| Messiniakos Stadium |
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| Capacity: 5,613 (seated) |
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The stadium is located in the city of Kalamata, 250 km south-west
of Athens. Kalamata has an airport, used only by charter flights.
You may also get there by train. The stadium itself is located in
the north-east part of the city, near the castle. Follow the roadsigns
to "Areopoli" to the north-east. Just as you prepare to
exit Kalamata, turn left. Try looking for the pillars of the floodlights
or study carefully the map to find the stadium, as it might prove
to be quite a difficult task.
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| Built in: 1967 (Latest redevelopment in 2000) |
| Record attendance: 8,323 (Kalamata FC vs Panathinaikos FC, in 1995) |
| Home of: Messiniakos FC (Prefectural League) |
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data: The stadium acquired its present form, with the three stands,
in 1994. It ows it to the current chairman of Messinaikos FC, Stavros
Papadopoulos, who then chaired the other club of the city, local rivals
Kalamata FC! Papadopoulos decided to rent the stadium from Messiniakos
and spent large sums of money on various works (among other things,
the west stand was built at that time).
Messiniakos Stadium was further upgraded (plastic seats, floodlights etc) in the summer of 2000. However, the two clubs had many financial disputes over the use of the stadium in recent years. The result was that Kalamata FC have now moved to the Municipal Stadium. |
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stadium is owned by Messiniakos GS amateur club.
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