Gürsel Aksel Stadium
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The Gürsel Aksel Sports and Healthy Life Center (Turkish: Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi), colloquially known as Gürsel Aksel Stadium[1] is a football stadium located in Üçkuyular, Göztepe, a neighbourhood in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. The stadium is the home ground of İzmir-based sports club Göztepe S.K.
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Full name | Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi |
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Location | Konak, Izmir, Turkey |
Coordinates | 38.396821°N 27.075950°E / 38.396821; 27.075950 |
Executive suites | 41[2][3] |
Capacity | 19,713 (all-seater)[4][5] |
Record attendance | 18,228[6] (Göztepe–Galatasaray, 21 February 2022) |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 9 September 2017[7] |
Built | 2017–2019[1] |
Opened | 26 January 2020[8][9] |
Construction cost | ₺218,900,000.00[10] |
Architect | DBArchitects[11] |
General contractor | TOKI[12] |
Main contractors | Rönesans Holding[3] |
Tenants | |
Göztepe S.K. Turkey national football team (selected matches) |
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The stadium is commemorated after Gürsel Aksel who served entirely to club during his professional career, officially dubbed as "the great captain" by the club.[13]