- Address: Istanbul
- Country: Türkiye
- Capacity: 52,000
- Opened: 15 January 2011
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Galatasaray (football)
Extra stadium info – RAMS Park
The construction of the RAMS Park started in 2007. The venue hosted its first match for the national football team of Türkiye in August 2011. Türkiye won the game against Estonia 3-0 in front of 25,000 fans. The national football team of Türkiye played their first-ever FIFA World Cup match in 1954. They lost the game, which was played in Bern, in front of a crowd of 28,000. Türkiye won its second FIFA World Cup match 7-0. The game against Korea was played in Geneva.
The 2002 FIFA World Cup
In 2002, the national football team of Türkiye finished below Brazil and above Costa Rica and China in the group stage of their second FIFA World Cup participation. Türkiye reached the semi-finals of the world championship after beating Japan and Senegal. Brazil defeated Türkiye 1-0 in the semi-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They won the tournament after beating Germany in the final.
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray, the first Turkish football side with 10 million followers on its main social media page, use the RAMS Park for home games. The club was founded in 1905. Galatasaray became the first Turkish team with 20 top-flight football league titles. They won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2000 for the first time in their history. Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup after beating the English side Arsenal and the UEFA Super Cup after defeating the Spanish side Real Madrid.
Galatasaray at the RAMS Park
Galatasaray played their first Turkish top-flight football league match at the stadium on 23 January 2011. 43,000 people attended the game against Sivasspor. Galatasaray won the game 1-0. In March 2011, the RAMS Park recorded 131.76 decibels in a football match between Galatasaray and their rivals Fenerbahçe. It became a Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at a sports venue. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü were crowned Turkish football champions in their first football season at the stadium, which was known as the Türk Telekom Stadyumu during that football season.
The UEFA Champions League
On 2 October 2012, the RAMS Park hosted its first UEFA Champions League match involving Galatasaray. The club from Istanbul started the European championship game with Albert Riera Ortega, Burak Yılmaz, Dany Achille Nounkeu Tchounkeu, Emmanuel Eboué, Emre Çolak, Felipe Melo de Carvalho, Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol, Noureddine Amrabat, Selçuk İnan, Semih Kaya and Umut Bulut. SC Braga from the Portuguese Republic won the match, which took place in front of 46,000 spectators.
The UEFA Champions League
That football season, Galatasaray SK reached the quarter-finals of the world famous European football tournament after beating FC Schalke 04 from Germany. They lost the quarter-final against the Spanish side Real Madrid CF, the first sports club with 100 million followers on its main social media page. Real Madrid also became the first football club with 10 European championship titles after beating rivals Atlético de Madrid in 2014.
