İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium () was a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

in the Derince district of

İzmit İzmit () is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 480 km2, and its population is 376,056 (2022). The capital of Kocaeli Province, it is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea ...

Kocaeli Province Kocaeli Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometim ...

, Turkey. It was named after the Turkish general and statesman

İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish politician and military officer who served as the second List of Presidents of Turkey, president of Turkey from 1938 to 1950, and as its Prime Minister of Turkey, pr ...

(1884–1973), widely known as İsmet

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. Built in 1972, it was situated on the Istanbul-İzmit highway . The stadium held 15,462 spectators, and was primarily used for

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matches as the home stadium of Kocaelispor.

Demolition

In 2013, it was announced that the stadium's estate was handed over to Public Works and the stadium will be demolished in order to make place for residences and a shopping mall. A new stadium,

İzmit Stadium Kocaeli Stadium is a stadium in İzmit, Turkey. It was opened to public in 2018 with a capacity of 34,829 spectators. It is the new home of Kocaelispor. It replaced the club's previous home stadium, İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium. History The stad ...

, with 33,000 seating capacity was built in Alikahya neighborhood of Kartepe district. The demolition works are scheduled to start in June 2015.

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Football venues in Turkey Kocaelispor Multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey Sports venues in İzmit {{Turkey-sports-venue-stub