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Izmir to Host 37th National Match

Izmir will host the Turkish National Football Team’s 37th match when Turkey faces Iceland at Gürsel Aksel Stadium on Monday, September 9, in the second week of UEFA Nations League B Group 4.

Turkey first played against Iceland in Izmir on September 24, 1980, and will host Iceland on the 102nd anniversary of the city’s liberation from enemy occupation.

The Turkish National Team has played four matches on September 9 in the past. Of these, two were against Iceland in 1981 and 2014, making this their third encounter on this date.

Turkey lost both matches against Iceland on these dates and drew matches against the Republic of Ireland in 2003 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009.

19 Cities and 36 Stadiums

The Turkish National Team has played 272 matches in 19 cities and 36 stadiums in Turkey, achieving 126 wins, 66 draws, and 80 losses.

The team has played the most matches at İnönü Stadium, with 67 games, and 3 more at the renovated stadium.

After İnönü, İzmir Atatürk Stadium has hosted the most matches, with 34 games. Gürsel Aksel Stadium, the third stadium in Izmir to host national matches after Atatürk and Alsancak, has been serving sports enthusiasts since 2020.

Gürsel Aksel Stadium hosted the match where Turkey defeated Lithuania 2-0 on June 14, 2022, in UEFA Nations League C Group 1, as well as the 2021 and 2023 Turkish Cup finals and the FIFA Women’s World Cup European Qualifiers match between Turkey and Serbia on February 23, 2022.

145 Matches in Istanbul

Of the 272 matches played, 145 were in Istanbul, 36 in Izmir, 29 in Ankara, 15 in Antalya, 9 in Bursa, 8 in Konya, 5 each in Adana, Eskişehir, and Trabzon, 3 in Kayseri, 2 each in Denizli, Gaziantep, and Samsun, and 1 each in Diyarbakır, Kocaeli, Manisa, Mersin, Rize, and Sivas.

Domestic Match Venues and Results

Here is the list of stadiums and results where the Turkish National Team has played domestically:

StadiumWDL
Adana 5 Ocak Fatih Terim522
Alanya Oba220
Ali Sami Yen28134
Alsancak101
Ankara 19 Mayıs28145
Ankara İstiklal100
Antalya1063
Antalya Atatürk310
Atatürk Olimpiyat422
Başakşehir Fatih Terim541
Beşiktaş Park312
Bursa Atatürk832
Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye100
Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kadir Has330
Denizli Atatürk201
Diyarbakır110
Eskişehir Yeni531
Gaziantep Kalyon110
Gürsel Aksel110
Hüseyin Avni Aker422
İnönü672917
İsmetpaşa110
İzmir Atatürk341311
Kamil Ocak100
Konya Büyükşehir842
Manisa 19 Mayıs100
Papara Park100
Rams Park943
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan110
Samsun 19 Mayıs110
Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs110
Taksim922
Tevfik Sırrı Gür110
Ülker19104
Yeni 4 Eylül100
Yeni Rize101
TOTAL27212666
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