Sancaktepe Stadium

Sancaktepe Stadium (Turkish: Sancaktepe Belediyesi 15 Temmuz Stadyumu) is a football stadium in Sancaktepe, a district in Istanbul, Turkey.

Sancaktepe Stadium
Sancaktepe Belediyesi 15 Temmuz Stadyumu
Sancaktepe Stadium
Sancaktepe Stadium
Location of Sancaktepe Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
Full nameSancaktepe Municipality 15 July Stadium
Former namesSancaktepe Hakan Şükür Stadium
AddressAbdurrahmangazi neighborhood, Stad St. 4
LocationSancaktepe, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41.00244°N 29.22609°E / 41.00244; 29.22609
Public transitİETT Bus
OwnerSancaltepe Municipality
OperatorSancaktepe FK
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Football
Capacity1,920
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Built2009
Opened2010 (2010)
Tenants
Sancaktepe FK

Overview

The stadium is situated at Stad Street of Abdurrahmangazi neighborhood in the Sancaktepe district on the Asian side of Istanbul.[1] Built in 2009 and opened in 2010,[1][2] it is owned by the Sancaktepe municipality, and operated by the Sancaktepe Beledye Sports Club. The stadium has a seating capacity for 1,920 spectators in two grandstands on both sides of the stadium. It is equipped with floodlights for illumination, and its ground is covered by artificial turf. A parking lot for 100 cars is available.[1]

The stadium is home to football club Sancaktepe FK, who currently play in the TFF Second League.[3]

Name changes

The stadium was initially named after the successful football striker Hakan Şükür (born 1971), who entered the parliament in 2011 after his retirement from sport. Known for his links to the Islamic Gülen movement, he resigned from politics after a controversy with the party leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. His name was then removed from the stadium.[2] In 2014, it was renamed to "Sancaktepe City Stadium" (Turkish: Sancaktepe Şehir Stadı).[4]

In later time, it was renamed to "Sancaktepe 15 Temmuz Şehitler Stadı" (literally: Sancaktepe 15 July Martyrs Satdium) in honor of the fallen people during the 2016 coup attempt on 15 July.[3]

International events hosted
Sancaktepe Stadium haosts UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying match between Turkey and Estonia.

On 4 October 2019, the stadium hosted the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group A match of Turkey against Estonia.[5]

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References
  1. "Sancaktepe 15 Temmuz Şehitler Stadı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi - İstanbul Spor Envanteri 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "O stadın yeni adı: Sancaktepe Şehir Stadı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "Uşakspor, Sancaktepe sınavında". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. "Hakan Şükür Stadı'nın ismi değiştirildi". Türkiye (in Turkish). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. "Turkey TBC Estonia". UEFA Women's Euro 2021 England. Retrieved 18 August 2019.


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