Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | |
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Harilaou | |
Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
Broke ground | 1951 |
Opened | 06.11.1951 |
Renovated | 2004 |
Owner | Aris Thessaloniki |
Operator | Aris Thessaloniki F.C. |
Surface | Grass |
Capacity | 22,800 |
Tenants | |
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. |
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium (Greek: Στάδιο Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης) or Harilaou Ground (Γήπεδο Χαριλάου) is a football stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was built in 1951 as the home stadium of Aris Thessaloniki F.C., one of the most popular football clubs in Greece. For many years, the ground's official name was Aris Stadium, until it was renamed in honor of Kleanthis Vikelidis, a legendary player of Aris FC in the 1930s. However, most commonly it is also referred to as "Harilaou Stadium", after the district in which it is built at. The stadium's capacity was 23,200, although it got limited to 22,800 after the renovations for the 2004 Summer Olympics; were it served as a training ground for the Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Its facilities include dressing rooms, a gym, a swimming pool, VIP boxes, a VIP lounge, a restaurant with pitch view and press rooms.