Nikos Goumas Stadium

Nikos Goumas Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Nea Filadelfeia ("New Philadelphia"), a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of AEK Athens FC. It was named after a one-time club president, Nicholas Goumas, who contributed to its building and later upgrading. It was previously known as "Nea Filadelfeia Stadium" or simply "AEK Stadium". The stadium's capacity was 24,729, as built in 1930. Until 1979, it had a horseshoe shape. It was then that the double-tiered south stand was built, making it the largest stadium in Athens at the time. This stand, and particularly its lower tier known as "Skepasti" ("roofed"), was the home of the AEK ultras. The capacity of the stadium...