- AEK Arena
AEK Arena is a football
stadium project inWest Attica ,Greece . The purpose of the project is the construction of a modern football stadium to be used byAEK Athens FC , one of the three largest clubs of theSuper League Greece .Location
As it was announced in
September 6 2007 the stadium will be built inAno Liosia , a northwestern suburb ofAthens . A contract was signed between the Greek State andAEK Athens FC and all the details of the project were finalised. [http://www.aekfc.gr/media/Documents/mnimomio1.pdf]Capacity and other facilities
The stadium will have a capacity of at least 50,000 spectators according to chairman
Demis Nikolaidis and it will fulfill all theUEFA criteria in order to be regarded a 5-star venue. It will also feature a shopping mall of around 50,000 square metres , a multiplex cinema and numerous cafes and restaurants.tadium naming
The name "AEK Arena" is not the official name of the future stadium, it is just the temporary name of the project.Although, it is likely that the stadium is finally named AEK Arena even though a name like "New Nikos Goumas Stadium" is more likely to be chosen. Last but not least, it is very possible the stadium to be named after a sponsorship deal 'LG Stadium/LG Arena.
External links
* [http://www.aekfc.gr The Official AEK Athens FC Website]
* [http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/future_stadiums/athens_goumas.shtml A Worldstadiums.com entry about an older AEK Athens FC project]
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