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AZAL Arena is a football stadium in Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the home stadium of Shuvalan FK. The stadium holds 3,500 people and opened in 2011.

AZAL Arena
UEFA
LocationShuvelan, Baku, Azerbaijan
OwnerShuvalan FK
Capacity3,500
SurfaceArtificial
Construction
Broke ground2009
OpenedApril 10, 2011
Tenants
Shuvalan FK
Sabah FK

Background


The first game ever played at AZAL Arena was AZAL PFC - FK Baku (1:0), April 10, 2011. Belarusian striker Gennady Bliznyuk scored a first goal at the stadium.[1]

On 17 February 2011, UEFA approved this stadium to be used for international football matches and gave 2 stars for stadium category.[2][3]


Future


The club plans to construct another tribune and increase the capacity to 6000 in the coming years.


Events


The stadium was used as a training ground during 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]


See also



References


  1. "Unibank Premyer Liqası > Mövsüm > 2010-2011 > Protokollar". Archived from the original on 2011-06-21.
  2. "AZAL artıq yeni stadionunda matç keçirə bilər". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. "АЗАЛ разрешили проводить еврокубки на домашнем стадионе". Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  4. "Elxan Məmmədov: "Azərbaycanda dövlət idmana və futbola çox yaxındır". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.


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