AZAL Arena

AZAL Arena

UEFA
Location Shuvelan, Baku, Azerbaijan
Owner AZAL PFC
Capacity 3,500
Surface Artificial
Construction
Broke ground 2009
Opened April 10, 2011
Tenants
AZAL PFC

AZAL Arena is a football stadium in Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the home stadium of AZAL PFC. The stadium holds 3,500 people and opened in 2011.

Background

The first game ever played at AZAL Arena was AZAL PFC - FK Baku (1:0), April 10, 2011. Belarusian striker Gennady Bliznyuk scored a first goal at the stadium.[1]

On 17 February 2011, UEFA approved this stadium to be used for international football matches and gave 2 stars for stadium category.[2][3]

Future

The club plans to construct another tribune and increase the capacity to 6000 in the coming years.

Events

The stadium was used as a training ground during 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]

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Coordinates: 40°29′48.6″N 50°11′46.9″E / 40.496833°N 50.196361°E