Veria Stadium is a
multi-purpose stadium
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in
Veria
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of ...
,
Greece
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. It is used for
football matches, and is the home stadium of
NFC Veria. It was built in 1925 by members of music and gymnastics association Megas Alexandros. The stadium holds about 7,000. It is situated off the city centre. Record attendance is 10,309 for a game between
Veria
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of ...
and
Panathinaikos in 1970. However, during a game between
Veria FC
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
and
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. FC ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, '' Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonian Sports club, Athlet ...
there were about 12,000 fans, but most of them entered the stadium without a ticket. The stadium formerly held track races too but after the renovations in 2005 and 2007 the space for track runners was removed.
Renovation
During 1997, Veria F.C. in co-operation with Municipality of Veria installed a roof at the west stand while, in 1998 an electronic scoreboard was installed. Again, in 2005 a lighting system was installed while the stadium capacity was greatly reduced due to the installation of seats to approximately 5,300. Although, in 2007 administration board of Veria & the city's mayor agreed to the construction of a north and a south stand which increased the stadium capacity to 7,000. During the team's comeback to the
Superleague in 2012 Veria applied some improvements to the stadium in order to be qualified to host the championship matches.
In 2013, Veria F.C. announced another renovation in the stadium. Since the beginning of the season due to security reasons the stands were upgraded as security rails were installed. Also due to damaged drainage system and an almost destroyed football field, on September 16, 2013, Veria announced the replacement of current drainage system and the reinstallation of a new football field. The replacement was expected to be complete by October 20, 2013. Veria F.C. was expected to use its stadium again in the local derby against
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in October 20. Also there are plans of another expansion in the near future while soon the electronic ticket will be available in Veria Stadium as well. On October 18, 2013
Veria
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of ...
announced that the renovation of stadium was over and the stadium was ready to host again Veria's fixtures in Superleague Greece. Except the pitch's replacement the stadium was painted in blue-crimson colours while new goalposts were installed. Last but not least the locker rooms and the stadium's entrance were improved too. So that the stadium is able to host International matches.
Venues
In summer of 2015
Veria
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of ...
and her stadium will host in
Greece
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along with
Katerini
Katerini ( el, Κατερίνη, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Pieria regional unit in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, ...
and
Larissa the
2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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. Also every year, during the summer season there are plenty of music concerts taking place. On 17 September 2014 Veria Stadium held its first ever international match between
Greece
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and
Albania
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as part of
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup European qualification round. During November 2014, an international friendly tournament was held at Veria Stadium.
Ελλάδα - Γαλλία την Πέμπτη στο Δημοτικό Στάδιο Βέροιας
Most Receipts
International Matches
Gallery
File:AEK Vs VERIA at Veria Stadium.JPG, Game between Veria FC
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
and AEK FC in September 2007.
Image:Veria asteras.jpg, Veria FC
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
against Asteras Tripolis
Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...
.
Image:VERIA_KSANTHII.JPG, Veria FC
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
vs Skoda Xanthi FC
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Founded in 1967, Xa ...
.
File:VeriaVsPaok.jpg, Veria F.C.
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
vs P.A.O.K. F.C.
P.A.O.K. FC ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, '' Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of ...
during Superleague in season 2013–14.
File:VeriaVsAsteras.JPG, Veria FC
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
against Asteras Tripolis
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from the east stand of the stadium.
File:VeriaVsGiannina.JPG, View from the west stand of the east stand at Veria Stadium
File:West stand of Veria Stadium.jpg, West stand of Veria Stadium.
File:South Stand of Veria Stadium.JPG, South Stand of Veria Stadium.
File:Scoreboard Veria Stadium.JPG, Scoreboard of Veria stadium.
File:Veria stadium during its first international match.jpg, Greece vs Albania in Veria Stadium
File:Veria stadium during an international match.jpg, Veria stadium during the international match of Greece women's national team against Albania as part of World Cup's 2015 European qualification round.
File:Greece vs Ukraine in Euro U19 Championship, premiere.JPG, Premiere day: Greece
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vs Ukraine
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in 2015 European U19 championship at Veria Stadium.
File:Greece vs Ukraine in Euro U19 Championship, premiere, panorama.JPG, Panorama of the north, south and east stand of Veria Stadium during the premiere game between Greece
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vs Ukraine
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in 2015 European U19 championship.
References
External links
Veria Stadium website
{{Veria F.C.
Veria F.C.
Football venues in Greece
Buildings and structures in Veria
Multi-purpose stadiums in Greece
Sports venues in Central Macedonia