Gürsel Aksel Stadium

Coordinates: 38°23′49″N 27°04′33″E / 38.396821°N 27.075950°E / 38.396821; 27.075950
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Gürsel Aksel Stadium
TOKI[9]
Main contractorsRönesans Holding[7]
Tenants
Göztepe S.K.
Turkey national football team (selected matches)

The Gürsel Aksel Sports and Healthy Life Center (Turkish: Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi), colloquially known as Gürsel Aksel Stadium[1] is a football stadium located in Üçkuyular, Göztepe, a neighbourhood in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. The stadium is the home ground of İzmir-based sports club Göztepe S.K.

The stadium is commemorated after Gürsel Aksel who served entirely to club during his professional career, officially dubbed as "the great captain" by the club.[13]

History

Construction site in March 2019

Göztepe S.K. announced their agreement with

TOKI, governmental housing agency of Turkey, for construction of a stadium on 22 February 2017.[14] Groundbreaking of stadium was 9 September 2017.[2] Stadium is planned to be built total of 12 thousand m2.[15] Initial projected capacity of stadium was announced as 20,035. In July 2019, projected capacity was increased up to 25,035.[16][17] In 2020, the construction cost of the stadium was reported by Anadolu Agency as 218,900,000.00 ₺.[9]

The first ever season tickets of the stadium were released on 8 November 2019, covering the second half of the 2019–20 Süper Lig season.[18]

The stadium was opened on 26 January 2020, Monday, at 16:00 local time, at the week 19 game of 2019–20 Süper Lig season, between Göztepe and Beşiktaş J.K.[3][4] The game ended 2–1 in favour of Göztepe S.K.[19] On 25th minute of the game, Halil Akbunar scored the first goal ever scored in Gürsel Aksel Stadium.[19][20] 17,855 spectators attended the opening game.[12]

Turkish Football Federation announced their decision on 14 April 2021, revealing that 2020–21 Turkish Cup Final to take place at Gürsel Aksel Stadium.[21] Played on 18 May 2021 between Antalyaspor and Beşiktaş, the game ended with 0–2 final score, sealing the cup title of Beşiktaş.[22]

On 11 June 2023, the stadium hosted the 2023 Turkish Cup final, which was played between Fenerbahçe and İstanbul Başakşehir. Fenerbahçe won the match 2–0.[23]

Facilities

Final layout of Gürsel Aksel Stadium lies on 34.651

walking track built.[7]

Transportation

As of 2020 information, stadium is accessible via

Adnan Menderes Airport.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadium" (in Turkish). Rönesans Holding. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu'nun son hali heyecanlandırdı" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 30 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Türkiye'de ilk! Göztepe'nin yeni stadı..." (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Göztepe'nin yeni stadı Beşiktaş maçıyla açılıyor" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ Ali Korkmaz (26 January 2020). "Göztepe Evine Döndü" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com.
  7. ^ a b c d Engin Garip. "Çatısında 650 metre yürüyüş parkuru bulunan Göztepe stadyumu açıldı" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu" (in Turkish). dbarchitects.com.tr. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Göztepe stadı yükseliyor" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu Göztepe Spor Kulübü'nün Yeni Yuvası". ronesans.com (in Turkish).
  11. ^ "Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Seyirci Sayıları" (in Turkish). stadyumlar.net. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Koca Kaptan Gürsel Aksel'i Özlemle Anıyoruz" (in Turkish). Göztepe S.K. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi Hakkında" (in Turkish). Göztepe S.K. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Göztepe yeni stadına kavuşuyor: '95 yıldır bekliyorduk'" (in Turkish). Sözcü. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Göztepe Stadı'nın kapasitesi artıyor" (in Turkish). aspor.com.tr. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Göztepe'ye kapasite müjdesi" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Göztepe'de yeni stadın kombineleri satışta" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Demirören News Agency. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Göztepe S.K. - Beşiktaş A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  20. ^ Artagan, Rasim (1 July 2020). "Halil Akbunar: "O golü nasıl atacağımızı konuşmuştuk"" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  21. ^ "ZTK finali 18 Mayıs'ta Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu'nda oynanacak" [Ziraat Turkish Cup Final will be played on 18 May at Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadium] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Beşiktaş A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF" [Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Beşiktaş A.Ş. - Maç Details TFF] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  23. ^ "61. Ziraat Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçe'nin". Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Göztepe-Beşiktaş maçı nedeniyle ESHOT seferlerine geçici düzenleme" (in Turkish). ESHOT. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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