The Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈʃycɾy saɾaˈdʒoːɫu]) (Known for sponsorship reasons as Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi, or Ülker Stadium for short) is a football stadium located in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the traditional home venue of major Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK. The stadium was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1929 and 1932, 1965 and 1982, and 1999 and 2006. On 4 October 2006, after numerous inspections by UEFA, Ülker Stadium was selected to host the 2009 UEFA Cup Final[6] that went down to history as the last Final of the UEFA Cup football tournament, which was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League starting from the 2009–10 season.[7][8]
Before the Ülker Stadyumu was built, the field was known as Papazın Çayırı (The field of the priest). The field, however, became the very first official association football pitch of Turkey, where the first league games of the Istanbul Football League were all held consecutively. In 1908, the local teams in the league needed a regular football field, so this land was leased from the Ottoman SultanAbdul Hamid II for 30 Ottoman gold pounds a year. The total construction cost was 3,000 Ottoman gold pounds. The name was changed to the Union Club Field after the club which made the highest donation for construction of the ground.[citation needed]
The Union Club Field was used by many teams in İstanbul, including the owner, Union Club (which changed its name to İttihatspor after World War I), Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Beşiktaş. However, it lost its importance when a bigger venue, the Taksim Stadium, was built in 1922, inside the courtyard of the historic Taksim Topçu Kışlası (Taksim Artillery Barracks), which was located at the present-day Taksim Gezi Parkı (Taksim Park).[citation needed]
İttihatspor (which had close relations with the political İttihat ve Terakki), was forced to sell it to the state, in which Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953) was a member of the CHP government. Thus, the ownership of the stadium passed to the state, but the field was immediately leased to Fenerbahçe. Later, on May 27, 1933, Fenerbahçe purchased the stadium from the government when Şükrü Saracoğlu was the President of Fenerbahçe, for either the symbolic amount of 1 TL[9] or the worth of the stadium which was 9,000 TL.[10]
The name of the field was changed to Fenerbahçe Stadium, and this made Fenerbahçe SK the first football club in Turkey to own their stadium, with the help of the Şükrü Saracoğlu government. In the following years, Fenerbahçe SK renovated the stadium and increased its seating capacity. By the year 1949, Fenerbahçe Stadium was the largest football venue in Turkey, with a seating capacity of 25,000.[citation needed]
The name of the stadium was changed once more in 1998, becoming Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, named after Fenerbahçe's legendary chairman and Turkey's fifth prime minister Şükrü Saracoğlu. In 1999, the latest round of renovations and capacity increasing projects started. The stands on the four sides of the stadium were torn down one at a time, as the Turkish Super League seasons progressed, and the entire renewal and construction project was finalised in 2006.[citation needed] As of 2015, Ülker secured naming rights of the stadium in a 10-year deal worth $90 million officially renaming the stadium Ülker Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex.[11]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sukru Saracoglu Stadium news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Sukru Saracoglu Stadium Turkish pronunciation ˈʃycɾy saɾaˈdʒoːɫu Known for sponsorship reasons as Ulker Stadyumu Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Spor Kompleksi or Ulker Stadium for short is a football stadium located in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul Turkey It is the traditional home venue of major Turkish multi sport club Fenerbahce SK The stadium was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1929 and 1932 1965 and 1982 and 1999 and 2006 On 4 October 2006 after numerous inspections by UEFA Ulker Stadium was selected to host the 2009 UEFA Cup Final 6 that went down to history as the last Final of the UEFA Cup football tournament which was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League starting from the 2009 10 season 7 8 Sukru Saracoglu StadiumUlker StadiumUEFAFull nameUlker Stadyumu Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Spor KompleksiFormer namesSilahtar Aga SahasiPapazin CayiriUnion Club FieldIttihat Spor FieldFenerbahce StadyumuSukru Saracoglu StadyumuLocationKadikoy IstanbulCoordinates40 59 15 7 N 29 02 13 3 E 40 987694 N 29 037028 E 40 987694 29 037028 Coordinates 40 59 15 7 N 29 02 13 3 E 40 987694 N 29 037028 E 40 987694 29 037028Public transitSogutlucesme SogutlucesmeOwnerFenerbahce S K OperatorFenerbahce S K Executive suites64 5 Capacity50 530 all seater 4 SurfaceHybrid grass 1 ConstructionOpened1908Renovated1929 1932 1965 1982 1999 2006Construction costUS 85 million 114 million in 2021 dollars 2 3 ArchitectZehra Aksu Adnan AksuTenantsFenerbahce S K 1908 present Turkey national football team selected matches History EditBefore the Ulker Stadyumu was built the field was known as Papazin Cayiri The field of the priest The field however became the very first official association football pitch of Turkey where the first league games of the Istanbul Football League were all held consecutively In 1908 the local teams in the league needed a regular football field so this land was leased from the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II for 30 Ottoman gold pounds a year The total construction cost was 3 000 Ottoman gold pounds The name was changed to the Union Club Field after the club which made the highest donation for construction of the ground citation needed The Union Club Field was used by many teams in Istanbul including the owner Union Club which changed its name to Ittihatspor after World War I Fenerbahce Galatasaray and Besiktas However it lost its importance when a bigger venue the Taksim Stadium was built in 1922 inside the courtyard of the historic Taksim Topcu Kislasi Taksim Artillery Barracks which was located at the present day Taksim Gezi Parki Taksim Park citation needed Ittihatspor which had close relations with the political Ittihat ve Terakki was forced to sell it to the state in which Sukru Saracoglu 1887 1953 was a member of the CHP government Thus the ownership of the stadium passed to the state but the field was immediately leased to Fenerbahce Later on May 27 1933 Fenerbahce purchased the stadium from the government when Sukru Saracoglu was the President of Fenerbahce for either the symbolic amount of 1 TL 9 or the worth of the stadium which was 9 000 TL 10 The name of the field was changed to Fenerbahce Stadium and this made Fenerbahce SK the first football club in Turkey to own their stadium with the help of the Sukru Saracoglu government In the following years Fenerbahce SK renovated the stadium and increased its seating capacity By the year 1949 Fenerbahce Stadium was the largest football venue in Turkey with a seating capacity of 25 000 citation needed The name of the stadium was changed once more in 1998 becoming Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium named after Fenerbahce s legendary chairman and Turkey s fifth prime minister Sukru Saracoglu In 1999 the latest round of renovations and capacity increasing projects started The stands on the four sides of the stadium were torn down one at a time as the Turkish Super League seasons progressed and the entire renewal and construction project was finalised in 2006 citation needed As of 2015 Ulker secured naming rights of the stadium in a 10 year deal worth 90 million officially renaming the stadium Ulker Stadium Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Sports Complex 11 Ulker Stadium in 2014 Stadium entrance Interior view Interior view Interior view Interior view A view from the stadium Interior view Interior view Interior view Interior view Interior viewReferences Edit Fenerbahce join hybrid pitch revolution 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved April 16 2022 Fenerbahce Official Web Site Ulker Stadyumu Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Spor Kompleksi in Turkish Fenerbahce S K Retrieved 4 March 2018 Sukru Saracoglu nun kapasitesi arttiriliyor Ulker Stadium selected for 2009 UEFA Cup Final Uefa Cup gets new name in revamp bbc co uk 2008 09 26 Retrieved 2008 09 26 UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League uefa com Archived from the original on September 29 2008 Retrieved 2008 09 26 Fenerbahce Official Web Site Club History Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium Official Web Site History Fenerbahce den 90 milyonluk anlasma External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sukru Saracoglu Stadium Fenerbahce Ulker Stadium Fenerbahce Ulker Stadium Official Website Fenerbahce Ulker Stadium s interior view from all seats Fenerbahce Ulker Stadium Venue Information Atmosphere at UlkerPreceded byCity of Manchester StadiumManchester UEFA CupFinal venue2009 Succeeded byHSH Nordbank ArenaHamburg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sukru Saracoglu Stadium amp oldid 1126202262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
