Surface Artificial Opened 10 April 2011 Owner AZAL PFK | Broke ground 2009 Capacity 3,500 | |
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Similar Ganja City Stadium, Ismat Gayibov Stadium, Kapital Bank Arena, Gabala City Stadium, Inter Arena | ||
Azal arena
AZAL Arena is a football stadium in Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the home stadium of AZAL PFC. The stadium holds 3,500 people and opened in 2011.
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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.
On 17 February 2011, UEFA approved this stadium to be used for international football matches and gave 2 stars for stadium category.
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.
References
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