Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium (Turkish: Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in Balıkesir, Turkey. The stadium holds 15,800[2] all-seater and was built in 1973 and re-built in 2010.[3] It abides UEFA standards for TFF standards for hosting TFF Second League, TFF First League and also Super Lig games.
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| Location | Balıkesir, Turkey |
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| Owner | Republic of Turkey |
| Capacity | 15,800 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1953[1] |
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| Balıkesirspor | |
The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Balıkesirspor. Turkey national under-21 football team also played games at this stadium. It is also the venue for the celebrations of national days and public concerts.
References
edit- ^ Ambulance exit crisis in Balikesir Atatürk Stadium
- ^ Stadium will up to 15.800 attendance Archived August 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Re-Building is going on". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
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