Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium: Difference between revisions

| image = TofiqNational Stadium named after Tofig Bahramov Stadiumafter major Qarabağoverhaul Ağdamand Internazionalereconstruction.jpg

| coordinates = {{Coord|40|23|50.42|N|49|51|8.769|E|type:landmark|name=Tofiq Bahramov Stadium}}

| tenants = <center>[[FC Neftchi Baku|Neftçi]] (1951–2014)<br />[[FK Qarabağ|Qarabağ]]<br />[[Azerbaijan national football team]]</center>

| publictransit = {{rint|Baku|Metro}} [[Ganjlik (Baku Metro)|Ganjlik]]

| record_attendance = {{formatnum:50000}} ([[FC Neftchi Baku|Neftçi]] -3–1 [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] 3-1, 11 July 1960)<br />{{formatnum:45000}} ([[FC Neftchi Baku|Neftçi]] -3–0 [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] 3-0, 30 November 1966)

The '''Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium''' ({{lang-az|Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu}}) is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]]. It is currently used mostly for [[association football|football]] matches. It served as the home ground for the [[Azerbaijan national football team]] until they moved to the [[Baku Olympic Stadium]]. It holds 31,200 seats making it the second largest stadium in the country.<ref>[http://abc.az/eng/news/41390.html Stadium for 60,000 seats to be built in Baku] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003222702/http://abc.az/eng/news/41390.html |date=2011-10-03 }}</ref> The stadium is also used by the [[Azerbaijan Premier League]] clubs in the final rounds of European competitions.

The stadium also hosted [[Archery at the 2015 European Games – Qualification|archery]] at [[2015 European Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tofiq Bahramov the story behind the Stadium|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/european-games/baku-2015/venues/1020344-tofiq-bahramov-the-story-behind-the-stadium|website=www.insidethegames.biz|date=27 May 2014 |access-date=5 November 2014}}</ref>

Aside from sporting uses, several concerts have been played at Tofiq Bahramov, with such big names as [[Shakira]], [[Elton John]], [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Tarkan (singer)|Tarkan]] playing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rihanna and Shakira to perform in Baku|url=http://ann.az/en/103269/rihanna-and-shakira-to-perform-in-baku/|work=ann.az|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shakira: "I expect grandiose shows on October 13–14 in Baku"|url=http://en.apa.az/news/179659|work=en.apa.az|publisher=APA News Agency|access-date=6 July 2013|archive-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420195252/http://en.apa.az/news/179659|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ELTON JOHN GIVES CONCERT AT TOFIG BAHRAMOV STADIUM IN BAKU. PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV AND HIS SPOUSE MEHRIBAN ALIYEVA ATTEND THE CONCERT|url=http://www.mehriban-aliyeva.org/en/article/item/2475|work=www.mehriban-aliyeva.org|access-date=6 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813232230/http://www.mehriban-aliyeva.org/en/article/item/2475|archive-date=13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Warrick|first=Joby|title=Tiny Azerbaijan unleashes pop-power against Iran's mullahs|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-10-14/world/35500049_1_iranian-regime-caspian-sea-nagorno-karabakh|worknewspaper=Washington Post|access-date=6 July 2013|date=15 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721141929/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-10-14/world/35500049_1_iranian-regime-caspian-sea-nagorno-karabakh|archive-date=21 July 2013}}</ref>

|29,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Aygün Kazımova tamaşaçıya maşın bağışlayacaq|url=http://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/935053.html|website=az.trend.az|date=June 2007 |access-date=5 November 2014|language=az}}</ref>

|40,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Shakira Rocks Baku at FIFA U-17 Women's WC|url=http://www.argophilia.com/news/shakira-rocks-baku-at-fifa-u-17-womens-wc/27027/|website=www.argophilia.com|date=16 October 2012 |access-date=5 November 2014}}</ref>