Toumba Stadium

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Aerial shot of Toumba Stadium

The official home stadium of PAOK FC.

Capacity: 28,701 (all seated)

Location: Toumba is a district of the city of Thessaloniki (or Salonica) in Macedonia, northern Greece. The city has an international airport and is also easily accessible by train.

Built in: 1959

Record attendance: 45,252 (PAOK FC vs AEK FC - on 19/12/1976)

Toumba has hosted a few games of the Greek National Team. It has also been the venue for 3 Greek Football Cup finals.

The capacity of the stadium was for years over 40,000. In 1998 seats were installed on all stands, reducing it to 32,000. The introduction of security zones in 2000 further reduced capacity to 28,701.