THE FOOTBALL TEAM, THE PREVIOUS HEADQUARTER AND THE CURRENT
Xanthi F.C. is the pride of the city, its foot-
The new stadium is located near Pigadia, a
ball team founded in 1967 with its current
village 7 km east of Xanthi. It has 3 stands
headquarter Xanthi FC Arena, also known
and a total capacity of approximately
as Pigadion Stadium. The stadium was
7,244 spectators. The first match in this
built in 2004 and is the new stadium of the
field was a 3-1 victory over Aris Thessaloni-
Xanthi F.C, after abandoning the previous
kis FC for the first game on September 18,
headquarter of AOX located in the city.
2004 in a year that ended with the Xanthi
The first official game of the team (AOX)
team celebrating the exit to the UEFA Cup.
on this pitch took place on 4/10/1967 (for
The inauguration of the stadium was held
the anniversary of the liberation of the city)
on May 12, 2005, with the world legend
against the National Armed Forces and the
football player, Pele cutting the inaugural
last game of Xanthi in the AOX Stadium
ribbon!
took place with Iraklis Thessaloniki on FC,
22 May 2004 and scored 0-1.
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