Samsun Stadium

Samsun Stadium, officially the new Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, is a football stadium in Tekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey. It was opened in 2017 with a seating capacity of 33,919[2] spectators. It is the new home ground of Samsunspor which plays in the TFF First League. It replaced the club's former home ground, the old Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium (at a different location), which was demolished in 2018.[3][4] The first official match hosted by the stadium was the 2017 Turkish Super Cup final.[5]

Samsun Stadium
LocationTekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey
Coordinates41°13′40″N 36°27′27″E
OperatorSamsunspor
Executive suites54
Capacity33,919[1]
Record attendance30,000 (Samsunspor-Sakaryaspor, 13 May 2019)
Construction
Broke ground4 August 2013
Opened29 July 2017
Tenants
Samsunspor

The 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, located in faraway Gaziantep Province caused minor damage to the stadium.[6]

References

  1. SAMSUN YENİ 19 MAYIS
  2. SAMSUN YENİ 19 MAYIS
  3. "Samsun Yeni Stadyum İnşaatı". stadimiz.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. "Samsun Arena yükseliyor". Fotomac Newspaper. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  5. "New stadium: Change of shift in Samsun". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. "19 Mayıs Stadı'nda 'Depremin İzleri'" ['Traces of the Earthquake' at 19 Mayıs Stadium]. Hedefhalk. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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