İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium (Turkish: İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadyumu) was a multi-purpose stadium in the Derince district of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It was named after the Turkish general and statesman İsmet İnönü (1884–1973), widely known as İsmet Pasha.
| İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadyumu | |
 İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium | |
  İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium Location of İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium in Turkey. | |
| Location | Derince, İzmit, Kocaeli Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°45′47″N 29°51′15″E / 40.7631°N 29.8542°E --> |
| Owner | Kocaeli Sports and Youth Services Directorate |
| Capacity | 15,462 |
| Surface | grass |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Tenants | |
| Kocaelispor | |
Built in 1972,[1] it was situated on the Istanbul-İzmit highway 
D.100. The stadium held 15,462 spectators,[2][3] and was primarily used for football matches as the home stadium of Kocaelispor.[4][5][6]
Demolition edit
In 2013, it was announced that the stadium's estate was handed over to Public Works and the stadium will be demolished in order to make place for residences and a shopping mall.[3][5] A new stadium, İzmit Stadium, with 33,000 seating capacity was built in Alikahya neighborhood of Kartepe district.[6] The demolition works are scheduled to start in June 2015.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Açılış: 5 Kasım 1972 Kapanış: 29 Nisan 2018". Özgür Kocaeli (in Turkish). 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "Stat Bilgileri: İsmetpaşa" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ a b Tekin, Ulaş (2013-04-24). "İzmit İsmetpaşa stadı yıkılıyor". Akşam (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ "Trabzon set to take Super League title race to the wire". Sunday's Zaman. March 14, 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ a b "İsmetpaşa Stadı da AVM ve konut oluyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ a b "İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadı, TOKİ'ye devredildi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ "İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadı'nın yıkımına Haziran'da başlanacak". Doğan News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
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