Baku Olympic Stadium

Baku Olympic Stadium
Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu
	UEFA Category 4 Stadium;
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Location	Baku, Azerbaijan
Public transit	Koroğlu
Owner	Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Capacity	69,870 or 68,000
Record attendance	67,200 (Qarabağ-Roma 1-2, 27 September 2017)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	6 June 2011
Opened	6 March 2015
Architect	TOCA (Concept Design), Heerim, ROSSETTI (Sports Architect)
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
General contractor	Tekfen Construction, Turkey
Tenants
	Azerbaijan national football team; Qarabağ FK (European competitions matches)
Website
	Official website

Baku Olympic Stadium (Azerbaijani: Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu), is a stadium, 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). It is the largest stadium in Azerbaijan.

Construction of the 225,000-square-meter stadium on a 650,000-square-meter site was completed in February 2015. The six-storey, 65.7 meter structure near Boyukshor Lake, Baku, Azerbaijan, opened on 6 March 2015.^[3] The main tenant of the stadium is Azerbaijan's national football team, who moved from their previous home at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican 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 hosting three group games and a quarterfinal at the UEFA Euro 2020. A green area is being developed around the stadium, which is accessible via public transport.

History[]

The foundation ceremony[]

The foundation of the Baku Olympic Stadium was laid on 6 June 2011 in a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of Azerbaijani football.

The ceremony was attended by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, 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, 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."

Aliyev then placed a symbolic metal capsule inside a football. His son Heydar, scoring a goal in a symbolic gate, dropped the ball into the foundation. Presidents Aliyev with Blatter and Platini, operated a switch starting the concrete pour, and signed a football, which was preserved in memory of the ceremony.

Construction[]

Despite the groundbreaking ceremony taking place in 2011, the construction of the stadium started only in November 2012 with the excavation and backfilling of the stadium area.

The stadium was completed on February 28, 2015, and the opening took place on 6 March 2015. President Aliyev participated in the opening ceremony.

The total layout of the stadium is 617,000m² and has a capacity for 68,000 people. It is six stories tall.

Baku was ready to host the first European Games in 2015. The Olympic Stadium Project was seen as the most important and prestigious project undertaken by Azerbaijan for the games. Main stadium layout area is 87,000m², total confined space 215,000 m², Maximum Height from ground 60m².

Construction of the stadium in Baku

The project was funded by the SOCAR. A Turkish company Tekfen Construction and Installation Co.,Inc, were given a design & build contract.^[4]^[5]

Along with the stadium, there were built a number of hotels, a parking venue (3,617 car places), and green space (81,574 square meters).^[6]

Stadium contains VVIP, VIP - CIP Suites total 127 each with 720 spectators capacity, total interior special area of 25,200m² and total car parking capacity for 3,078 cars. 1,800 seating capacity warm up area, MEP Building, information centre and two external buildings are other building of the Project.^{[citation needed]}

Events[]

The stadium hosted athletics and ceremonies during 2015 European Games.

The Stadium hosted all of Qarabag's Champions League group stage matches in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.

The stadium hosted the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final on 29 May 2019.^[7]

UEFA Euro 2020[]

The stadium hosted three group stage matches and one quarter-finals match at the UEFA Euro 2020, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
12 June 2021	Wales	1–1	Switzerland	Group A	8,782^[8]
16 June 2021	Turkey	0–2	Wales		19,762^[9]
20 June 2021	Switzerland	3–1	Turkey		17,138^[10]
3 July 2021	Czech Republic	1–2	Denmark	Quarter-finals	16,306^[11]

Notable matches[]

Qarabağ playing against Roma at Baku Olympic Stadium during the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.

Date		Result		Competition	Attendance
8 October 2016	Azerbaijan	1–0	Norway	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	35,000
27 March 2017	Azerbaijan	1–4	Germany	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	30,000
27 September 2017	Qarabağ	1–2	Roma	UEFA Champions League group stage	67,200
22 November 2017	Qarabağ	0–4	Chelsea	UEFA Champions League group stage	67,100
10 October 2015	Azerbaijan	1–3	Italy	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying	48,000
18 October 2017	Qarabağ	0–0	Atlético Madrid	UEFA Champions League group stage	47,923
4 October 2018	Qarabağ	0–3	Arsenal	UEFA Europa League group stage	63,412
29 May 2019	Chelsea	4–1	Arsenal	UEFA Europa League Final	51,370

Inside Baku Olympic Stadium, 10 October 2015.

References[]

^ "UEFA EURO 2020 Evaluation Report" (PDF). uefa.com. p. 8. Baku Olympic Stadium is currently under construction and due for delivery in September 2015. Its gross capacity will be 69,870 spectators and the total investment budget is €710.6 million. The stadium owner is the ministry of youth and sport and the stadium operator has not yet been appointed.
^ "Baku Olympic Stadium". mys.gov.az. Ministry of Youth and Sports (Azerbaijan).
^ "БАКИНСКИЙ ОЛИМПИЙСКИЙ СТАДИОН СДАН В ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИЮ". rekord.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ Bakıda böyük stadion tikintisi planlaşdırılır Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (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.
^ "2019 final: Baku Olympic Stadium". Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Switzer" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

External links[]

Preceded by Parc Olympique Lyonnais Lyon	UEFA Europa League Final venue 2019	Succeeded by RheinEnergieStadion Cologne

Coordinates: 40°25′47″N 49°55′11″E / 40.429766°N 49.91979°E / 40.429766; 49.91979

[1] "UEFA EURO 2020 Evaluation Report" (PDF). uefa.com. p. 8. Baku Olympic Stadium is currently under construction and due for delivery in September 2015. Its gross capacity will be 69,870 spectators and the total investment budget is €710.6 million. The stadium owner is the ministry of youth and sport and the stadium operator has not yet been appointed.

[2] "Baku Olympic Stadium". mys.gov.az. Ministry of Youth and Sports (Azerbaijan).

[3] "БАКИНСКИЙ ОЛИМПИЙСКИЙ СТАДИОН СДАН В ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИЮ". rekord.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[4] Bakıda böyük stadion tikintisi planlaşdırılır Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)

[5] Ölkədə ən böyük stadionun tikintisinə başlanacaq (in Azerbaijani)

[6] "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.

[7] "2019 final: Baku Olympic Stadium". Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[8] "Full Time Summary – Wales v Switzer" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[9] "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[10] "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[11] "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

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