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Club: Fenerbah\u00e7e SK | Opening: 1908 | Capacity: 50,530 seats<\/p>\n
The site of the present \u015e\u00fckr\u00fc Saraco\u011flu was first used for football in 1908. It then served as a community stadium for many of the city’s clubs, but lost its importance in the 1920s after the opening of Taksim Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fenerbahce made the stadium their home in 1929, and soon after bought the ground. From then on the stadium went by the name of Fenerbah\u00e7e Stad\u0131.<\/p>\n In the late 1940s,\u00a0Fenerbahce Stadi could hold about 25,000 people. It consisted of one small covered main stand and open terraces on the other sides.<\/p>\n The stadium was further expanded in the following decades, and was renamed in 1998 in honour of former Turkish and club president \u015e\u00fckr\u00fc Saraco\u011flu.<\/p>\n One year later, extensive redevelopment works started, leading to the reconstruction of all four stands and the installation of a new roof, a process that was completed in 2006.<\/p>\n In 2009, Sukru Saracoglu hosted the UEFA Cup final<\/a> that was contested between Shakthar Donetsk and Werder Bremen (2-1).<\/p>\n
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Sukru Saracoglu Stadium below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Sukru Saracoglu<\/h3>\nSukru Saracoglu is located on the Asian side of the city of Istanbul, quite close to the bank of the Bosphorus in the historic district Kadikoy.<\/p>\nThe stadium is situated at a short 15-minute walk from the Kadikoy pier, where the ferries from the western side of the city (e.g. Eminonu or Besiktas) embark.<\/p>\nThe stadium also lies at walking distance from Haydarpa\u015fa train station, where most trains from Turkey\u2019s inland arrive.<\/p>\nAddress: Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadyumu, Istanbul<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fenerbahcepast\/fenerbahcepast1.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Sukru Saracoglu Stadium below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Sukru Saracoglu<\/h3>\nSukru Saracoglu is located on the Asian side of the city of Istanbul, quite close to the bank of the Bosphorus in the historic district Kadikoy.<\/p>\nThe stadium is situated at a short 15-minute walk from the Kadikoy pier, where the ferries from the western side of the city (e.g. Eminonu or Besiktas) embark.<\/p>\nThe stadium also lies at walking distance from Haydarpa\u015fa train station, where most trains from Turkey\u2019s inland arrive.<\/p>\nAddress: Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadyumu, Istanbul<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fenerbahcepast\/fenerbahcepast2.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Sukru Saracoglu Stadium below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Sukru Saracoglu<\/h3>\nSukru Saracoglu is located on the Asian side of the city of Istanbul, quite close to the bank of the Bosphorus in the historic district Kadikoy.<\/p>\nThe stadium is situated at a short 15-minute walk from the Kadikoy pier, where the ferries from the western side of the city (e.g. Eminonu or Besiktas) embark.<\/p>\nThe stadium also lies at walking distance from Haydarpa\u015fa train station, where most trains from Turkey\u2019s inland arrive.<\/p>\nAddress: Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadyumu, Istanbul<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/fenerbahcepast\/fenerbahcepast3.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
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