| Xanthi Stadium |
| Capacity: 9,500 (all seated) |
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Location:
The stadium is located in Xanthi, a city in the region of Thrace (230
km east of Thessaloniki). You may get there by train. The city does
not have an airport, but it is served by the international airport
of the nearby city of Kavala (45 km away).
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The
stadium itself is located just 500m east of the central square (follow
signs to the "Old Town").
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| Built in: 1970 |
| Record attendance: 11,724 (Skoda Xanthi FC vs PAOK FC - in the 1995-96 season) |
| Home of: The stadium is no longer home to any professional football club |
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More
data: The ground on which Xanthi Stadium now stands was used as
a football field since the 1920's by Orpheas Xanthi ("ancestor"
of Xanthi A.O.). The stadium started to take its current form in 1970.
The latest major modification took place in 1989 (year of promotion
of the local club in the 1st Division), when the large south stand
was constructed. The stadium used to have a capacity of 12,000 untill
1998, when seats were installed on the roofed stand. In 2000 it was
fully covered with seats (reducing its capacity to 9,500). At the
same time, the stadium floodlights were installed.
One might wonder about the two different colours used for the seats. The answer is very simple: The club's original colours were red and white. However, in the early '90s Xanthi A.O. was sold to the Skoda motor company, who added its name to that of the club. The colour of Skoda is green (the shirts of the team also changed from red-and white to green-and-white). So, most of the stands are green, but the west curve is red - a reminder of the club's past. |
| The stadium is owned by the Xanthi A.O. amateur club. |
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Despite
being one of the best 1st Division stadia, Xanthi Stadium is no longer
used since the summer of 2004. It was then that Skoda Xanthi FC moved
to their new, fully owned, stadium
that was constructed next to club's sports centre, near the village
of Pigadia 5 km out of town.
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