Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı
İstanbul, Turkey
76,092
Capacity
2002
Opened
Grass
Surface
İstanbul
City
Home of
- Football
Turkiye (W)
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The Atatürk Olympic Stadium (Turkish: Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadyumu, pronounced [aˈtatyɾc]) is a stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Located in the western district of Başakşehir, it is the largest-capacity stadium in the country, and largest permanent track and field stadium outside Africa and Asia by capacity. The stadium is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. Its construction began in 1999 and was completed in 2002.
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2005The 2005 UEFA Champions League Final between Milan and Liverpool was played at the…
The 2005 UEFA Champions League Final between Milan and Liverpool was played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium on 25 May 2005.
2020The stadium was originally scheduled to stage its second Champions League final…
The stadium was originally scheduled to stage its second Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich on 30 May 2020, but following the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe the match was postponed and later rescheduled to August at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, behind closed doors; the stadium was then set to hold the 2021 final between Manchester City and Chelsea instead, but the match was once again moved to Portugal, this time at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto.
2023The stadium hosted the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and…
The stadium hosted the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Inter Milan.
2004Galatasaray eventually returned to Ali Sami Yen for the 2004–05 season, but played…
Galatasaray eventually returned to Ali Sami Yen for the 2004–05 season, but played 2006–07 UEFA Champions League group stage matches at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium.