Köpetdag Stadium

{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Turkmenistan}} {{Infobox venue | name = Köpetdag Stadiony | nickname = | image = | location = Kemine Street, 64, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan<ref>[https://www.sportcom.gov.tm/item/2278]</ref> | coordinates = | owner = Ministry of Internal Affairs | operator = | seating_capacity = 26,503 | record_attendance = 26,500 (Turkmenistan vs Korea DPR, 14 November 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/16293|title = AFCS}}</ref> | surface = Grass | broke_ground = 1995–1997 | opened = 1997<ref>[http://azaksu.com/en/sports/kopet-dag-stadium]</ref> | renovated = 2015 | construction_cost = | architect = | tenants = FC Köpetdag<br />Turkmenistan national football team }}

'''Kopetdag Stadium''' ({{langx|ru|Köpetdag Sport Toplumy|}})<ref>[https://www.sportcom.gov.tm/item/2278]</ref> is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat, that currently plays in the Ýokary Liga. The stadium holds 26,503 people and was built in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/turkmenistan.shtml |title=World Stadiums - Stadiums in Turkmenistan |access-date=2015-08-05 |archive-date=2013-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326022233/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/turkmenistan.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> The total area of the facility exceeds 11 hectares.

==History== The stadium was built in 1997 by international technical company Mensel JV.<ref>[http://www.turkmenistan.ru/?page_id=9&lang_id=ru&elem_id=726&type=event&sort=date_desc КРУПНЕЙШИЙ ОБЪЕКТ ОЛИМПИЙСКОГО КОМПЛЕКСА]</ref><ref>[https://www.nurolinsaat.com.tr/en/portfolio/ashgabad-kopet-dag-stadium Ashgabad Kopet–Dag Stadium]</ref> Since opening, it has served as the home arena of Köpetdag Aşgabat. In 2015, the stadium underwent radical reconstruction and reopened for the cup match played between Köpetdag and FC Merw.<ref>[http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/?id=9343 Президент Туркменистана принял участие в церемонии открытия реконструированного стадиона «Копетдаг»]</ref> In the fall of 2015, the stadium hosted three matches of the national team during the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign,<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2015-10-13/turkmenistan-vs-guam/488064/]</ref><ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2015-10-08/turkmenistan-vs-india/488061/]</ref><ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2015-11-17/turkmenistan-vs-oman/488068/]</ref> all of which ended in victories for the hosts. The stadium features a natural grass football field. Surrounding it are synthetic running tracks, sectors for long and high jump, outdoor courts and a training field.<ref>[https://construction.gov.tm/media/magazine_files/2020/10/23/9not_Spes_2017.pdf]</ref>

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==External links== *[http://azaksu.com/en/sports/kopet-dag-stadium Stadium construction progress]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kopetdag Stadium}} Category:Football venues in Turkmenistan Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Turkmenistan Category:Sports venues in Ashgabat Category:Sports venues completed in 1997 Category:1997 establishments in Turkmenistan