İzmir Atatürk Stadium ( tr, İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in

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. It was named after the Turkish statesman

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and occasionally for

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events. The stadium holds 51,295 people. It was opened in 1971, and most recently refurbished in 2005. İzmir football teams

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and Karşıyaka S.K. occasionally use the stadium for high attendance matches. İzmir Atatürk Stadium's running track has ten lanes.İzmir Atatürk Stadı'na büyük makyaj!
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in 1980 and the

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. The stadium also hosted the Fortis Turkey Cup Final in 2009 in which

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beat Fenerbahçe 4-2 to win the cup for the 8th time. Singer

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planned to perform at the stadium on October 7, 1992 on his Dangerous World Tour, but this show was cancelled due to illness.

Records

A. The official attendance was reported as 67,696, but the actual figure is believed to be anywhere between 80,000 and 85,000.

References

External links

Venue information

Google map of İzmir Atatürk Stadium
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