Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium | |
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Former names | Kasımpaşa Stadium |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 40°59′24″N, 29°1′30″E |
Renovated | 2005 |
Surface | Grass |
Capacity | 13,500 |
Executive Suites | 12 |
Field dimensions | 105m x 68m |
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium (a.k.a. Kasımpaşa Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in the Kasımpaşa neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kasımpaşa S.K.. The stadium held 9,576 spectators (all-seater).[1] and its capacity was extended to 13,500 spectators. Due to extension works, Kasımpaşa played most of home match in Atatürk Olympic Stadium in 2007–2008 season. It is named after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is a native of Kasımpaşa.