Chobani Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex, formerly known as Ülker Stadium, is a football stadium situated in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Türkiye. The venue first opened in 1908 and has served as the home ground of Fenerbahçe S.K., one of Turkey's prominent football clubs. Over the years, the stadium has undergone several phases of redevelopment, including major renovations between 1929 and 1932, 1965 and 1982, and 1999 and 2006. Its seating capacity varies across published sources: the Turkish Football Federation currently lists 47,911 seats, while older records cite 50,509. The stadium features four main stands and executive hospitality facilities. Although a construction cost of approximately US$85 million is reported in some reference sources. The stadium features four main spectator stands, traditionally known as Maraton, Fenerium, Migros and Telsim. It also offers VIP hospitality facilities, including luxury suites for premium guests.
Trivia
The field on which the stadium has been constructed was formerly known as Papazın Çayırı means "Field of the Priest". It became the first football ground in Turkey where the league games (Istanbul Football League) were held consecutively.
In 1949, the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium became the largest stadium in Turkey providing a total capacity for 25,000 spectators.
Significance
On the 4th of October, 2006 after numerous inspections, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) finalized the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium as the host for the 2009 UEFA Cup Finale.
The 2009 UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Cup final was the last final of the UEFA Cup football league that has been hosted by this stadium as it was changed to UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Europa League.
Şükrü Saracoğlu hosted their first football match in the year 1908.
The Fenerbahçe S.K. bought the stadium in 1929. Since then, they have been the owner and the operators of Şükrü Saracoğlu. This move also made the Fenerbahçe S.K. first football club in Turkey to own stadium, aided by the government of Şükrü Saracoğlu.
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