Kalamaria Stadium
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Kalamaria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Kalamaria
, a district of Thessaloniki
, in Greece
.
It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Apollon Kalamarias.
The stadium was built in 1973; renovations were made in 2003, prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics
, as the stadium was used as one of the official training venues for the Olympics' football competition.
The stadium's capacity is 6,500.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Kalamaria
Kalamaria
Kalamariá is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 7 km southeast of downtown Thessaloniki. It is the second largest municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area as well as one of the largest in Greece, with a population increase of 8% since the 1991...
, a district of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Apollon Kalamarias.
The stadium was built in 1973; renovations were made in 2003, prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, as the stadium was used as one of the official training venues for the Olympics' football competition.
The stadium's capacity is 6,500.