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
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. 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)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
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.
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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