Leoforos Alexandras | |
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 Interactive map of Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| Location | 160 Alexandras Avenue,Ampelokipoi,Athens, Greece |
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| Coordinates | 37°59′14″N23°45′15″E / 37.98722°N 23.75417°E /37.98722; 23.75417 |
| Public transit |   Ambelokipi metro station |
| Owner | Panathinaikos AC |
| Operator | Panathinaikos AC andPanathinaikos FC |
| Capacity | 16,003[1] |
| Record attendance | 29,667 (Panathinaikos vsBayern Munich, 18 October 1967) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
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| Opened | 1922 |
| Renovated | 2001, 2007, 2013 |
| Construction cost | €7 million (2001 renovation) €800,000 (2007 renovation) €2 million (2013 renovation) |
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| Panathinaikos (1922–1984, 2000–2005, 2007–2008, 2013–2018, 2020–2024, 2025–present) Athens Kallithea (2024–2025)
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Leoforos Alexandras Stadium (Greek:Γήπεδο Λεωφόρου Αλεξάνδρας), also known asLeoforos Stadium orApostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, is a football stadium and multi-sport center inAthens,Greece. It was inaugurated in 1922 and is the oldest currently active football stadium in Greece. It is the traditional athletic center ofPanathinaikos AC and was the home ground ofits football department for the most part of the club's existence.
The stadium is named after the historic club's president, official and athleteApostolos Nikolaidis. It is situated in theAmpelokipoi district ofAthens, east of theLycabettus Hill and onAlexandras Avenue 160, by which name it is most commonly known (Leoforos Alexandras or simplyLeoforos, Leoforos meaning Avenue). The stadium's record attendance was recorded in 1967, when 29,665 spectators watched theCup Winners' Cup game between Panathinaikos andBayern 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.
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium holds a very important place in the history of Greek football. The first stand was built in 1928, and for almost 50 years it hosted the majority of big matches in domestic and international competitions. It was the first to have floodlights installed (1938) and the first with a grass pitch (1958). It was the home ofGreece for many years.
Panathinaikos FC left Leoforos in 1984 and moved to theOlympic Stadium. The club returned to their home ground in 2001, following an upgrading that cost €7 million.
In 2007, Panathinaikos FC decided to reuse Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium for the2007–08 Super League Greece season.
Due to the stadium's old construction, dearth of space and dense urbanization of the area, the club sought to move. Negotiations were under way between the Greek government, the Municipality of Athens, and the football, basketball, volleyball and amateur divisions of the club in order to facilitate the building of a new, comprehensive sports complex to house all of the 21 departments of Panathinaikos elsewhere. Eventually, the industrialVotanikos district was selected among others to house the complex and there were plans for construction to begin in 2008. Athens MayorDora Bakoyianni stated that such a project would revitalise the area as well as benefit the club.
In 2012, bureaucracy problems, such as Panathinaikos' and the country's bad financial situation due to theeconomic crisis, didn’t allow the construction of the new stadium. PresidentGiannis Alafouzos decided to move the team back from the Athens Olympic Stadium to the historical Leoforos Alexandras for the 2013–14 season.
For the 2024–25 season the stadium was used byAthens Kallithea.
The Indian's Tomb | |
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 Interactive map of Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos Indoor Hall | |
| Full name | Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos Indoor Hall |
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| Location | Ampelokipoi,Athens,Greece |
| Owner | Panathinaikos AC |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Opened | 1960 |
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An indoor hall is located under the East curve of the stadium, below Gates 6 and 7. When it was constructed in 1959, it was the first indoor hall in Greece. It has a capacity of 1,500 and it is famous for the hot atmosphere Panathinaikos fans create in it. During its inauguration ceremony, Tasos Stefanou[2] who was the curator of the Panathinaikos basketball department at the time, mentioned that the gym would create a claustrophobic feeling for the opponents, something that reminded him of the "Indian tomb" pictured on thenamesake film byFritz Lang, that was featured in cinemas during the same time. The comparison was so successful that the nickname "The Indian's Tomb" (pronounced "Tafos tou Indou" in Greek) was immediately adopted and is used until today to informally distinguish the indoor hall from the other facilities of the stadium.
In 2015, the official name of the indoor hall became "Pavlos Giannakopoulos", in honor of the historic former President of Panathinaikos B.C. In 2017, the hall's name was changed to "Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos", paying tribute to both of the former Presidents ofPanathinaikos B.C. andPanathinaikos A.O.
Apart from the football field and the indoor hall, the stadium is also the home ground of the most sport departments of Panathinaikos, such as therugby, boxing,fencing, archery,table-tennis, wrestling, weightlifting and shooting departments. There are training rooms, boxing ring, swimming pool, such as an official shop of the football team, pressroom and various cafés.
Fan seating in Greece is segregated by team allegiance.Gate 13, the subject of much graffiti inAthens, is where the most enthusiastic supporters ofPanathinaikos FC sit in the stadium.
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