Huseyin Akar Tesisler Stadium
Bodrum, Mugla, Türkiye
Huseyin Akar Tesisler Stadium, Bodrum, Türkiye — opened unknown, 4 rugby league games hosted, home of None -- used purely as a one-off multi-day international tournament host, not a recurring club fixture..
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (No source gives a construction/opening date. The venue is named in different ways across sources -- Bodrum Municipality's own project page calls it "Hüseyin Akar Tesisleri" (Mumcular Hüseyin Akar Sports Facilities), while a tournament recap instead names a "Municipal Ilce Stadi" (district stadium, capacity 4,500) as the host -- these may be the same ground under a generic vs. proper name, or two different Bodrum-area venues; no source reconciles them.) |
| Home club | None -- used purely as a one-off multi-day international tournament host, not a recurring club fixture. |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 4 |
| Top recorded crowd | 500 |
| Capacity | 4,500, per a tournament recap -- only cited under the alternate "Municipal Ilce Stadi" name, so not independently corroborated for this specific venue entry. |
| Floodlights installed | Not stated in any source found. |
| Surface | Not stated in any source found. |
| First rugby league match | 14 Oct 2021 -- 2021 Rugby League European Championship D, semi-final: Turkiye 18 def by Netherlands 40 (crowd 500, the venue's top recorded crowd) |
| Last rugby league match | 17 Oct 2021 -- 2021 Rugby League European Championship D, final: Czech Republic 10 def by Netherlands 36 |
| Years used | 2021 |
| Location | Bodrum, Mugla |
Name history
Rugby league history
Hosted the entire finals weekend of the 2021 Rugby League European Championship D (semi-finals, third-place playoff and final, all 14-17 October 2021), the first time a European rugby league championship event had been hosted in Bodrum, organised jointly by Bodrum Municipality, BOTAV and the Turkish Rugby League Association. No matches are recorded at the venue before or after this single weekend.
Sources
- Rugby League Project -- Huseyin Akar Tesisler Stadium summary
- Rugby League Project -- Huseyin Akar Tesisler Stadium results
- Bodrum Municipality -- European Rugby League Championship Final Held in Bodrum
- everythingrugbyleague.com -- Euro Championships in Bodrum, massive boost for Turkish rugby league
- 2021 Rugby League European Championship D -- Wikipedia
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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