| Aegaleo Stadium "Stavros Mavrothalassitis" |
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| Capacity: 8,217 (seated) |
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The stadium is located in Aegaleo (also spelled Egaleo or Aigaleo),
a district 5 km west of the centre of Athens. To get there by car,
exit the city centre via Iera Odos. After passing under the flyover
of the Athens-Thessaloniki motorway, go on for 800m and turn left
into Thivon Street, at the traffic lights. You will reach the stadium
after 500m. You may also get there by bus. Use any of
the following: A16, C16 (from Koumoundourou Square), Á17 or Â17 (from
Zinonos Street, near Omonia). Get off at the junction of Iera Odos
with Thivon Street and walk to the stadium.
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| Built in: 1968 (Latest redevelopment in 2006) |
| Record attendance: 17,917 (Aegaleo FC vs Olympiacos CFP - on 4/3/1973) |
| Home of: Aegaleo FC (C Division) |
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data: The stadium is named after Stavros Mavrothalassitis, the
city's Mayor who played a major part in its construction. The stadium's
capacity was 18,000 (half on terraces) until 1999. It was then that
the new stand of Makris Street was completed. However, it was never
officially inaugurated, as the earthquake of 7/9/1999 caused significant
damage to the stadium.
As a result, Aegaleo FC were forced into "exile", using Peristeri Stadium (in 1999-2000 and 2000-2001) and Korydallos Stadium (in the 2001-2002 season). Aegaleo FC were able to return to their partially repaired home stadium in late 2002. Capacity was reduced to 3,530, as only two of the stands were used: that of Makris Street (east) and the smaller one of Thessalonikis Street (south). The main west stand of Thivon Street remained closed. |
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Extensive
works commenced in 2005 aiming to totally transform Aegaleo Stadium.
They involved the construction of two new stands behind the goals
(Thessalonikis Street & Korai Street) and the installation of
a roof over the Makris Street stand. The most important part of this
project was the repair of the main stand (Thivon Street), which suffered
the most damage by the 1999 earthquake. The stand was re-opened to
fans in mid-2006, adding more than 4,000 seats to the stadium's overall
capacity. Almost a year later, the construction of a roof over the
main stand was completed (all photos on this page were taken before
2007). You may see renderings of the final look of Aegaleo Stadium,
by clicking on the following links: 1,
2, 3,
4.
The stadium is owned by the Municipality of Aegaleo. |
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