Kocaeli Stadium
Appearance
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Location | İzmit, Turkey |
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Coordinates | 40°46′29″N 30°1′3″E / 40.77472°N 30.01750°E |
Operator | Kocaelispor |
Executive suites | 48 |
Capacity | 34,829 Capacity history
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Construction | |
Broke ground | 2014 |
Opened | 2018 |
Architect | Alper Aksoy |
Tenants | |
Kocaelispor Turkey national football team (selected matches) |
Kocaeli Stadium is a stadium in İzmit, Turkey. It was opened to public in 2018 with a capacity of 34,829 spectators.[2] It is the new home of Kocaelispor. It replaced the club's previous home stadium, İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium.
International events hosted
[edit]On 8 October 2019, the stadium hosted the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group A match of Turkey against Slovenia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ [1] "YILDIZ ENTEGRE KOCAELİ STADYUMU, Turkish Football Federation
- ^ "UEFA EURO24 Bid Brochure". Turkish Football Federation. p. 50.
- ^ "Turkey 1-6 Slovenia". UEFA Women's Euro 2021 England. Retrieved 12 October 2019.