ASK Arena (Azerbaijani: ASK Arena), formerly Inter Arena and Shafa Stadium[1][2] is an all-seater football stadium located in Baku . The stadium was built on the site of Termist stadium in 2001 and has a capacity of 8,125[3] spectators. The stadium surrounded by practice fields, administration buildings and four-star hotel.
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| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Owner | ASK |
| Capacity | 8,300 |
| Surface | Artificial |
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| Built | 2001 |
Background
editASK Arena was built by AFFA in 2001. The first match played was a 2001–02 UEFA Cup first qualifying round between Shafa Baku and Olimija Ljubljana where the match ended 0–4. The first goal scored by Dušan Kosič.[4]
The stadium was one of the venues for the group stages of the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. A Group A match were played there.[5]
In July 2014, it was announced that stadium will change its name to Inter-Arena after Keşla FK (whose former name was "Inter Baku") loaned stadium for long-term from AFFA.[2]
As the stadium changed its owner, in July 2018 it was renamed again into ASK Arena (which means Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation) for sponsorship reasons.[6]
Transport
editKeshla station of Baku suburban railway.
The M9 Metro Station is planned in this area by Baku Metro in the future.
References
edit- ^ ""İnter Arena" stadionunun adı dəyişdirildi". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ a b Два стадиона поменяли названия. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shafa - Olimpija Ljubljana". UEFA.com.
- ^ "France end Asian domination". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ ""İnter Arena" stadionunun adı dəyişdirildi". Retrieved 20 July 2018.