Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium

Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium
Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu
Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium in Canik, Samsun.
Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium
Location of the stadium in Turkey.
Location Canik, Samsun, Turkey
Coordinates 41°16′12″N 36°21′21″E / 41.27000°N 36.35583°E / 41.27000; 36.35583Coordinates: 41°16′12″N 36°21′21″E / 41.27000°N 36.35583°E / 41.27000; 36.35583
Owner Samsunspor
Capacity 20,000 [1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1965 (1965)
Renovated 2006-07
Expanded 2006-07

Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, also known as Canik 19 Mayıs Stadium, (Turkish: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu or Canik 19 Mayıs Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in Canik district of Samsun, northern Turkey. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Samsunspor. The stadium has a seating capacity for 19,720 spectators.

The stadium was named in remembrance of the landing of Mustafa Kemal Pasha (1881–1938) in Samsun on May 19, 1919 to start the national independence movement.

Renovation

In 2006 the Black Sea club decided to renovate the ground. The capacity was increased by several thousand by adding a second tier to the "marathon side", and all the seats were covered with a roof. Now the all-covered, all-seated stadium has a capacity of 19,720.

International events hosted

The venue went onto host the football events of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Canik 19 Mayıs Stadium". 2017 Samsun Deaflympics. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
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