Agia Sophia Stadium
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The Agia Sophia Stadium (pronounced [aˈʝa soˈfça]), also known as OPAP Arena[4] for sponsorship reasons and as AEK Arena for UEFA competitions, is the home stadium of AEK Athens. With an all-seater capacity of 32,500[1] it is the third largest football stadium overall in Greece. It is located in Nea Filadelfeia, a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. The new arena was built on the site of the former Nikos Goumas Stadium. The construction of the arena was completed in October 2022. Agia Sophia Stadium is the newest stadium built in Greece.
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Agia Sophia Αγιά Σοφιά (Greek) | |
Full name | Centre of Sports, Remembrance and Culture Agia Sophia |
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Address | Fokon 11, 14341 |
Location | Nea Filadelfeia, Athens, Greece |
Public transit | at Perissos |
Parking | 1.200 400–500 (underground) |
Owner | AEK Athens F.C. |
Operator | AEK Athens F.C. |
Executive suites | 40 |
Capacity | 32,500[1] |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
Surface | natural grass |
Scoreboard | 2 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 28 July 2017 |
Built | September 2022 |
Opened | 30 September 2022 |
Years active | 2 |
Construction cost | € 75,000,000[2] |
Architect | Athanassios Kyratsous |
Project manager | Dimitris Andriopoulos |
General contractor | Ermonassa S.A.[3] |
Tenants | |
AEK Athens F.C. (2022–present) Greece national football team (2023–present) | |
Website | |
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The stadium hosted the 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final on 29 May 2024.[5][6][7][8]