40°32′2.80″N 22°12′8.50″E / 40.5341111°N 22.2023611°E
Full name | Municipal Stadium of Veria |
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Location | Veria, Greece |
Coordinates | 40°32′2.80″N 22°12′8.50″E / 40.5341111°N 22.2023611°E |
Owner | Municipality of Veria |
Capacity | 7,000 |
Field size | 104 x 70m |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | Yes |
Opened | 1925 (renovated in 1997, 2005, 2007 and 2013) |
Tenants | |
GMS Megas Alexandros (1925–1950) Veria FC (1960–2018) Veria NFC (2019–present) Pontioi Veria FC (1984–1995) Greece Women's (2014–present) 2015 UEFA Euro U–19 |
Veria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Veria, Greece. It is used for football matches, and is the home stadium of NFC Veria. It was built in 1925 by members of music and gymnastics association Megas Alexandros. The stadium holds about 7,000. It is situated 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) off the city centre. Record attendance is 10,309 for a game between Veria and Panathinaikos in 1970. However, during a game between Veria FC and PAOK FC there were about 12,000 fans, but most of them entered the stadium without a ticket. The stadium formerly held track races too but after the renovations in 2005 and 2007 the space for track runners was removed.