| Diagoras Stadium |
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| Capacity: 3,700 (seated) |
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stadium is located in Rhodes (also: Rodos), the main town of
the namesake island of the Dodecanese. Rhodes has an international
airport, but you may also get there by boat from Piraeus. The stadium
is located right outside the medieval walls of the old quarter of
the city, to the south. It is therefore very easy to locate. If you
start off from the centre of the new section of the town, drive along
Dimokratias Street, parallel to the walls and the moat. Do not turn
right at the crossroad towards Faliraki and Lindos, but continue straight
ahead. You will be outside the stadium after 100 metres.
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| Built in: 1932 |
| Record attendance: 8,500 (Rodos FC vs Olympiacos CFP - in 1981) |
| Home of: Diagoras FC (Local League), Rodos FC (Local League) |
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data: Rhodes Municipal (formerly "National") Stadium
is named after Diagoras, a famous Olympic boxing champion of antiquity
who came from the island. The stadium was constructed during the Italian
occupation of the Dodecanese islands. The cycling track around the
pitch is still used to this day. The stadium has stands on three sides,
the most characteristic of these being the north curve with the clock
over its entrance. The colours of the seats (green-white and blue-red)
refer to Rodos and Diagoras, the two clubs which call this stadium
home. Picturesque as it may be, Diagoras Stadium is in dire need of
upgrading. Its facilities remain more or less as they were more than
three quarters of a century ago!
The stadium is owned by the Municipality of Rhodes. |
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