Baku National Stadium
 UEFA Category 4 Stadium | |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Owner | Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan |
| Capacity | 69,870[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 6 June 2011 |
| Opened | 6 March 2015 |
| Architect | Heerim, ROSSETTI (Sports Architect) |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| General contractor | Tekfen Construction, Turkey |
| Tenants | |
| Azerbaijan national football team | |
Baku National Stadium is a 69,870-seat stadium,[1] designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). This is the largest stadium in the country.
Construction of the 225,000-square-meter Stadium on a 650,000-square-meter site was completed in February 2015. The six-story, 65.7 meter structure near Boyukshor Lake, Baku, Azerbaijan, opened on 6 March 2015.[2] The main tenant of the stadium is Azerbaijan's national football team, who moved from their previous home at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium. In June 2015 the stadium served as the main venue for the European Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, and the athletic games. The venue is intended to host the quarterfinals and three of the group games for UEFA Euro 2020. A green area is being developed around the stadium, which is accessible via public transport.
History
The ceremony of laying the foundation
June 6, 2011, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Azerbaijani football, was held a ceremony of laying the foundation of the Baku National Stadium. The ceremony was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva, and FIFA President Joseph Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini, prominent members of the global football community, heads of various federations, football veterans and other guests. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was informed about the future plans for the construction of the stadium. Speaking at the ceremony, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter said:
"This is really beautiful, grand building, and more than 60 thousand football fans coming to the stadium will be able to enjoy football. "
Then Ilham Aliyev put a symbolic metal capsule inside the ball. The son of the president, Heydar Aliyev, scoring a goal in a symbolic gate, dropped it into the foundation. Later, President Ilham Aliyev, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini, switched on the installation of concrete pouring and signed on a soccer ball, which will be stored in the memory of the ceremony
Construction
Despite the groundbreaking ceremony has taken place in 2011, the construction of the stadium started only in November 2012 with the excavation and backfilling of the stadium area.
The opening of the stadium took place on March 6, 2015, President Ilham Aliyev participated in the opening ceremony.
Location : Baku, Azerbaijan Client: State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Contractor : TEKFEN Construction and Installation Co., INC.
Scope : Turn Key Design and Build of Baku Olympic Stadium Project
Commencement : 27.02.2013
Completion : 28.02.2015
Total Layout Area : 617,000m²
Stadium Capacity : 68,000 ea Seating
Seats at the Warm-up Stadium : 1,800 Other Buildings : MEP Building, Info center and Two External Toilet Buildings
Baku was ready to host the first ever European Games in 2015, with The National Stadium Project as the most important and prestigious project undertaken by Azerbaijan for the games. Main Stadium layout area is 87,000 m2, Total Confined Space 215,000 m2, Maximum Height from ground 60.08 m2, 6-Levels Building, Total Car Parking Area Capacity 3,078 cars and VVIP Suites with 126, VIP Suites with 500 spectator’s capacity. • Total 7,000,000 m³ soil movement completed • Piles: 2,469 pcs (Length: 35m, Diameter: 1.2m) • Total 360,000 m³ concrete poured • Reinforcement Steel: 55,000 tons • Formwork: 415,000² • Structural Steel: 21,000tons • Precast Concrete Elements: 8,186pcs • Cable: 2,000,000 m • Sanitary and Fire Piping: 120,000 m • Air Duct: 42,000 m² • Aerated Concrete Wall: 55,000 m² • Aluminum Joinery: 10,000 m² • Total 3300 trucks of materials had been transported • Total 60,000m² Façade and Roof Covering with ETFE • Total 400,000m3 Scaffolding
Improving the ecological status of the lake Boyukshor
On February 28, 2014, President Ilham Aliyev got acquainted with the work on integrated environmental restoration of Lake Boyukshor and surrounding areas.
Construction
The project is being funded by the SOCAR. A Turkish company Tekfen Construction and Installation Co.,Inc, were given a Design&Build contract.[3][4]
Along with the stadium, there were built a number of hotels, parking venue (total 3,617 car places), and green space (81,574 square meters).[5]
Stadium contains VVIP, VIP - CIP Suites total 127 each with 720 spectator's capacity, total special area of interior 25,200 m2 and Total Car Parking Area Capacity 3,078 cars. 1,800 Seating Capacity Warm Up Area, MEP Building, Info Centre and Two External Buildings are other building of Projects. Design and Engineering Service, Procurement and Logistic Services, Over All Turn Key Coordination Services, HSE Management Service, QA/QC Management Service, Construction Supervision Services and Planning and Project Controls Service.
Events
The venue will host games for the Azerbaijan national football team as well as concerts. Baku National Stadium fulfils FIFA's and UEFA's highest technical recommendations and elite stadium obligations for football stadiums and is automatically qualified to arrange tournaments and qualification games in European Football Championships. The stadium hosted athletics and ceremonies during 2015 European Games and will host Quarter-finals and Group stage matches during UEFA Euro 2020.
See also
References
- 1 2 UEFA EURO 2020 evaluation report UEFA
- ↑ "БАКИНСКИЙ ОЛИМПИЙСКИЙ СТАДИОН СДАН В ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИЮ". rekord.az (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Bakıda böyük stadion tikintisi planlaşdırılır (in Azerbaijani)
- ↑ Ölkədə ən böyük stadionun tikintisinə başlanacaq (in Azerbaijani)
- ↑ "Bakıdakı yeni stadionda 41 lift və 3617 avtomobil 7 dayanacaq olacaq". Ayna.az. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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Coordinates: 40°25′47″N 49°55′11″E / 40.429766°N 49.91979°E