ASK arena
| ASK arena | |
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| The ASK Arena in November 2007 | |
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Şəfa Stadium (2001-2014) |
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| place | Heydər Əliyev Prospect 5 Baku , Azerbaijan
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 24 '39.6 " N , 49 ° 53' 51.8" E |
| start of building | 2000 |
| opening | 2001 |
| Renovations | 2008-2013 |
| surface | artificial grass |
| capacity | 8,125 seats |
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The ASK Arena is a football stadium in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku . The football clubs FK Keşlə and Bakılı Baku PFK play their home games here.
history
In 2001 the inauguration took place. At that time it was still called Şəfa Stadium. The football arena was renovated between 2008 and 2013. The system holds 8,125 spectators. The arena with artificial turf field consists of three covered grandstands (two longitudinal grandstands and a tier in the north behind the goal) close to the edge of the field. On the open south side there is a small artificial turf pitch. The facility also includes four tennis courts and another soccer field. Formerly FK Keşlə was called Inter Baku and the stadium was known as Inter Arena from 2014 to 2018 . The Azərbaycan Sənaye Korporasiyasının (ASK) was 2018 sponsor and the name changed in ASK Arena .
In 2012, the former Şəfa Stadium was one of six venues for the U-17 Women's World Cup
Web links
- stadiumdb.com: ASK Arena (English)
- groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2011
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery