Full name | Ashgabat Olympic Stadium |
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Former names | Saparmurat Turkmenbashy Olympic Stadium (2003–2013) |
Address | Ashgabat Olympic Complex, 7 Kopetdag District 744000 |
Location | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Public transit | Ashgabat Monorail |
Owner | Government of Ashgabat |
Operator | Management of the Olympic Town of Administration of Ashgabat city [1] |
Capacity | 45,000 |
Record attendance | 30,000 (Turkmenistan v Hong Kong, 18 November 2007)[2] |
Construction | |
Opened | 2003 |
Renovated | 2013–2017 |
Architect | AFL Architects / Arup |
General contractor | Mensel JV Consulting & Contracting Inc.[3][4] Renovation by Polimeks.[5] |
Tenants | |
Turkmenistan national football team (selected matches) [6] | |
Website | |
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Ashgabat Olympic Stadium (Turkmen: Aşgabat Olimpiýa stadiony; (formerly and also known as the Saparmurat Turkmenbashy Olympic Stadium) is a outdoor multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It opened in 2017 on the site of the original Olympic Stadium, which had stood from 2003 until 2013.[7] The stadium is Turkmenistan's national football stadium, and thus was hosts the majority of the Turkmenistan national team.
The stadium is a part of the Ashgabat Olympic Complex, and is located in Kopetdag District of Ashgabat city.[8] The stadium is located at Ashgabat Olympic Complex, 7, Ashgabat city.[9]