Balıkesir Ataturk Stadı

Balıkesir Ataturk Stadı
Exterior view of the Balıkesir Ataturk Stadı
Data
place	Balikesir , Turkey
Coordinates	39 ° 38 '29.5 "  N , 27 ° 53' 16.3"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 38 '29.5 "  N , 27 ° 53' 16.3"  E
opening	1953
Renovations	1973, 2010
surface	Natural grass
capacity	15,800 seats
playing area	105 × 68 m
Societies)
Balıkesirspor

The Balıkesir Ataturk Stadı (also Balıkesir Ataturk Stadyumu , German  Balıkesir Ataturk Stadium ) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Turkish city ​​of Balıkesir . The stadium has a seating capacity of 15,800 seats, was built in 1953 and rebuilt in 1973 and 2010. It follows the UEFA standards of the Turkish Football Association for holding the TFF 2nd Lig -, the TFF 1st Lig - and also the Super Lig matches .

The stadium is currently mostly used for football matches and is the home stadium of Balıkesirspor . The Turkish U-21 national football team also plays regularly at the Balıkesir Ataturk Stadı. It is also the venue for National Days celebrations and public concerts.

After Balıkesirspor's promotion to the TFF 1. Lig in the summer of 2013, a restoration of the stadium was decided. In this context, a floodlight installation was also carried out for the stadium.

Web links

Commons : Balıkesir Ataturk Stadium  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Balıkesir Ataturk Stadı on tff.org (English)
• Profile and pictures on wowturkey.com (Turkish)
• Pictures on worldstadiums.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ milliyet.com.tr: "Balıkesir Ataturk Stadı'nda kapı krizi ..." , accessed on October 29, 2014.
2. ↑ zaman.com.tr: "Balıkesir Ataturk Stadı ışıklandırılıyor" ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 23, 2013.