Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
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Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium is a multi-use stadium
in Sumqayit
, Azerbaijan
, currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of Sumgayit City PFC
. It has 15,350 seating capacity. On 3 November 2011, it was announced that there is a new project on the reconstruction of the stadium. The construction is expected to initiate in the beginning of 2012.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Sumqayit
Sumqayit
Sumgayit is one of the largest cities in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, about 31 kilometres away from the capital, Baku. The city has a population of 308,700 , making it the third-largest city in Azerbaijan after the capital Baku and Ganja. The city has a territory of 83 km². It...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home stadium of Sumgayit City PFC
Sumgayit City PFC
Sumgayit City PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit. As of 2011, the club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-History:The club was founded in 2010...
. It has 15,350 seating capacity. On 3 November 2011, it was announced that there is a new project on the reconstruction of the stadium. The construction is expected to initiate in the beginning of 2012.