Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Leoforos Alexandras | |
Interactive map of Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| Location | 160 Alexandras Avenue, Ampelokipoi, Athens, Greece |
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| Coordinates | 37°59′14″N 23°45′15″E / 37.98722°N 23.75417°E |
| Owner | Panathinaikos AC |
| Operator | Panathinaikos AC and Panathinaikos F.C. |
| Capacity | 16,003 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Record attendance | 29,667 (Panathinaikos vs Bayern Munich, 18 October 1967) |
| Public transit | Ambelokipi metro station |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Renovated | 2001, 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, 2025–present)
Former tenants:
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Leoforos Alexandras Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Λεωφόρου Αλεξάνδρας), also known as Leoforos Stadium or Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, is a football stadium and multi-sport center in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated in 1922 and is the oldest currently active football stadium in Greece. It is the traditional athletic center of Panathinaikos AC and was the home ground of its football department 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 Ampelokipoi 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 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.