Pampeloponnisiako Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
Logo Image:Pampeloponnisiako_Stadium_logo.jpg
Fullname:Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
Location:Patras, Greece
Built:1981
Opened:1981
Renovated:2004
Owner:Public Real Estate Company S.A. (state-owned)
Operator:Municipality of Patras
Surface:Grass
Scoreboard:2
Construction Cost:30,000,000 € (2004)
Architect:Grammatopoulos-Panousakis and associates
Former Names:National Stadium of Patras
Seating Capacity:23,588 (expandable to 30,000)
Tenants:Panachaiki
Publictransit: Aghios Andreas railway station

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Παμπελοποννησιακό Στάδιο, "Pan-Peloponnese Stadium") is a stadium located in Patras, 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.[1] 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, and it is operated by the Municipality of Patras.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/or2004b.pdf 2004 Summer Olympics official report.
  2. Web site: Παμπελοποννησιακό Στάδιο . stadia.gr . 11 May 2015.