Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
OFI Crete |
Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium (
OFI Crete
.
History
The historic ground of
Iraklion, Crete
.
The stadium was built on the ruins of an Armenian cemetery and that in the area where the pitch is located, there were two big holes, remaining structures of German army guns from the World War II occupation.
In 2018, the stadium had a match stats display added at the east side of the stadium.
Records
The stadium has a capacity of 8,500 fans, however many times the presence of the fans surpassed the number above. From 1980 to 2005 the stadium has held 380 matches. From 1979, the year when football in Greece became professional, the stadium has held 340 league games.
The highest attendance recorded at Yedi Kule is 12,391 for OFI's match against
Olympiakos
on September 25, 1988. For the record, OFI won the game 2–1.
Transportation
- Herakleion City Bus stops Sofokli Venizelou Kantanou and Kaminia (6,7,8,10,11,12,14,15,17,19,21,23,31)
