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| Full name | Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi |
|---|---|
| Location | Konak,İzmir, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 38°23′49″N27°04′33″E / 38.396821°N 27.075950°E /38.396821; 27.075950 |
| Executive suites | 41[6][7] |
| Capacity | 23,376 Capacity history
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| Record attendance | 19,472[10] (Göztepe–Beşiktaş, 19 September 2025) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 9 September 2017[2] |
| Built | 2017–2019[1] |
| Opened | 26 January 2020[3][4] |
| Construction cost | ₺218,900,000.00[5] |
| Architect | DBArchitects[8] |
| General contractor | TOKI[9] |
| Main contractors | Rönesans Holding[7] |
| Tenants | |
| Göztepe S.K. Turkey national football team (selected matches) | |
TheGürsel Aksel Stadium[1] at theGürsel Aksel Sports and Healthy Life Center (Turkish:Gürsel Aksel Spor ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Merkezi) is afootball stadium located in Üçkuyular,Göztepe, a neighbourhood in theKonak district ofİzmir, Turkey. The stadium is the home ground of İzmir-based sports clubGöztepe S.K.
The stadium is commemorated afterGürsel Aksel whoserved entirely to club during his professional career, officially dubbed as "the great captain" by the club.[11]
Göztepe S.K. announced their agreement withTOKI, governmental housing agency of Turkey, for construction of a stadium on 22 February 2017.[12]Groundbreaking of stadium was 9 September 2017.[2] Stadium is planned to be built total of 12 thousandm2.[13] Initial projected capacity of stadium was announced as 20,035. In July 2019, projected capacity was increased up to 25,035.[14][15] In 2020, the construction cost of the stadium was reported byAnadolu Agency as 218,900,000.00₺.[9]
The first everseason tickets of the stadium were released on 8 November 2019, covering the second half of the2019–20 Süper Lig season.[16]
The stadium was opened on 26 January 2020, Monday, at 16:00local time, at the week 19 game of 2019–20 Süper Lig season, between Göztepe andBeşiktaş J.K.[3][4] The game ended 2–1 in favour of Göztepe S.K.[17] On 25th minute of the game,Halil Akbunar scored the first goal ever scored in Gürsel Aksel Stadium.[17][18] 17,855 spectators attended the opening game.[10]
Turkish Football Federation announced their decision on 14 April 2021, revealing that2020–21 Turkish Cup Final to take place at Gürsel Aksel Stadium.[19] Played on 18 May 2021 betweenAntalyaspor and Beşiktaş, the game ended with 0–2 final score, sealing the cup title of Beşiktaş.[20]
On 11 June 2023, the stadium hosted the2023 Turkish Cup final, which was played betweenFenerbahçe andİstanbul Başakşehir. Fenerbahçe won the match 2–0.[21]
Final layout of Gürsel Aksel Stadium lies on 34.651m2 of building area with a total construction presence of 94.541 m2.[1] There is the official sports museum of Göztepe S.K., exhibition halls, food courts and a parking garage located inside and underground of the stadium.[1][7] On the roof of stadium, there is a 650 metres longwalking track built.[7]
As of 2020 information, stadium is accessible viaESHOTbus services with related connections of bus numbers 5, 6, 7, 24, 25 and 480 fromBalçova,Narlıdere districts and Kavacık and Oyunlar Köyü neighbourhoods, bus number 486 from Oyak Sitesi neighbourhood, bus numbers 17, 650, 671, 690 and 873 from surroundinghigh ways, bus number 510 fromGaziemir district, bus number 202 fromAdnan Menderes Airport.[22]
