Surface | Artificial |
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| Broke ground | 2009 |
| Opened | April 10, 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Shuvalan FK Sabah FK | |
Background
The first game ever played at AZAL Arena was AZAL PFC - FK Baku (1:0), April 10, 2011. Belarusian striker Gennady Bliznyuk scored a first goal at the stadium.[1]
On 17 February 2011, UEFA approved this stadium to be used for international football matches and gave 2 stars for stadium category.[2][3]
Future
The club plans to construct another tribune and increase the capacity to 6000 in the coming years.
Events
The stadium was used as a training ground during 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]
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References
- "Unibank Premyer Liqası > Mövsüm > 2010-2011 > Protokollar". Archived from the original on 2011-06-21.
- "AZAL artıq yeni stadionunda matç keçirə bilər". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- "АЗАЛ разрешили проводить еврокубки на домашнем стадионе". Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- "Elxan Məmmədov: "Azərbaycanda dövlət idmana və futbola çox yaxındır". Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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