Gürsel Aksel Stadium Explained
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.
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.[9]
History
Göztepe S.K. announced their agreement with TOKI, governmental housing agency of Turkey, for construction of a stadium on 22 February 2017.[10] Groundbreaking of stadium was 9 September 2017.[2] Stadium is planned to be built total of 12 thousand m2.[11] Initial projected capacity of stadium was announced as 20,035. In July 2019, projected capacity was increased up to 25,035.[12] [13] In 2020, the construction cost of the stadium was reported by Anadolu Agency as 218,900,000.00 ₺.[6]
The first ever season tickets of the stadium were released on 8 November 2019, covering the second half of the 2019–20 Süper Lig season.[14]
The stadium was opened on 26 January 2020, Monday, at 16:00 local time, at the week 19 game of 2019–20 Süper Lig season, between Göztepe and Beşiktaş J.K.[15] [16] The game ended 2 - 1 in favour of Göztepe S.K.[17] On 25th minute of the game, Halil Akbunar scored the first goal ever scored in Gürsel Aksel Stadium.[17] [18] 17,855 spectators attended the opening game.[19]
Turkish Football Federation announced their decision on 14 April 2021, revealing that 2020–21 Turkish Cup Final to take place at Gürsel Aksel Stadium.[20] Played on 18 May 2021 between Antalyaspor and Beşiktaş, the game ended with 0–2 final score, sealing the cup title of Beşiktaş.[21]
On 11 June 2023, the stadium hosted the 2023 Turkish Cup final, which was played between Fenerbahçe and İstanbul Başakşehir. Fenerbahçe won the match 2–0.[22]
Facilities
Final layout of Gürsel Aksel Stadium lies on 34.651 m2 of building area with a total construction presence of 94.541 m2.[1] There is the official sports museum of Göztepe S.K., exhibition halls, food courts and a parking garage located inside and underground of the stadium.[1] [23] On the roof of stadium, there is a 650 metres long walking track built.[23]
Transportation
As of 2020 information, stadium is accessible via ESHOT bus services with related connections of bus numbers 5, 6, 7, 24, 25 and 480 from Balçova, Narlıdere districts and Kavacık and Oyunlar Köyü neighbourhoods, bus number 486 from Oyak Sitesi neighbourhood, bus numbers 17, 650, 671, 690 and 873 from surrounding high ways, bus number 510 from Gaziemir district, bus number 202 from Adnan Menderes Airport.[24]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadium. Rönesans Holding. 30 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200330130554/https://ronesans.com/en/proje/goztepe-stadium/. 30 March 2020.
- News: Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu'nun son hali heyecanlandırdı. Fanatik. 30 April 2019. 22 October 2019. Tr. https://archive.today/20191022105105/https://www.fanatik.com.tr/goztepe-gursel-aksel-stadyumunun-son-hali-heyecanlandirdi-haber-fotograf-2060852. 22 October 2019. live.
- News: Ali Korkmaz. Göztepe Evine Döndü. Anadolu Agency. 26 January 2020. 29 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200329221242/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/futbol/goztepe-evine-dondu/1714591. 29 March 2020.
- Web site: Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi – StadiumDB.com. stadiumdb.com.
- News: Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu. dbarchitects.com.tr. 30 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200330132303/http://www.dbarchitects.com.tr/goztepe-gursel-aksel-stadyumu/. 30 March 2020.
- News: Göztepe stadı yükseliyor. Milliyet. 4 September 2018. 22 October 2019. Tr. https://archive.today/20191022112654/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ege/goztepe-stadi-yukseliyor-2735952. 22 October 2019. live.
- Web site: Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu Göztepe Spor Kulübü'nün Yeni Yuvası . ronesans.com . Turkish .
- News: Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu. Turkish Football Federation. 26 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200329214757/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=394&stadID=304. 29 March 2020.
- News: Koca Kaptan Gürsel Aksel'i Özlemle Anıyoruz. Göztepe S.K.. 12 October 2015. 22 October 2019. Tr. https://archive.today/20191022110202/https://www.goztepe.org.tr/Haberler/arsiv/koca-kaptan-gursel-akseli-ozlemle-aniyoruz/3956. 22 October 2019. live.
- News: Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi Hakkında. Göztepe S.K.. 22 February 2017. 22 October 2019. Tr. https://archive.today/20191022110959/https://www.goztepe.org.tr/Haberler/genel/gursel-aksel-spor-ve-saglikli-yasam-merkezi-hakkinda/5379. 22 October 2019. live.
- News: Göztepe yeni stadına kavuşuyor: '95 yıldır bekliyorduk'. Sözcü. 22 October 2019. 22 October 2019. Tr.
- News: Göztepe Stadı'nın kapasitesi artıyor. aspor.com.tr. 5 July 2019. 22 October 2019. Tr.
- News: Göztepe'ye kapasite müjdesi. CNN Türk. 5 July 2019. 20 October 2019. Tr. https://archive.today/20191022112858/https://www.cnnturk.com/yerel-haberler/izmir/goztepeye-kapasite-mujdesi-1020298. 22 October 2019. live.
- News: Göztepe'de yeni stadın kombineleri satışta. Demirören News Agency. Hürriyet. 8 November 2019. 30 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200330125607/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/goztepede-yeni-stadin-kombineleri-satista-41369872. 30 March 2020.
- News: Türkiye'de ilk! Göztepe'nin yeni stadı.... Hürriyet. 20 January 2020. 29 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200329220259/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/galeri-turkiyede-ilk-goztepenin-yeni-stadi-41423761. 29 March 2020.
- News: Göztepe'nin yeni stadı Beşiktaş maçıyla açılıyor. Hürriyet. 20 January 2020. 30 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200330125607/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/goztepede-yeni-stadin-kombineleri-satista-41369872. 30 March 2020.
- News: Göztepe S.K. - Beşiktaş A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF. Turkish Football Federation. 20 January 2020. 29 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200329220717/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macID=207322. 29 March 2020.
- News: Rasim. Artagan. Halil Akbunar: "O golü nasıl atacağımızı konuşmuştuk". Turkish Football Federation. 1 July 2020. 5 August 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200805142619/https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=286&ftxtID=33404. 5 August 2020. live.
- News: Seyirci Sayıları. stadyumlar.net. 29 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200329215103/https://stadyumlar.net/seyirci-sayilari/. 29 March 2020.
- News: ZTK finali 18 Mayıs'ta Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu'nda oynanacak. Ziraat Turkish Cup Final will be played on 18 May at Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadium. Turkish Football Federation. 14 April 2021. 26 September 2021. Tr.
- News: Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Beşiktaş A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF. Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Beşiktaş A.Ş. - Maç Details TFF. Turkish Football Federation. 18 May 2021. 26 September 2021. Tr.
- Web site: 61. Ziraat Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçe'nin. Turkish Football Federation. 11 June 2023. 13 June 2023. tr.
- News: Engin Garip. Çatısında 650 metre yürüyüş parkuru bulunan Göztepe stadyumu açıldı. Anadolu Agency. 30 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200330124936/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/sirkethaberleri/gayrimenkul/catisinda-650-metre-yuruyus-parkuru-bulunan-goztepe-stadyumu-acildi/655508. 30 March 2020.
- News: Göztepe-Beşiktaş maçı nedeniyle ESHOT seferlerine geçici düzenleme. ESHOT. 30 March 2020. Tr. https://archive.today/20200330133457/https://www.eshot.gov.tr/(X(1)S(pig01j1m03smyi42s5lf4fot))/tr/Haberler/3732/91?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. 30 March 2020.