Pampeloponnisiako Stadium ( el, Παμπελοποννησιακό Στάδιο, "Pan-
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...
Stadium") is a
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
located in
Patras
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Greece. The stadium was originally built 1981 as National Stadium of Patras (Εθνικό Στάδιο Πατρών, ''Ethniko Stadio Patron'').
In 2002, reconstruction works began and it reopened on 8 August 2004, just in time to host
football (soccer) matches for the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
. The stadium seats 23,588, though only 18,900 seats were publicly available for the Olympic matches.
It is owned by the Public Real Estate Company S.A., a
state-owned company
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a Government, government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn Profit (econom ...
, and it is operated by the
Municipality of Patras
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
.
References
External links
Olympicproperties.gr profile
Football venues in Greece
Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic football venues
Sports venues in Patras
Multi-purpose stadiums in Greece
Athletics (track and field) venues in Greece
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