The Baku National Stadium is designed in a bowl shape with seats continuing through the arena. The pitch was constructed on tarmac and raised on average 40cm, with a retaining wall of tarmac because of the existing infrastructure lines and water table issues. The Olympic Stadium in Baku has a capacity of 69,870, making it the largest stadium in Azerbaijan. There’ll be a few local restaurants around, but eating and drinking is best done in central Baku. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. The pitch at the Olympic Stadium in Baku is already a fair distance from the stands as it is. READ MORE. There are three tiers throughout the stadium apart from alongside both sides of the pitch where there’s a fourth tier. ESSMA representative visited Baku Olympic Stadium 01.08.2016. The 2019 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, the 48th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 10th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. Book your tickets online for Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku: See 94 reviews, articles, and 82 photos of Baku Olympic Stadium, ranked No.31 on Tripadvisor among 202 attractions in Baku. For a number of Chelsea stars, including Eden Hazard, Willian and N'Golo Kante, Baku's Olympic Stadium holds fond memories after playing there against Qarabag in the Champions League in 2017-18. After researching where best to build the new pitch, it was decided to locate the new Baku Olympic Stadium Natural Training Pitch within the existing stadium’s carpark. For Baku 2015, there were four clusters and eighteen competition venues, twelve of which were permanent venues, of which five were new builds, namely the National Gymnastics Arena, BMX Velopark, Baku Aquatics Centre, Baku Shooting Centre and the Olympic Stadium. During the match of qualifying round at the Republic Stadium named after T. Bahramov, natural surfaced pitch became bad condition, and therefore the FC forced to change the ve. Baku Olympic Stadium The setting for what will be a memorable night. Chelsea succeeded in Baku but it was a Europa League final that will be remembered more for its surreal surroundings and flat atmosphere. Arsenal took to the Olympic stadium pitch in Baku on Tuesday evening for one last training session ahead of the Europa League final against Chelsea. Share this post. Representative of ESSMA (European Safety and Stadium Management Association) Gert-Jan Cuypers has an official visit to Baku Olympic Stadium… The pitch at the Olympic Stadium in Baku is already a fair distance from the stands as it is. We recommend booking Baku Olympic Stadium tours ahead of time to secure your spot. 18 June 2016 . The SIS Eastern European team in Azerbaijan built two brand new natural turf pitches – one training pitch and the main stadium pitch at the impressive stadium. SIS Pitches at Baku Olympic Stadium Cumbrian firm, SIS Pitches completed work at the brand new Baku Olympic Stadium, ready for the first ever European Olympic Games. Baku Olympic Stadium lies on the shore of Lake Boyukshor hemmed in by motorways and railway tracks with residential neighbourhoods and some industry in the surroundings. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. That is in keeping with most modern stadiums that have decided to shy away from the more typically ‘English Style’ of having a stand on each edge of the pitch. The Baku Olympic Stadium’s main pitch and warm up stadium pitch were successfully constructed by SIS Pitches, and so SIS Pitches were chosen again to collaborate again in Azerbaijan - because, Baku definitely needs more training facilities to train their young generation of footballers!