Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Στάδιο Απόστολος Νικολαΐδης

Leoforos
Location	160 Alexandras Avenue, Ambelokipi, Athens, Greece
Owner	Panathinaikos AC
Operator	Panathinaikos AC/Panathinaikos FC
Capacity	16,003
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Opened	1922
Renovated	2001, 2007, 2013
Construction cost	7,000,000 € (2001 Renovation) 800,000 € (2007 Renovation) 2,000,000 € (2013 Renovation)
Tenants
Panathinaikos F.C. Women's basketball Boxing department Wrestling department Weightlifting department Kickboxing department Shooting department Archery department Academies other departments occasionally Former Tenants: Panathinaikos BC Panathinaikos V.C. Women's volleyball Fencing department Greek national football team

Coordinates: 37°59′13.81″N 23°45′15.10″E / 37.9871694°N 23.7541944°E / 37.9871694; 23.7541944

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium (Greek: Στάδιο Απόστολος Νικολαΐδης) 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.

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