Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium, also known as Kasımpaşa Stadium, is a stadium in the Kasımpaşa neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It is used mostly for football games and is the home stadium of Kasımpaşa S.K. The stadium holds 14,234 people.[1] Due to extension works, Kasımpaşa played most of its home matches in the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in the 2007–2008 season. It is named after the current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a native of Kasımpaşa and a football player in his youth.[2]

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Former namesKasımpaşa Stadium
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Coordinates40°59′24″N 29°1′30″E / 40.99000°N 29.02500°E / 40.99000; 29.02500
Executive suites12
Capacity14,234
Field size105m x 68m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Renovated2005
Tenants
Kasımpaşa S.K.

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References

  1. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu Archived 2019-12-07 at the Wayback Machine Stadymular.net. Retrieved 6 November. 2019
  2. Turkey Back To Erdogan's Istanbul Roots Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 6 November. 2019

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Coordinates: 41°01′58.10″N 28°58′20.36″E / 41.0328056°N 28.9723222°E / 41.0328056; 28.9723222