▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁refuge e ▁housing ▁was ▁don ated ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁ground ▁for ▁the ▁Greek ▁refuge es . ▁A ▁stad ium ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁named ▁" N ik os ▁G ou mas ", ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁home ▁ground ▁of ▁A E K ▁Ath ens ▁FC . ▁ ▁Gian nis ▁Gran its as , ▁President ▁of ▁Am ateur ▁A E K ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁decided ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁stad ium ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁stad ium ▁at ▁Ne a ▁Fil ad elf e ia , ▁as ▁he ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁stad ium ▁was ▁seriously ▁dam aged ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Ath ens ▁earth qu ake . ▁ ▁His ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁stad ium ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁site , ▁which ▁would ▁include ▁also ▁a ▁basketball ▁ind oor ▁hall ▁and ▁a ▁m all . ▁ ▁The ▁goal ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁stad ium ▁to ▁be ▁ready ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁However , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁stad ium ▁were ▁halt ed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State , ▁which ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁construction ▁plans ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁were ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Greece . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Dim it ris ▁Mel iss an id is ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Am ateur ▁A E K , ▁and ▁presented ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁the