Pankritio Stadium

Pankritio Stadium

Location	Heraklion, Greece
Owner	Hellenic Olympic Committee
Operator	City of Heraklion
Capacity	26,240[1]
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes LED monochrome with clock
Construction
Broke ground	1990
Opened	August 11, 2004
Construction cost	€ 50,000,000
Architect	Vassilis Floudas and associates
Tenants
Ergotelis

Pankritio Stadium (Greek: Παγκρήτιο Στάδιο, Pagkritio Stadio literally:Pancretan Stadium) is a sports stadium located in Heraklion on the island of Crete. It was completed on December 31, 2003, and officially opened on August 11, 2004, just before the beginning of the 2004 Summer Olympics to host the football match Greece vs. Switzerland.^[2] It has a capacity of 27,000 seats. It will be host the 1st league of European Team Championships 2015.

Tenants

The stadium is currently the home ground of Superleague football team Ergotelis.

References

• Olympicproperties.gr profile

External links

• Information and photos of Pankritio Stadium

Coordinates: 35°20′12″N 25°06′22″E / 35.33667°N 25.10611°E / 35.33667; 25.10611

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