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Euro 2032 stadium is state-of-the-art arena – but home side play in fifth tier
One venue selected for Euro 2032 is a brand new state-of-the-art stadium that nobody has ever heard of and plays host to a fifth-tier club in Turkey
The process of selecting stadiums for Euro 2032 is underway after Turkey and Italy were announced as co-hosts for the tournament.
The joint bid from the two Southern Europe countries will see ten stadiums selected to host the games, with five to be confirmed in each country. While the final list isn’t to be decided until 2026, a provisional list was submitted with iconic grounds such as the San Siro and Stadio Olimpico in Italy and the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Turkey, the biggest capacity grounds available - all three upwards of 70,000 seats.
But the shortlist also contains a state-of-the-art stadium that no one has ever heard of before. The Yeni Eskisehir Ataturk Stadyumu in Turkey was opened in 2016 and has hosted Turkish national team games despite it being the home ground of a fifth-tier side.
The home of Eskisehirspor is an all-seater stadium with a capacity of nearly 34,930 and was one of nine candidate host stadiums for Turkey’s failed Euro 2016 bid.
The modern ground is running-track free and offers two restaurants and 54 lodges. There are 533 seats reserved for press and 1623 seats reserved for guest spectators, which clearly aren’t going to good use at domestic level.
Eskisehirspor won the Turkish Cup in 1971 and most recently played in the Super Lig between 2008 and 2016 when they were relegated. Only 11 years ago the club were playing in the Europa League qualifying rounds, beating Scottish side St Johnstone before being knocked out by Marseille.
But now the club are playing in the regional leagues after they were relegated from the TFF Third League last season, narrowly avoiding bankruptcy and previously being hit with points deductions and transfer bans after mounting up an unpaid debt of €26million in 2019.
The new stadium replaced Eskisehirspor’s previous stadium, the Eskisehir Ataturk Stadium, which was set on fire by furious fans who rioted after the club conceded a 93rd minute goal which saw them relegated from the Super Lig in 2016.
After fans set fire to the stands and invaded the pitch, the ground was never used again and Eskisehirspor’s fortunes have continued to descend into free fall in recent years. But with nine years until the tournament kicks off in Turkey, where Eskisehirspor will be by then looks a complete mystery at the moment.
Daily Star Sunday
One venue selected for Euro 2032 is a brand new state-of-the-art stadium that nobody has ever heard of and plays host to a fifth-tier club in Turkey
The process of selecting stadiums for Euro 2032 is underway after Turkey and Italy were announced as co-hosts for the tournament.
The joint bid from the two Southern Europe countries will see ten stadiums selected to host the games, with five to be confirmed in each country. While the final list isn’t to be decided until 2026, a provisional list was submitted with iconic grounds such as the San Siro and Stadio Olimpico in Italy and the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Turkey, the biggest capacity grounds available - all three upwards of 70,000 seats.
But the shortlist also contains a state-of-the-art stadium that no one has ever heard of before. The Yeni Eskisehir Ataturk Stadyumu in Turkey was opened in 2016 and has hosted Turkish national team games despite it being the home ground of a fifth-tier side.
The home of Eskisehirspor is an all-seater stadium with a capacity of nearly 34,930 and was one of nine candidate host stadiums for Turkey’s failed Euro 2016 bid.
The modern ground is running-track free and offers two restaurants and 54 lodges. There are 533 seats reserved for press and 1623 seats reserved for guest spectators, which clearly aren’t going to good use at domestic level.
Eskisehirspor won the Turkish Cup in 1971 and most recently played in the Super Lig between 2008 and 2016 when they were relegated. Only 11 years ago the club were playing in the Europa League qualifying rounds, beating Scottish side St Johnstone before being knocked out by Marseille.
But now the club are playing in the regional leagues after they were relegated from the TFF Third League last season, narrowly avoiding bankruptcy and previously being hit with points deductions and transfer bans after mounting up an unpaid debt of €26million in 2019.
The new stadium replaced Eskisehirspor’s previous stadium, the Eskisehir Ataturk Stadium, which was set on fire by furious fans who rioted after the club conceded a 93rd minute goal which saw them relegated from the Super Lig in 2016.
After fans set fire to the stands and invaded the pitch, the ground was never used again and Eskisehirspor’s fortunes have continued to descend into free fall in recent years. But with nine years until the tournament kicks off in Turkey, where Eskisehirspor will be by then looks a complete mystery at the moment.
Daily Star Sunday