İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium
| 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 | |
İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium (Turkish: İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium at Derince district of İzmit in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It is named after the Turkish general and statesman İsmet İnönü (1884–1973), widely known as İsmet Pasha.
Built in 1972[1], it is situated on the Istanbul-İzmit highway 
D.100. The stadium holds 15,462 spectators.[2][3] It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Kocaelispor.[4][5][6]
Demolition
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
- ^ http://www.ozgurkocaeli.com.tr/acilis-5-kasim-1972-kapanis-29-nisan-2018-349166h.htm
- ^ "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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