Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium

Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadyumu

Location	Mersin
Capacity	10,128 [2]
Field size	105 x 68 m [2]
Surface	Grass[2]
Construction
Opened	1958 [1]
Demolished	2018
Tenants
Mersin İdmanyurdu (1958–2014)

Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium (Turkish: Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadyumu) was a sports center in Mersin, located at Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is the former home of Mersin İdmanyurdu. The stadium was named after former popular governor of Mersin Province, Tevfik Sırrı Gür, who served between 1931-1947.^[3]

History

The stadium was inaugurated on 28 June 1958. In the opening game, Mersin İdmanyurdu drawn 3-3 with Galatasaray.^[1] In the first top level league match played in the stadium Mersin İdmanyurdu lost to Galatasaray by 1–2 on 10 September 1967, Sunday.^[4]

TFF Information

Information on Turkish Football Federation (TFF) page is as below:^[2]

General information

• City: Mersin
• Capacity: 10,128
• Information:

Pitch

• Pitch size: 68 x 105
• Surface type: Grass
• Lighting: Available

Stands

• Seats :
• Handicapped stand: Not available
• Closed circuit camera system: Available

Last match

The last match played in the stadium was between Mersin İdmanyurdy SK and Adana Demirspor on 10 March 2014.

References

External links

• Turkish Football Federation
• Mersin İdmanyurdu S.K. Official Web Site^{[permanent dead link]}
• World Stadiums

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