The Esenler Stadium (), also known as Esenler Erokspor Stadium, is a

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Esenler Esenler is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 43 km2, and its population is 445,421 (2022). It is on its European side. Esenler is mainly densely packed, working class residential in the midst of its indust ...

district of

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

, Turkey. It was opened in 2017.

History

The stadium was first opened as Kemer Stadium in the Kemer neighborhood of

district of

in 2000. In 2014, the stadium was demolished to make place for a sports complex named "Esenler Sports Village", which was built on an area of by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul in three years. The new stadium, covering an area of and located in that complex, was opened as Esenler Stadium on 26 March 2017. It is also known as Esenler Erokspor Stadium. In 2020, the stadium's field surface was renovated to make it suitable for professional league matches.

Characteristics

Owned by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul, and operated by the Youth and Sports Directorate of Istanbul Province, the stadium is situated at Kemer Mah., 949/1 Çıkmazı 4 in Esenler. It has four covered grandstands with a total seating capacity of 5,291. The field has the dimensions of with natural grass surface. It features lighting. The venue is home to local amateur football clubs and young sportspeople. Additionally, it hosts festivities, festivals and music concerts in the district. From the 2017–18 season on, it is the home ground of the

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club

Esenler Erokspor Esenler Erokspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in Esenler, Istanbul. The football team currently plays in the TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level ...

. The stadium has an indoor parking lot of .

International competitions hosted

On 30 May 2025,

Turkey women's national football team The Turkey women's national football team () represents Turkey in international women's football (soccer), women's football. The team was established in 1995, and compete in the qualification for UEFA Women's Championship and the UEFA qualify ...

played a 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League B2 match against

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, which lost 1-2.

References

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