Imarat Stadium

İmarət Stadium
Construction
Ruins of the stadium, August 2021

Location	Aghdam, Azerbaijan
Surface	Grass
Opened	1952
Demolished	June 1993
Tenants
Qarabağ FK

Imarat Stadium (Azerbaijani: İmarət stadionu), opened in 1952, was a multi-purpose stadium in Aghdam, Azerbaijan.^[1] The stadium was built in 1952 and used as home stadium by Qarabağ FK. The stadium was destroyed by bombardments from Armenian military forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in June 1993.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The stadium returned to Azerbaijani control on 20 November 2020 as a result of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.^[5] Following its capture, Azerbaijani forces began to clear mines from the stadium grounds.^[6] The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan has declared that the stadium will be restored.^[7]

The biggest fan club of the Qarabağ FK, Imarat Tayfa, was also named after this stadium.^[8]

References

^ Qarabağ` FK haqqında yazı - II yer Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
^ Vaxt olmayan yer Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
^ Ermənilərin xarabaya çevirdiyi Ağdamın «İmarət» stadionu Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
^ “Caqa” ikinci dəfə lotereyada uddu Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
^ "Qarabağ müharibəsi: 8 noyabr Azərbaycanda zəfər günüdür" (in Azerbaijani). BBC Azərbaycanca. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Ağdamın "İmarət" stadionu minalardan təmizlənir" (in Azerbaijani). www.olimpiyadunyasi.com. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ ""İmarət" və Şuşa şəhər stadionu yenidən bərpa ediləcək" (in Azerbaijani). xebertv.info. 12 December 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ ""İmarət" 10 yaşını Ağdamda qeyd etdi" (in Azerbaijani). www.sportinfo.az. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.