Zeytinburnu Ice Rink (Turkish: Zeytinburnu Buz Adası), is an indoor ice skating and hockey rink located at Zeytinburnu district in Istanbul, Turkey. Owned by the Municipality of Zeytinburnu, it was opened in 2022.
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| Location | Zeytinburnu, Istanbul Province, Turkey |
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| Coordinates | 40°59′46″N 28°53′40″E / 40.99604°N 28.89452°E |
| Owner | Municipality of Zeytinburnu |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 2017 |
| Opened | 29 January 2022 |
| Tenants | |
| Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | |
| Website | |
| buzadasi | |
History
editThe Municipality of Zeytinburnu established an ice hockey team with problematic street youngsters as a social project in 2010, and erected two mobile ice rinks of size 400 m2 (4,300 sq ft) each. [1]
Upon the successful development of the ice hockey team,[2] the municipality projected the building of an ice rink. The construction began in 2017 with the cooperation of Spor Toto Corp.,[3] and the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. It was planned that the construction completes in 2018.[3] The venue was opened on 29 January 2022.[4]
Overview
editThe ice rink building is located on Prof. Dr. Turan Güneş Cad. 67a at Veliefendi neighborhood in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul.[5] It is owned and operated by the Municipality of Zeytinburnu.[6]
Built on 37,000 m2 (400,000 sq ft) area, it is the biggest ice rink complex in Istanbul.[3] It consists of two Olympic-sized ice rinks of size 1,800 m2 (19,000 sq ft) in two floors,[7] one for competitions and one for trainings, rooms for coaches and referees, a fittness hall, an aerobics hall, a library, a conference room and a cafeteria.[8][3] The ice rink's stand has 2,756 seat capacity. The facility has also 24 accommodation rooms with 48 beds[3]
There are a covered parking lot with a capacity for 157 cars,[3] and an open-air parking lot, which are subject to a fee.[5]
The venue is home to the ice hockey team of Zeytinburnu Belediyespor,[3] and hosts the matches of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League and Turkish Women's Ice Hockey League.
International events hosted
edit- 2022
- 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division IIi A, 11–17 April
- 2022–23 IIHF Continental Cup Group B, 23–25 September
- 2022 Bosphorus Istanbul Figure Skating Cup, 29 November–3 December[9]
- 2023
- 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II B, 17–23 April
- 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III, 26 January–2 February
- 2024
- 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III A, 4–10 March
- 2025
- 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B 18–23 January[10]
- 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III A, 27 January–2 February[11]
- 2025 IIHF World Championship Division III A, 21–27 April
References
edit- ↑ "Çöpü at, buz pateni biletini kap". Sabah (in Turkish). 6 April 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Buz Hokeyinde Şampiyon Zeytinburnu Belediyesi" (in Turkish). Zeytinburnu Belediyesi. 2016. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "İstanbul'un En Büyük "Buz Pisti" Zeytinburnu'na Yapılıyor" (in Turkish). Zeytinburnu Belediyesi. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Avrupa'nın en büyüğü ve en güzel buz pisti Zeytinburnu'nda". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- 1 2 "İletişim" (in Turkish). Buz Adası. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Zeytinburnu'nda kadınlara özel spor salonu açıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Buz Adası açıldı mı, ne zaman açılacak?". Sabah (in Turkish). 14 October 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Buzda Eğlencenin Kalbi Burası" (in Turkish). Buz Adası. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ "Zeytinburnu Buz Pistinde Yapılan Resmi Antrenmanlar Sona Erdi" (in Turkish). Buz Pateni. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ↑ Eroğul, Mücahit Hüseyin (20 January 2025). "Kadınlar 18 Yaş Altı Buz Hokeyi Dünya Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye yoluna yenilgisiz devam ediyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "2025 Ice Hockey U20 World Championsjip Türkiye Istanbul Division III - Group A" (in Turkish). Gönüllüyüz Biz. Retrieved 23 January 2025.