Kayseri Atatürk Stadium, opened in 1960, was a

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Kayseri Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...

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. It was mainly used for

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matches, and was shared by the two largest clubs in the region,

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...

who currently play in the

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and

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who became dissolved. The stadium was able to hold 25,918 seated people, and was mostly uncovered. During a match between

and

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on September 17, 1967, it was the location of the worst sporting-related disaster in Turkey. In 2009, it was replaced by

Kadir Has Stadium The Kadir Has Stadium (), also referred to as RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kayseri, Turkey. It is part of a complex of sports venues that are on the outskirts of the city, as part of the Atat ...

, located on a different site with a capacity of 32,864 seats. Kayseri Atatürk Stadium was demolished and its land will host the multi-use real estate project Forum Kayseri of

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Multi Corporation, including a shopping mall, hotel, offices, and residential buildings.

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Various photos of the stadium
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