Dalga Arena, Football stadium in Mardakan district, Baku, Azerbaijan
Dalga Arena is a football stadium with a capacity of 6,500 seats located near the Caspian Sea shore. The natural grass pitch sits in an open setting with views toward the water, and the facility includes modern amenities for players and spectators.
Dalga Arena opened on 6 June 2011 in Mardakan, a settlement of Baku, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter, UEFA president Michel Platini and AFFA president Rovnag Abdullayev attending the ceremony. It was one of the venues of the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Clubs including Neftçi, Qəbələ, Zira and Sumqayıt have played Premier League and Europa League matches there, and the Azerbaijan national team has hosted opponents such as North Macedonia and Austria.
Dalğa Arena is part of the AFFA Football Centre in Mardakan, and its pitch has been used by local clubs including Rəvan, Kəpəz, Sumqayıt, Bakı, Qəbələ, Neftçi, Keşlə, Zirə and AZAL for Premier League and Europa League home games. The national team has also received visiting sides here, among them North Macedonia in a friendly and Austria in Euro 2012 qualifying.
Dalga Arena stands in the Mardakan settlement of Baku, on the Absheron peninsula, so allow for the drive out from the city centre. The ground is part of the AFFA Football Centre, whose other training pitches sit alongside it; more than 4,200 matches have been played across the whole complex.
Dalga Arena opened on 6 June 2011 with FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini present, alongside AFFA president Rovnag Abdullayev. It has since hosted more than 400 matches, and over 4,200 including the training pitches of the AFFA Football Centre it belongs to.
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