Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium (Greek: 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).
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| Full name | Pampeloponnisiako Stadium |
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| Former names | National Stadium of Patras |
| Location |  Patras, Greece |
| Public transit |  Aghios Andreas railway station |
| Owner | Public Real Estate Company S.A. (state-owned) |
| Operator | Municipality of Patras |
| Capacity | 23,588 (expandable to 30,000) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | 2 |
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| Built | 1981 |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Construction cost | 30,000,000 € (2004) |
| Architect | Grammatopoulos-Panousakis and associates |
| Tenants | |
| Panachaiki | |
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]
References
- 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. p. 324.
- "Παμπελοποννησιακό Στάδιο". stadia.gr. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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