The Gaziantep 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 ...
in
Gaziantep
Gaziantep, historically Aintab and still informally called Antep, is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Medi ...
, Turkey. It has a capacity of 35,574 spectators. and was opened on 15 January 2017. It is the home ground of
Gaziantep F.K.
Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Gaziantep. Founded in 1988, the club plays in the Süper Lig, the highest tier of Turkish football.
The club was founded as Sankospor in 1988 and co ...
, replacing
Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium
Kamil Ocak Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 19 ...
. Its distance to the city centre is 10 kilometers. For it to reflect the tradition of the ancient city of
Zeugma, the outside walls of the stadium are covered with mosaic.
Matches
Turkish National Team
Gaziantep Stadium is one of the main home stadiums of the
Turkish national Football team
The Turkey national football team (), recognized as Türkiye by FIFA and UEFA, represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation (), the governing body for ...
References
Football venues in Turkey
Sport in Gaziantep
Sports venues completed in 2017
2017 establishments in Turkey
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