Stadium Name: | Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium |
Location: | Tekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey |
Coordinates: | 41.2278°N 36.4575°W |
Broke Ground: | 4 August 2013 |
Opened: | 29 July 2017 |
Operator: | Samsunspor |
Seating Capacity: | 33,919[1] |
Suites: | 54 |
Record Attendance: | (Samsunspor-Sakaryaspor, 13 May 2019) |
Tenants: | Samsunspor (2017 - present) Turkey national football team (selected matches) |
Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium is a football stadium in Tekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey. It was opened in 2017 with a seating capacity of 33,919 spectators.[1] It is the home ground of Samsunspor which plays in the Süper Lig. It replaced the club's former home ground, the old Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium (located in Canik), which was demolished in 2018.[2] [3] The first official match hosted by the stadium was the 2017 Turkish Super Cup final.[4]
The 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, located in faraway Gaziantep Province caused minor damage to the stadium.[5]
The following national team matches were held in the stadium.