Ali Sami Yen Stadium

Ali Sami Yen Stadı

Full name	Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Former names	Mecidiyeköy Stadı (1945–1964)
Location	Mecidiyeköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°03′55.62″N 28°59′56.28″E / 41.0654500°N 28.9989667°E / 41.0654500; 28.9989667
Public transit	Şişli—Mecidiyeköy
Owner	Galatasaray
Executive suites	69
Capacity	15,000 (1945–1964) 35,000 (1964–1996) 22,800 (1996–2005) 17,484 (2005–2006) 23,785 (2006–2008) 24,354 (2008–2011)[1]
Record attendance	48,600 (Turkey-Bulgaria, 20 December 1964)
Field size	105 x 65 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1943–1945 and 1945–1964
Opened	1945 and 1964
Renovated	1996, 2008
Expanded	1964, 2008
Closed	11 January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-11)
Demolished	13 April 2011
Tenants
Galatasaray (1966–1972, 1980–1984, 1986–2003, 2004–2011) Turkey national football team (1964-2009)

Ali Sami Yen Stadium (Turkish: Ali Sami Yen Stadyumu) was the home of the football club Galatasaray in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen. The stadium had a capacity of 23,477 (all-seater) and was situated in the Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district, at the center of the European side of the city.