Full name İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu Field size 105 x 68 m Built 1964 Opened 1971 | Location İzmir Surface Grass Capacity 51,295 Renovated 2005 | |
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Teams Karşıyaka S.K., Altınordu F.K. Similar İzmir Alsancak Stadium, Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium, Bursa Atatürk Stadium |
İzmir Atatürk Stadium (Turkish: İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in İzmir, Turkey. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 51,295 people. It was built in 1964, and most recently refurbished in 2005. İzmir football teams Karşıyaka S.K. and Göztepe A.Ş. occasionally use the stadium for high attendance matches.
The stadium hosted the 1971 Mediterranean Games and the 2005 Summer Universiade. The stadium also hosted the Fortis Turkey Cup Final in 2009 in which Beşiktaş beat Fenerbahçe 4-2 to win the cup for the 8th time.
The stadium was named after the Turkish statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
A museum was built between 1875-1880 for Izmir Atatürk
Records
A. ^ The official attendance was reported as 67,696, but the actual figure is believed to be anywhere between 80,000 and 85,000.