Sancaktepe Stadium ( tr, Sancaktepe Belediyesi 15 Temmuz Stadyumu) is a football stadium in

Sancaktepe Sancaktepe is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey. It became a district in the year 2009. History Sancaktepe's oldest historic structure is Damatris Summer Palace that was built by I. Tiberius Konstantinos (578–582) and Mavrikos (5 ...

, a district in

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, Turkey.

Overview

The stadium is situated at Stad Street of Abdurrahmangazi neighborhood in the

district on the Asian side of Istanbul. Built in 2009 and opened in 2010, it is owned by the Sancaktepe municipality, and operated by the Sancaktepe Beledye Sports Club. The stadium has a seating capacity for 1,920 spectators in two grandstands on both sides of the stadium. It is equipped with

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s for illumination, and its ground is covered by

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. A parking lot for 100 cars is available. The stadium is home to football club

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, who currently play in the

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Name changes

The stadium was initially named after the successful

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Hakan Şükür Hakan Şükür (; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and ''Kral'' (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a t ...

(born 1971), who entered the

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in 2011 after his retirement from sport. Known for his links to the Islamic

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, he resigned from politics after a controversy with the party leader

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. His name was then removed from the stadium. In 2014, it was renamed to "Sancaktepe City Stadium" ( tr, Sancaktepe Şehir Stadı). In later time, it was renamed to "Sancaktepe 15 Temmuz Şehitler Stadı" (literally: Sancaktepe 15 July Martyrs Satdium) in honor of the fallen people during the 2016 coup attempt on 15 July.

International events hosted

On 4 October 2019, the stadium hosted the

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match of

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against

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References

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