Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium ( tr, Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu) is a
multi-purpose stadium in
Balıkesir,
Turkey. The stadium holds 15,800 all-seater and was built in 1973 and re-built in 2010.
It abides
UEFA standards for
TFF standards for hosting
TFF Second League
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,
TFF First League
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and also
Super Lig
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games.
The stadium is currently used mostly for
football
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matches, and is the home ground of
Balıkesirspor.
Turkey national under-21 football team also played games at this stadium. It is also the venue for the celebrations of national days and public concerts.
References
External links
TFF.org Profilefulbolmerkezi.com ProfileWoW Turkey Profileworldstadiums.com Profile
Football venues in Turkey
Multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey
Balıkesirspor
Sport in Balıkesir
Buildings and structures in Balıkesir Province
Sports venues completed in 1973
Things named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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