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 Exterior view of stadium at night | |
 Interactive map of Baku Olympic Stadium Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu | |
| Location | Baku,Azerbaijan |
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| Public transit |  Koroğlu |
| Owner | Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan[citation needed] |
| Capacity | 69,870[1] |
| Record attendance | 67,200 (Qarabağ-Roma 1-2, 27 September 2017) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 6 June 2011; 14 years ago (2011-06-06) |
| Built | 2011-2015 |
| Opened | 6 March 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-06) |
| Architect | TOCA (Concept Design), Heerim, ROSSETTI (Sports Architect) |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| General contractor | Tekfen Construction,Turkey |
| Tenants | |
| Azerbaijan national football team Qarabağ FK (European competitions matches) | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Baku Olympic Stadium (Azerbaijani:Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu) is a stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by theUnion of European Football Associations (UEFA), theInternational Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and theInternational Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Having seating capacity for 69,870 people, it is thelargest stadium in Azerbaijan. Despite the name, it has never hosted and is not scheduled to host any competition of theOlympic Games.
Construction of the 205,000-square-metre (2,210,000 sq ft) stadium on a 500,000-square-metre (5,380,000 sq ft) site was completed in February 2015. The six-storey, 60-metre (197 ft) structure nearBoyukshor Lake,Baku,Azerbaijan, opened on 6 March 2015.[2] The main tenant of the stadium is Azerbaijan'snational football team, who moved from their previous home at theTofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium. In June 2015, the stadium served as the main venue for the2015 European Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies and the athletic games. The venue hosted the opening match of theUEFA European Under-17 Championship in 2016, the final match of2018–19 UEFA Europa League, three group games and a quarterfinal at theUEFA Euro 2020, the Baku concert ofMercury World Tour, and the2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). A green area is being developed around the stadium, which is accessible via public transport.
The foundation of the Baku Olympic Stadium was laid on 6 June 2011 in a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of Azerbaijani football.[3]
The ceremony was attended by the President of AzerbaijanIlham Aliyev[4] and his spouseMehriban Aliyeva, FIFA presidentSepp Blatter, UEFA presidentMichel Platini, prominent members of the global football community, heads of various federations, football veterans and other guests. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was informed about the future plans for the construction of the stadium. Speaking at the ceremony, Blatter said:
Aliyev then placed a symbolic metal capsule inside a football. His son Heydar, scoring a goal in a symbolic gate, dropped the ball into the foundation. Presidents Aliyev with Blatter and Platini, operated a switch starting the concrete pour, and signed a football, which was preserved in memory of the ceremony.[5]
Despite the groundbreaking ceremony taking place in 2011, the construction of the stadium started only in November 2012 with the excavation and backfilling of the stadium area.
The stadium was completed on 28 February 2015, and the opening took place on 6 March 2015. President Aliyev participated in the opening ceremony.
The total layout of the stadium covers 617,000-square-metre (6,640,000 sq ft) and has a capacity for 68,700 people.[1] It is six stories tall.
Baku was ready to host the first European Games in 2015.
The project was funded by theSOCAR. The Turkish companyTekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc, was given a design-and-build contract.[6][7]
Along with the stadium, a number of hotels, aparking venue with 3,617 parking spaces, and 81,574 square metres (878,055 sq ft) of green space were built.[8]
The stadium hostedathletics and the opening and closing ceremonies during2015 European Games.
In 2016, opening match ofUEFA European Under-17 Championship also took place here.
In 2017 Baku Olympic Stadium became one of the home stadiums forQarabag FK. Thus, Qarabağ FK playedUEFA Champions League group stage matches in the2017–18 UEFA Champions League at the stadium, group stage matches of the2018–19 UEFA Europa League, and a first group stage match of2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League againstFC Basel.
The stadium hosted the2019 UEFA Europa League Final on 29 May 2019.[9]
On 2 September 2023,Imagine Dragons took the stage at Baku Olympic Stadium for the first time.[10] The concert was part of theMercury World Tour.
From 11 to 24 November 2024, Baku Olympic Stadium hosted the2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29).[11]
The stadium hosted three group stage matches and one quarter-final's match at theUEFA Euro 2020, which was postponed to 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 12 June 2021 |  Wales | 1–1 |  Switzerland | Group A | 8,782[12] |
| 16 June 2021 |  Turkey | 0–2 | Wales | 19,762[13] | |
| 20 June 2021 | Switzerland | 3–1 | Turkey | 17,138[14] | |
| 3 July 2021 |  Czech Republic | 1–2 |  Denmark | Quarter-finals | 16,306[15] |
| Date | Result | Competition | Attendance | ||
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| 10 October 2015 |  Azerbaijan | 1–3 |  Italy | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | 48,000 |
| 8 October 2016 | Azerbaijan | 1–0 |  Norway | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 35,000 |
| 27 September 2017 | Qarabağ | 1–2 | Roma | UEFA Champions League group stage | 67,200 |
| 18 October 2017 | 0–0 |  Atlético Madrid | 47,923 | ||
| 22 November 2017 | 0–4 |  Chelsea | 67,100 | ||
| 4 October 2018 | Qarabağ | 0–3 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League group stage | 63,412 |
| 29 May 2019 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League Final | 51,370 |
| Preceded by | UEFA Europa League Final venue 2019 | Succeeded by |
Venues of the2015 European Games | |
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