The Gaziantep Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the
Kalyon Stadium ( tr, Kalyon Stadyumu), is a
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Gaziantep
Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approximat ...
, Turkey. It has a capacity of 35,574 spectators. and was opened on 15 January 2017. It is the home ground of
Gaziantep F.K.
Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Gaziantep. Founded in 1988, the club currently plays in the Süper Lig, the highest tier of Turkish football.
The club was founded as Sankospor in 19 ...
, replacing
Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium
Kamil Ocak Stadium ( tr, Kamil Ocak Stadyumu) was a multi-purpose stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey. It was used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and was the home ground of Gaziantepspor until 2017. The stadium hold 16,981 people. It was ...
. 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.
Matches
Turkish National Team
Gaziantep Stadium is one of the main home stadiums of the
Turkish national Football team
The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu), the governing body ...
References
Football venues in Turkey
Sport in Gaziantep
Sports venues completed in 2017
2017 establishments in Turkey
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