Çaykur Didi Stadyumu – stadium description

Less than 50 meters from the Black Sea, a new stadium was built in 2009. Worth noting – first football-specific in Rize. This north-eastern city of over 100,000 inhabitants had only one significant stadium before, that named after  Atatürk, which has a running track.

Simple concrete structure with single-tiered stands and low-hanging roof received floodlight masts outside, while club offices and other spaces are designed to resemble local residential architecture. This led to a strong contrast between grey concrete of the stands and white facades of the adjoined buildings, which have wooden incrustations as well. Similarly, the roof over stands is made of metal sheet, while one over the offices consists of tiling.