- Toumba Stadium
Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Toumba Stadium
nickname = Toumba
location =Toumba ,Thessaloniki
broke_ground =1957
opened =1959
renovated =2004
owner = A.S. PAOK Thessaloniki
operator =PAOK
surface = Grass
construction_cost = Unknown
architect =
former_names =
tenants = PAOK Thessaloniki FC
seating_capacity = 28,701Toumba Stadium ( _el. Γήπεδο Τούμπας) is a
football stadium inThessaloniki ,Greece owned by the multisports club A.S. PAOK Thessaloniki. It was built in1959 for the club's sporting venues and served also as the home ground for the club'sfootball team, which was participating in the then nationalfootball league. Since1979 , has also served as the home ground of PAOK Thessaloniki FC. The stadium is located in theToumba district ofThessaloniki . Its capacity was originally about 40,000, until the installation of seats on all stands in 1998 reduced capacity to 32,000 (seated).The introduction of security zones in 2000 further reduced the capacity to the current 28,701 seats. Record attendance is 45.252 in a 1st division football match between
PAOK and AEK on 19.12.1976. Its official name is simply "PAOK Stadium". However, it is commonly referred to with the name of the district in which it stands.Toumba Stadium has hosted a few games of the
Greece national football team . The stadium was selected as one of the training venues for the football tournament of the2004 Olympic Games . This meant that it had to be upgraded. The relevant works commenced in2003 and the stadium was again ready to be used in the summer of 2004, boasting a brand new look. The most important modification was the construction of a new four-storey building behind the main west stand (gates 1,2 and 3).This houses a number of VIP boxes and a VIP lounge, service areas for the TV and the Press, new club offices etc. A new roof was also installed over the west stand. Other works that took place included new seats, upgrading of dressing rooms, new pitch and re-enforcement of the concrete pillars below the north curved stand (gates 4 and 4a).
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