Municipal Stadium of Mytilene

Municipal Stadium of Mytilene
Tarlas
Location	Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece
Opened	1920s
Owner	Municipality of Mytilene
Operator	Municipality of Mytilene
Capacity	5,000
Tenants
Aiolikos (1975-present)

Municipal Stadium of Mytilene is a multi-use stadium in Mytilene, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Aiolikos. The stadium holds 5,500 people.

Nickname

Stadium's nickname is Tarlas (Ταρλάς), which is inspired by the old name of the settlement where stadium is built. The word is originated from another Turkish word, which means tract or field.

Information

The stadium has four gates. It has also one big stand and track. The stand is separated in 5 sections, while there are 100 seats for VIP. In 2001 was put projectors and seats have been placed on all the stand. Until then, only a little section of the stand had seats. On the occasion of 2004 Olympic Games, have been more important projects to changing rooms and other rooms below the stand. Although had been decided in 2005 the placement of a shelter, it have not been constructed yet.

Other events

Concerts are often held here. Famous singers such as Anna Vissi, Sakis Rouvas, Antonis Remos and Michalis Hatzigiannis have played the venue over the years.

Coordinates: 39°5′52.15″N 26°33′15.36″E / 39.0978194°N 26.5542667°E / 39.0978194; 26.5542667