Rizespor

The Caykur Didi Stadyumu is the dramatic home of Caykur Rizespor, located on Karadeniz Sahli Yolu Yanyolu in Rize, a small city on Turkey's eastern Black Sea coast. The stadium holds 15,558 spectators and is widely considered one of the most visually extraordinary football grounds in the world, built on a platform over the sea with the Black Sea waves crashing directly below the stands on three sides. The ground's clifftop and seaside setting has made it famous globally among football stadium enthusiasts and photographers, and the combination of the emerald-green tea gardens on the hillside and the deep blue Black Sea creates a backdrop unlike anything else in football.

Caykur Rizespor represent the Rize region on the Super Lig stage, drawing their support from this small Black Sea city and the surrounding tea-producing highlands. Rize is famous throughout Turkey for its tea - caykur is Turkey's state tea brand, named after the region and providing the club with its sponsor and first name - and the lush, humid landscape of steep hills covered in tea gardens is unique in Turkey. The club's Super Lig participation brings national attention to one of Turkey's most geographically dramatic football venues, and the passionate local support ensures the stadium is full and atmospheric for top-flight matches.

The Didi Stadyumu's seaside construction means that storms and rough seas can create extraordinary atmospheric conditions during matches, with waves spraying the stadium perimeter and sea mist creating surreal visual effects. The compact stands are extremely close to the pitch, generating an intense atmosphere that visiting teams find highly challenging. Rizespor's position as one of the Super Lig's smaller clubs by population base and resources makes their consistent presence at the top level of Turkish football a genuine sporting achievement, and the stadium has become one of Turkish football's most iconic and discussed venues among supporters and observers worldwide.