Yeşilova Kemal Aktaş Stadium

40°59′23″N 28°47′26″E / 40.98979°N 28.79063°E / 40.98979; 28.79063OwnerKüçükçekmece MunicipalityTypeStadiumGenre(s)FootballCapacity1,500SurfaceArtificial turfOpened2011; 13 years ago (2011)

Yeşilova Kemal Aktaş Stadium (Turkish: Yeşilova Kemal Aktaş Stadı) is a football stadium in Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is owned by the district municipality. It is the home ground of Galatasaray S.K. women's football team.[1]

The stadium is situated at Barbaros Ave. 30 in the Gültepe neighborhood of Küçükçekmece.[1] Opened in 2011, it is owned by the Küçükçekmece Municipality.[1][2] Formerly known as the Yeşilova Stadium, it was renamed in 2013 after the district resident Kemal Aktaş (1967–2008), a Galatasaray youth setup and former profession footballer died from heart attack during a friendly football game.[3]

The stadium has a seating capacity of 1,500 spectators. The pitch with the dimensions 57 m × 90 m (187 ft × 295 ft) has artificial turf ground.[1]

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    Yeşilova Kemal Aktaş Stadium

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Küçükçekmece Bld. Yeşilova Kemal Aktaş Std" (in Turkish). TFF İstanbul İl Temsilciliği. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ "eşilova Kemal Aktaş Stadium". İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ Dinç, Sercan (13 July 2013). "Galatasaraylı Kemal Aktaş'ın ismi Yeşilova Stadı'na verildi". Akşam (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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