AZAL Arena
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Location | Shuvelan, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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Owner | Shuvalan FK |
Capacity | 3,500 |
Surface | Artificial |
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Broke ground | 2009 |
Opened | April 10, 2011 |
Tenants | |
Shuvalan FK Sabah FK |
AZAL Arena is a football stadium in Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the home stadium of Shuvalan FK. 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]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Unibank Premyer Liqası > Mövsüm > 2010-2011 > Protokollar". Archived from the original on 2011-06-21.
- ^ "AZAL artıq yeni stadionunda matç keçirə bilər". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ "АЗАЛ разрешили проводить еврокубки на домашнем стадионе". Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ "Elxan Məmmədov: "Azərbaycanda dövlət idmana və futbola çox yaxındır". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
External links[]
Coordinates: 40°29′48.6″N 50°11′46.9″E / 40.496833°N 50.196361°E
Categories:
- Shuvalan FK
- Football venues in Baku
- Sports venues completed in 2011
- Azerbaijani sports venue stubs
- Asian sports venue stubs
- Azerbaijani building and structure stubs
- Azerbaijani sport stubs