ASK Arena
ASK Arena (Azerbaijani: ASK Arena), former Inter Arena and Shafa stadium[1] [2] is an all-seater football stadium located in Baku and the home of Azerbaijan Premier League club Keşla FK. The stadium was built on the site of Termist stadium in 2001 and has a capacity of 5,300[3] spectators. The stadium surrounded by practice fields, administration buildings and four-star hotel.
 | |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
|---|---|
| Owner | Keşla FK |
| Capacity | 5300 |
| Surface | Artificial |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2001 |
| Tenants | |
Background
ASK Arena was built by AFFA in 2001. The first match played was a 2001–02 UEFA Cup first qualifying round between Shafa Baku and Olimija Ljubljana where the match ended 0–4. First goal scored by Dušan Kosič.[4]
The stadium was one of the venues for the group stages of the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. A Group A match were played there.[5]
In July 2014, it was announced that stadium will change its name to Inter-Arena after Keşla FK (whose former name was "Inter Baku") loaned stadium for long-term from AFFA.[2]
As the stadium changed its owner, in July 2018 it was renamed again into ASK Arena (which means Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation) for sponsorship reasons.[6]
External links
References
- ""İnter Arena" stadionunun adı dəyişdirildi". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- Два стадиона поменяли названия. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- "Shafa - Olimpija Ljubljana". UEFA.com.
- "France end Asian domination". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ""İnter Arena" stadionunun adı dəyişdirildi". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
