Gaziantep Stadium

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Kalyon Stadyumu
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Gaziantep Stadium
Full nameGaziantep Stadyumu
Former namesGaziantep Arena (2017)
Location Şehitkamil, Gaziantep, Turkey
Coordinates 37°7′26″N37°22′57″E / 37.12389°N 37.38250°E / 37.12389; 37.38250
Executive suites54
Capacity 35,574
Record attendance17,927 (GaziantepFenerbahçe, 18 January 2020)
SurfaceHybrid grass
Construction
Broke ground24 August 2013
Built2013–2017
Opened15 January 2017
Tenants
Gaziantep F.K.
Turkey national football team (selected matches)

The Gaziantep Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the Kalyon Stadium (Turkish : Kalyon Stadyumu), is a stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey. It has a capacity of 35,574 spectators. [1] and was opened on 15 January 2017. It is the home ground of Gaziantep F.K., replacing Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium. 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. [2] [3]

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Matches

Turkish National Team

Gaziantep Stadium is one of the main home stadiums of the Turkish national Football team

DateTime (TRT)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
19 November 202220:00 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2–1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Friendly 29,017

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