| Agia Sophia Αγιά Σοφιά (Greek) | |
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| Full name | Centre of Sports, Remembrance and Culture Agia Sophia |
|---|---|
| Address | Fokon 11, 14341 |
| Location | Nea Filadelfeia, Greece |
| Public transit |   at Perissos |
| Parking | 1,200 (surface) 400–500 (underground) |
| Owner | AEK Athens F.C. |
| Operator | AEK Athens F.C. |
| Executive suites | 40 |
| Capacity | 32,500[2] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | natural grass |
| Scoreboard | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 28 July 2017 |
| Built | September 2022 |
| Opened | 30 September 2022 |
| Years active | 2 years |
| Construction cost | € 75,000,000[3] |
| Architect | Athanassios Kyratsous |
| Project manager | Dimitris Andriopoulos |
| General contractor | Ermonassa S.A.[1] |
| Tenants | |
| AEK Athens F.C. (2022–present) Greece national football team (2023–2024) | |
| Website | |
| opaparena | |
The Agia Sophia Stadium (pronounced [aˈʝa soˈfça]), also known as OPAP Arena[4] for sponsorship reasons and as AEK Arena for UEFA competitions, is the home stadium of AEK Athens. With an all-seater capacity of 32,500[2] it is the third largest football stadium overall in Greece. It is located in Nea Filadelfeia, a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. The new arena was built on the site of the former Nikos Goumas Stadium. The construction of the arena was completed in October 2022. Agia Sophia Stadium is the newest stadium built in Greece.
The stadium hosted the 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final on 29 May 2024.[5][6][7][8]
- ^ "ΑΕΚ: Η εταιρεία "ΕΡΜΩΝΑΣΣΑ ΑΕ" ανέλαβε την κατασκευή του νέου γηπέδου | ΣΠΟΡ". iefimerida.gr. 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Opap Arena". aekfc.gr. 11 October 2022.
- ^ "OPAP Arena stadium cost". iapopsi.gr (in Greek). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "OPAP Arena". AEK F.C. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Θωμάς Τζουβάρας (20 March 2023). "ΑΕΚ: Η OPAP Arena κέρδισε τον τίτλο "Stadium of The Year" για τα νέα γήπεδα του 2022". sport24.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ UEFA.com (29 May 2024). "2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final: AEK Arena | UEFA Europa Conference League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com (28 June 2023). "Athens and Wrocław to stage 2024 and 2025 finals | UEFA Europa Conference League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Greece steps up security ahead of Europa Conference League final". reuters.com. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
Greece, which has been marred by sports violence on and off the pitch, has been preparing for weeks for the match, to take place at the Agia Sophia stadium, home of Olympiacos's rivals AEK Athens, in a northwestern suburb of the city.