Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (pronounced as /ʃycɾy saɾat͡ʃoɣɫu/ in Turkish) is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K. football club. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006. On October 4, 2006, after numerous inspections by the UEFA, Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium was selected to host the 2009 UEFA Cup Final.[2] The stadium is one of the 5-star UEFA venues in Turkey, together with the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, which is also in Istanbul. After the UEFA Cup Final game in May 2009, construction works will begin to add a retractable roof and further increase the stadium's seating capacity.[3]
Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is one of two stadiums in Turkey (the other being the Atatürk Olympic Stadium) which fulfilled the 5-star criteria of UEFA. It continues to be the only privately-owned football club stadium in the country with a 5-star UEFA rating, as the Atatürk Olympic Stadium is owned by the state.
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