Köpetdag Stadium

Köpetdag stadiony

Location	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Owner	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Capacity	26,503
Record attendance	26,500 (Turkmenistan vs Korea DPR, 14 November 2019)[1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1995–1997
Opened	1997
Renovated	2015
Tenants
FC Köpetdag Turkmenistan national football team

Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat, that currently plays in the Ýokary Liga. The stadium holds 26,503 people and was built in 1997.^[2]

History

The stadium was built in 1997 by international technical company Mensel JV.^[3] Since opening, it has served as the home arena of Köpetdag Aşgabat.

In 2015 the stadium underwent radical reconstruction and reopened for the cup match played between Köpetdag and FC Merw.^[4]

References

1. "AFCS".
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
3. КРУПНЕЙШИЙ ОБЪЕКТ ОЛИМПИЙСКОГО КОМПЛЕКСА
4. Президент Туркменистана принял участие в церемонии открытия реконструированного стадиона «Копетдаг»

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