Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Ali Sami Yen Stadium is a multi purpose in Mecidiyeköy, Türkiye that opened in 1945. Its recorded capacity is 15,000.
Key facts
Ali Sami Yen Stadium is a multi purpose in Mecidiyeköy, Türkiye that opened in 1945. Its recorded capacity is 15,000. It is owned by Galatasaray SK and Galatasaray SK. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Mecidiyeköy Stadı. Current tenants are Turkey men's national football team, Galatasaray SK, Galatasaray S.K..
- Location
- Mecidiyeköy, Türkiye
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 15,000
- Opened
- 1945
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- Galatasaray SK, Galatasaray SK
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Ali Sami Yen Stadium is at latitude 41.06545, longitude 28.998967, in Mecidiyeköy, Türkiye. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 41.06545 |
| Longitude | 28.998967 |
| City | Mecidiyeköy |
| Region | Mecidiyeköy |
| Country | Türkiye |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Ali Sami Yen Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Mecidiyeköy Stadı (no sponsor) ran 1945 to 1964. The average tenure of a name here is 19 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecidiyeköy Stadı | None | 1945 to 1964 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Galatasaray SK | 1945 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Galatasaray SK | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey men's national football team | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Galatasaray SK | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Galatasaray S.K. | Not mapped | 1945 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
11 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2145 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34450 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34449 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372062014 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Ali_Sami_Yen_Stadium | Ali Sami Yen Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Mecidiyeköy Stadı | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21115 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 11459 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 11458 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: