Fenerbahçe

Location

Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey

Capacity

47,430

Opened

1908

Time zone

UTC +03:00 Turkey Time (TRT)

The Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (Turkish pronunciation: ), known for sponsorship reasons as Chobani Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex (Turkish: Chobani Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi), or simply Chobani Stadium, 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 S.K. since its opening on 17 September 1908. This stadium holds the distinction of being the first venue in the Ottoman Empire to host mass sporting (especially football) events. As such, it is a prime example of the sports build culture that has been transmitted to Modern Turkey It was inaugurated on 17 September 1908 and renovated between 1929 and 1932, 1965 and 1982, and finally 1999 and 2006. It is one of the highest capacity stadiums in Turkey. Named after Şükrü Saracoğlu, one of Fenerbahçe S.K.'s longest-serving presidents and an important statesman who was also both the Prime Minister (1942–1946) and the Foreign Minister (1938–1942) of Turkey. On 4 October 2006, after numerous inspections by UEFA, Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (in 2009, coinciding with the 101st anniversary of its opening) was selected to host the 2009 UEFA Cup Final that went down in 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.