Florya Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center
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The Florya Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center is the training ground and academy base of the Turkish football club Galatasaray SK
. It was opened on August 1, 1981. Located in Florya
, Istanbul
and named after the club's legendary goalscorer Metin Oktay
, the sports complex covers an area of 110224 square metre. It is used for first team and youth team training and matches, as well as by many of the other sports teams at the club, including those for basketball and volleyball, who use the facilities such as the multi-sports pavilion as often as possible. Now that this facility is fully operational, all the youth teams train there.
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
. It was opened on August 1, 1981. Located in Florya
Florya
Florya is a neighborhood belonging to the Bakırköy district of the greater Istanbul, Turkey. It is located along Marmara Sea, and borders to the northeast the neighborhood of Yeşilköy, to the northwest that of Küçükçekmece. It is one of the high class and rich areas of Istanbul...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and named after the club's legendary goalscorer Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay nicknamed the Uncrowned King by Galatasaray fans, was a legendary Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goalscorers in Turkey....
, the sports complex covers an area of 110224 square metre. It is used for first team and youth team training and matches, as well as by many of the other sports teams at the club, including those for basketball and volleyball, who use the facilities such as the multi-sports pavilion as often as possible. Now that this facility is fully operational, all the youth teams train there.
Facilities
- 4 grass pitches,
- 1 multisport pavilion,
- 1 camping building,
- 1 service building (including team catering areas),
- Gymnasiums,
- Press areas,
- Galatasaray Hospital,
- 2 basketball and volleyball training pavilions,
- Football Academy Building,
- Volleyball training pavilion,
- Restaurants,
- Administrative center building.