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	{{Football stadium \|		{{Short description\|Football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey}}
	arenaname = Şükrü Saracoğlu \|
	image = ]\|\|
	fullname = Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium \|
	nickname = ] \|
	built = ] \|
	opened = ] \|
	capacity = 52,500 \|
	homeof = ]\|
	pitchsize = 105 x 68 m
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	'''Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu''' is a ] ] in the district of ], in the ] region of ], ]. It was inaugurated in ], renovated between ] and ] and currently increased in capacity. It is the first stadium in Turkey designed according to official ] regulations in standards. It is the home ground of ]. It will host 2009 ] Final.

			{{more citations needed\|date=July 2017}}
	The stadium is unique in that most Turkish stadiums have a running track between the pitch and the stands, while here the fans are on top of the action. The Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu has gone through a complete rebuilding process which involved each stand being destructed and rebuilt after one another. Every one of these stands have been built closer to the pitch, getting the fan closer to the action on the field.

			{{Infobox venue
	This style of stadium has never before existed in Turkey, as the stands are usually separated from the pitch by a running track. The "Maraton" stand can hold up to 14,500 spectators. This stand includes "Box Offices" which have all been rented out from the club. These Box Offices, equipped with TV’s, Internet, work areas, dining facilities and many other luxuries, are the first of their kind in Turkey. Facing Maraton is the "Fenerium" stand with its 15,000 seats capacity and its equally luxurious "1907" zone. With each remaining stands (namely "Migros" and "Telsim") having a 10,500 capacity, the total capacity of the stadium is 52,500.
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			\| nickname = Ülker Stadium
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			\| caption = ''']''' {{rating\|4\|4}}
			\| location = ]
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|40\|59\|16\|N\|29\|02\|13\|E\|display=inline,title}}
			\| opened = 1908
			\| renovated = 1929–1932, 1965–1982, 1999–2006
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			\| owner = ]
			\| operator = ]
			\| tenant = ] (1908–present) <br /> ] (selected matches)
			\| surface = ]<ref></ref>
			\| construction_cost = US$85 million<br />(${{formatprice\|{{Inflation\|US\|85000000\|2006}}}} in {{Inflation-year\|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn\|US}})<ref></ref>
			\| architect = Zehra Aksu, Adnan Aksu
			\| former_names = Papazın Çayırı<br />Union Club Field<br />İttihat Spor Field<br />Fenerbahçe Stadyumu<br />Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu
			\| seating_capacity = 47,430(])<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/kulup/tesislerimiz/ulker-stadyumu-fenerbahce-sukru-saracoglu-spor-kompleksi\|title=Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi\|publisher=]\|access-date=4 March 2018\|language=tr}}</ref>
			\| suites = 64<ref></ref>
			\| publictransit = {{rint\|Istanbul\|metrobus}} ] <br /> {{rint\|Istanbul\|marmaray}} ]
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			\| fullname = Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi
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			The '''Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium''' ({{IPA\|tr\|ˈʃycɾy saɾaˈdʒoːɫu\|-\|}}), known for sponsorship reasons as '''Ülker Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex''' ({{lang\|tr\|Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi}}), or simply '''Ülker Stadium''', is a ] stadium located in the ] district of ], Turkey. It is the traditional home venue of major Turkish multi-sport club ]. 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 ], Ülker Stadium was selected to host the ]<ref></ref> that went down in history as the last Final of the ] football tournament, which was rebranded as the ] starting from the 2009–10 season.<ref name="bbc_europa">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7637600.stm\|title=Uefa Cup gets new name in revamp \|access-date=2008-09-26 \|work=bbc.co.uk \| date=2008-09-26}}</ref><ref name="uefa_europa">{{cite web\|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=754085.html \|title=UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League \|access-date=2008-09-26 \|work=uefa.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929002657/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=754085.html \|archive-date=September 29, 2008 }}</ref>
	== History ==

			==History==
	When Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu was first built it was not used by the ] but another football club, Union Club. It was built on a land leased from the ] ] for 30 ottoman gold coins a year. The construction costs were 3000 Ottoman gold coins.
			Before the stadium was built, the field was known as {{lang\|tr\|Papazın Çayırı}} ({{lit\|the priest's meadow}}). The field, however, became the very first official association football pitch of Turkey, where the first league games of the ] were all held consecutively. In 1908, the local teams in the league needed a regular football field, so this land was leased from the ] ] 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\|date=December 2020}}

			The Union Club Field was used by many teams in İstanbul, including the owner, ] (which changed its name to ''İttihatspor'' after ]), ], ], and ]. However, it lost its importance when a bigger venue, the ], was built in 1922, inside the courtyard of the historic ''Taksim Topçu Kışlası'' (Taksim Artillery Barracks), which was located at the present-day ] (Taksim Park).{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}
	However, Union Club could not afford to pay the lease amount so in 1909 the stadium was leased to Fenerbahçe SK for one year. Later in 1915, during the ], Union Club was split and changed name to İttihat Spor Kulübü. It was the primary football venue in İstanbul in all the years until the bigger Taksim Stadium is built, and after that it has lost its importance until Fenerbahçe SK had shown interest to the stadium one more time in 1929 and renamed the stadium Fenerbahçe Stadium.

			İttihatspor (which had close relations with the political ]), was forced to sell it to the state, in which ] (1887–1953) was a member of the ] 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<ref></ref> or the worth of the stadium which was ₺9,000.<ref></ref>
	In 1933, during the club president Şükrü Saracoğlu, Fenerbahçe bought the stadium from the government for 9000 TL. This had made Fenerbahçe SK the first football club in Turkey to own its stadium. During the following years Fenerbahçe SK had renovated and increased the ] of the stadium by financing the construction through internal resources like organizing lotteries and/or debt financing. By year 1949 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium was the biggest stadium in Turkey with ] of 25,000.

			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 S.K. renovated the stadium and increased its ]. By the year 1949, Fenerbahçe Stadium was the largest football venue in Turkey, with a seating capacity of 25,000.{{citation needed\|date=December 2020}}
	The latest round of renovations and capacity increase projects started in 1999 and ended in 2006. The four sides of the stadium were torn down one at a time as the normal league season progress. The stadium now has a seating capacity of 52,000.

			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 ]. 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\|date=December 2020}} As of 2015, ] 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/fenerbahceden-90-milyonluk-anlasma-29715110\|title = Fenerbahçe'den 90 milyonluk anlaşma}}</ref> ]
	== Facts and figures ==

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	\|Address Kadıköy, Kızıltoprak Fenerbahçe District
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	\|Record Attendance: 52,500 - ] vs ] - 23rd August, 2006 ] 3rd qualifying round
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	\| Average attendances 40 - 45,000
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	== External links ==
			File:Fenerbahce Stadion.JPG\|Stadium entrance
			File:FB Stad Manzara2.jpg\|Interior view
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			File:FB-GS Seramoni.jpg\|Interior view
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			File:Fenerbahce-Erciyes.jpg\|A view from the stadium
			File:Genc Fenerbahceliler.jpg\|Interior view
			File:FB Stad Manzara6.jpg\|Interior view
			File:FB-Chelsea.jpg\|Interior view
			File:Resim-FB Stad Manzara5.jpg\|Interior view
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Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Construction
Ülker Stadium
UEFA

Full name	Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi
Former names	Papazın Çayırı Union Club Field İttihat Spor Field Fenerbahçe Stadyumu Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu
Location	Kadıköy, Istanbul
Coordinates	40°59′16″N 29°02′13″E / 40.98778°N 29.03694°E / 40.98778; 29.03694
Public transit	Söğütlüçeşme Söğütlüçeşme
Owner	Fenerbahçe S.K.
Operator	Fenerbahçe S.K.
Executive suites	64
Capacity	47,430(all-seater)
Surface	Hybrid grass
Opened	1908
Renovated	1929–1932, 1965–1982, 1999–2006
Construction cost	US$85 million ($128 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Zehra Aksu, Adnan Aksu
Tenants
Fenerbahçe S.K. (1908–present) Turkey national football team (selected matches)

The Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈʃycɾy saɾaˈdʒoːɫu]), known for sponsorship reasons as Ülker Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex (Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi), or simply Ülker 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.. 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 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.

History

Before the stadium was built, the field was known as Papazın Çayırı (lit. 'the priest's meadow'). 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.

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).

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 or the worth of the stadium which was ₺9,000.

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 S.K. 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.

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. 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.

Gallery

Stadium entrance
Interior view
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A view from the stadium
Interior view
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Interior view
Interior view

References

Fenerbahçe 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 February 29, 2024.
Fenerbahce Official Web Site
"Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
Şükrü Saracoğlu'nun kapasitesi arttırılıyor
Ülker 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.
Fenerbahçe Official Web Site – Club History
Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium Official Web Site – History
"Fenerbahçe'den 90 milyonluk anlaşma".

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