Stadium
Panetolikos Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Παναιτωλικού -Gipedo Panetolikou) is a football stadium in Agrinio, Etoloakarnania prefecture, Greece. A UEFA 4 Star stadium, it is currently used for football matches, mainly as the home stadium of Panetolikos. It is located at Prousiotissis Street and it holds 7,500 people. Its highest attendance was 11,012 people during a match with Olympiacos CFP in 1977. There are plans to increase the seating capacity of the stadium to 8,800 spectators. Nowadays the average attendance is 6,000. Even though Agrinio is a small city, Panetolikos supporters known as "The Warriors" & "Guerreros" are known for their loyalty to their team.
Panetolikos Stadium has three stands. It has been used as a football ground since 1930, however the first stand (the small east one) was not constructed until the mid-1950s. The main west stand was built in the 1970s. Unfortunately, in the years that followed, little else happened to the stadium, which gradually fell into disrepair. This was the situation until 2005, when the new owner of the club, Fotis Kostoulas, revealed his plans for the complete reconstruction of the stadium.
Stadium Situation 2006 - September 2011
The stadium features plastic seats, the team's office, Panetolikos' boutique and a cafeteria.
2006 - The big stand was completely renovated, a brand new stand with a modern roof.
2010 - The small stand was renovated, in the center it was added a second level of seats with roof.
2011 - Works have begun after the promotion of the team to Superleague in order to increase the capacity of the stadium by 1400 seats approximately behind Prousiotissis Street goalpost (a Curva).
Additional lighting added.
Recently the lighting has finished, with the power of each light at 1600 lux, which oversatisfy the Greek Superleague and UEFA 4 stars (where a team can play UEFA Champions League games) requirements.
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