Xanthi FC Arena
| Skoda Xanthi Stadium | |
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| place |
 Pigadia, Xanthi , Western Thrace , Greece
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 7 '11.1 " N , 24 ° 56' 51.3" E |
| opening | May 30, 2004 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | € 6.5 million |
| capacity | 7,400 seats |
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The Skoda Xanthi Stadium is a football stadium in the suburb of Pigadia in the Greek city of Xanthi , Western Thrace region , in the north of the country. It is the home ground of the AO Xanthi football club .
history
The stadium was built between October 2003 and May 2004 when the club had qualified for the UEFA Cup for the second time in a row , and a more modern venue was therefore needed for the home games. Before that, the club played in the downtown Xanthi Stadium . The construction cost about 6.5 million euros .
The seating stadium has space for 7,400 spectators on three grandstands. Initially, only two grandstands were planned, so only these are covered. The decision to build the third grandstand was only made while the work was being carried out; a roof and the construction of a fourth grandstand are being considered.
An average of 5,500 spectators follow Xanthi's home games, the record crowd of 6,642 fans was reached on January 20, 2007 in the league game against Panathinaikos Athens .
In the 2007/08 season the average attendance was 2,071, with a record attendance of 4,957 against Olympiacos .