The Charilaou is a pure football stadium without running track for athletics competitions.

This is in contrast to the old holding a top rank, is what defined by a tier of boxes from the lower part.

The stadium sometimes is called by the Aris fans as "La Bombonera", inspired by the emblematic home ground of Boca Juniors, a friendly club of Aris, who play often friendly matches with.

Owner Karipidis plans to demolish the existing stands and rebuild the stadium to modern standards.

In addition, the stadium has a restaurant, cafes and catering areas for VIPs.