New Eskişehir Stadium

Fethi Heper Stadium
Full nameProf. Dr. Fethi Heper Stadium
LocationEskişehir, Turkey
OperatorEskişehirspor
Executive suites54
Capacity32,500[1]
List
  • 34,930 (2016–2019)
    32,507 (2019–2020)
    32,500 (2020–)
Record attendance34,930 (Turkey-Moldova, 27 March 2017)
Construction
Broke ground23 August 2013
Built2013–2016
Opened20 November 2016
ArchitectHSY Yapı & Aras İnşaat
Tenants
Eskişehirspor
Turkey national football team (selected matches)

The Fethi Heper Stadium (Turkish: Fethi Heper Stadyumu) is a stadium in Eskişehir, Turkey. It opened to the public in late 20 November 2016 and has a capacity of 32,500[2] spectators. It is the home ground of Eskişehirspor. It replaced the club's former home, Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium.[3][4][5]

Despite the locals many requests and promises made by the AKP government for the stadium to be renamed to New Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium, the stadium named Fethi Heper Stadium.[6] [7]

Matches

Turkish National Team

Fethi Heper Stadium is one of the main home stadiums of the Turkish national Football team.

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
27 March 2017 18:15 Turkey 3–1 Moldova Friendly 34,930
5 September 2017 20:45 Turkey 1–0 Croatia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying 28,600
6 October 2017 20:45 Turkey 0–3 Iceland 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying 30,390
25 March 2019 19:00 Turkey 4–0 Moldova UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 29,456
8 September 2023 20:45 Turkey 1–1 Armenia UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 31,740

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eskişehir Yeni Stadyumu". Turkish Football Federation.
  2. ^ "Eskişehir Yeni Stadyumu". Turkish Football Federation.
  3. ^ "İşte Eskişehir'in yeni stadı". AMK SPOR. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Eskişehir Yeni Stadyum İnşaatı". stadimiz.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Stad (Stadyum) Nedir? Türkiyede'ki Stadyumlar – Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş…".
  6. ^ semih (2022-10-09). "Eskişehir halkı Atatürk ismini geri istiyor!". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  7. ^ https://x.com/kanal_26/status/1935322527347171744

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