Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium

Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium

Full name	Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu
Location	Başakşehir, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°07′22″N 28°48′31″E
Owner	Ministry of Youth and Sports
Operator	İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
Executive suites	30
Capacity	17,156[1]
Construction
Broke ground	1 June 2011
Built	2011–2014
Opened	26 July 2014
Construction cost	$13 million
Architect	Arima Architects
General contractor	Kalyon Group
Tenants
İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. (2014–present) Turkey national football team (selected matches)

Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium

The Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium (Turkish: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu) is a football stadium in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul, Turkey. The stadium is named in honour of Turkish footballer and manager Fatih Terim.

Opened officially to public on 26 July 2014, the venue has a capacity of 17,156^[1] spectators. It is the current home of İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. playing in the Süper Lig.^[2][3][4]

The construction of the stadium was completed in about 16 months, and it cost ₺178 million.^[5]

Qarabağ FK played its 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage home matches at the stadium instead of their regular home stadium Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium in Baku due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.^[6]

References

1. "Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadı açıldı - TFF Haberleri TFF".
2. "İstanbul'un 6. harikası! En akıllı stat!". Türkiye Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
3. "İstanbul'un orta yerinde yükselen stadyum!". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
4. "Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadı açıldı". Fanatik (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-26.
5. "Erdoğan'dan 'Fatih Terim' sürprizi". HT Spor (in Turkish). 2014-07-27. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
6. "Temporary suspension of UEFA matches in Armenia and Azerbaijan". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 October 2020.