Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü known as simply Besiktas (pronounced: Beshiktash), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903, and based in the Besiktas district of Istanbul.The club's football team is one of the most successful teams in Turkey, having never been relegated to a lower division. The club last won the Turkish Süper Lig championship during the 2015–16 season.
The home ground of Besiktas is Vodafone Arena, a 41,903 all-seater capacity stadium located next to Dolmabahçe Palace. The club also competes in other branches including basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, boxing, wrestling, chess, bridge, gymnastics, rowing, table tennis, paralympic sports, eSports and beach football.
BJK Inönü Stadium was located near the Bosphorus and was very close to Taksim Square. The stadium could be reached easily by many means of public transport (bus, ferry, metro, light-rail, funicular etc.) easily due to its central location. There were four different parts of the stadium; 1."Kapali" is where the most hot-blooded fans were during the matches; 2."Yeni Açik" was the larger side, which faced the sea; 3."Eski Açik" was the smaller curve on the seaside, where visiting supporters were typically placed; 4."Numarali" is where press, VIP and protocol stands could be found.
2013 was the last season of the Inönü Stadium as Besiktas's home ground. The club played their 2013-14 and 2014-15 season home games mostly at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium and the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium. The new stadium, Vodafone Arena, has completed in April 2016. And Besiktas hasn't lost any match in this stadium in Süper Lig.
Meeting/pick-up point: At the stadium, collect the pass card from the box office.
Start/opening time: Match hour will inform by football federation 1 week before.
Languages: English.
Required documentation: All match goers must show proof of identity (which shows full frontal photo, D.O.B and nationality).
Others: All tickets will be delivered as a Passo Card. Owners of the Passo Card will need to show their passports at the stadium box office to receive their cards from the Passo Card centres located at the stadium.