Leoforos Alexandras Stadium

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Leoforos Alexandras
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Former namesLeoforos Alexandras Stadium (1923–1981)
Location160 Alexandras Avenue, Ambelokipi, Athens, Greece
Coordinates37°59′14″N 23°45′15″E / 37.98722°N 23.75417°E / 37.98722; 23.75417
Public transitAthens Metro Athens Metro Line 3 Ambelokipi metro station
OwnerPanathinaikos AC
OperatorPanathinaikos AC/Panathinaikos FC
Capacity16,003[1]
Record attendance29,667 (Panathinaikos vs Bayern Munich, 18 October 1967)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Opened1922
Renovated2001, 2007, 2013
Construction cost€7 million (2001 renovation)
€800,000 (2007 renovation)
€2 million (2013 renovation)
Tenants
Panathinaikos (1922–1984, 2000–2005, 2007–2008, 2013–2018, 2020–2024)
Athens Kallithea (2024–)
  • Boxing department
  • Wrestling department
  • Weightlifting department
  • Kickboxing department
  • Shooting department
  • Archery department
  • Academies
  • other departments occasionally
Former Tenants:

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Απόστολος Νικολαΐδης), commonly known as Leoforos Alexandras Stadium or Leoforos Stadium, is a football stadium and multi-sport center in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated in 1922 and is the oldest football stadium in Greece currently active. It is the traditional athletic center of Panathinaikos A.C. and has been the home ground of Panathinaikos FC for the most part of the club's existence.

The stadium is named after the historic club's president, official and athlete Apostolos Nikolaidis. It is situated in the Ambelokipi district of Athens, east of the Lycabettus Hill and on Alexandras Avenue 160, by which name it is most commonly known (Leoforos Alexandras or simply Leoforos, Leoforos meaning Avenue). The stadium's record attendance was recorded in 1967, when 29,665 spectators watched the Cup Winners Cup game between Panathinaikos and FC Bayern Munich.

It also houses several other facilities under its stands, including an indoor hall, a small swimming pool, a boxing ring, an indoor shooting range, the club's offices as well as various other facilities.

  1. ^ "Stádio Apostolos Nikolaidis (Leoforos)". StadiumDB.com.