12 Facts About Nef Stadium

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Nef Stadium is a football stadium serving as the home ground of the Super Lig club Galatasaray It is located in the Seyrantepe quarter of the Sariyer district, on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey.

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The Nef Stadium Stadyumu is part of the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex, named after club's founder.

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Nef Stadium was the first stadium in Turkey that met the UEFA Euro 2016 requirements during the country's bid to host the European Championship.

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In 2011, Nef Stadium was one of the six nominees for the Venue of the Year and New Venue categories of the Stadium Business Awards.

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Finally, the club's stadium, Ali Sami Yen Nef Stadium, was now going to be replaced with a new stadium near Maslak financial district.

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6.

The box count is 198 Part of the catering areas Turk Telekom Nef Stadium consists of, is a VIP lounge room, VIP Market Area, Premium Food Court, Galatasaray Museum, Galatasaray Mega Store, 11 Galatasaray Store and a VIP restaurant.

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The naming rights of the first tier of the east tribune of Turk Telekom Nef Stadium were sold to Ulker for $2 million a year and will be named as Ulker Family Tribune.

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8.

At the press conference held at the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex on 12 October 2021, Galatasaray and Nef signed the largest stadium naming sponsorship agreement in Turkish sports history.

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The press launch of the agreement, which took place at the newly named Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex Nef Stadium, was held with the participation of Burak Elmas, President of Galatasaray Sports Club, and Erden Timur, Chairman of Nef Board of Directors.

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Nef Stadium is served by a number of bus routes and the shuttle line of Metro M2, which runs from the Sanayi Mahallesi Station to Seyrantepe at the stadium.

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11.

Nef Stadium is one of the main home stadiums of the Turkish national Football team.

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Nef Stadium was one of the venues for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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