AZAL Arena

AZAL Arena

UEFA
Location	Shuvelan, Baku, Azerbaijan
Owner	Shuvalan FK
Capacity	3,500
Surface	Artificial
Construction
Broke ground	2009
Opened	April 10, 2011
Tenants
Shuvalan FK

AZAL Arena is a football stadium in the Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the home stadium of Shuvalan FK. The stadium holds 3,500 people and opened in 2011.

Background

The first game ever played at AZAL Arena was AZAL PFC - FK Baku (1:0), on April 10, 2011. Belarusian striker Gennady Bliznyuk scored a first goal at the stadium.^[1]

On 17 February 2011, UEFA approved this stadium to be used for international football matches and gave 2 stars for the stadium category.^[2][3]

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.^[4]

See also

• List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan

References

1. "Unibank Premyer Liqası > Mövsüm > 2010-2011 > Protokollar". Archived from the original on 2011-06-21.
2. "AZAL artıq yeni stadionunda matç keçirə bilər". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
3. "АЗАЛ разрешили проводить еврокубки на домашнем стадионе". Retrieved 17 February 2011.
4. "Elxan Məmmədov: "Azərbaycanda dövlət idmana və futbola çox yaxındır". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

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