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).

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
Full namePampeloponnisiako Stadium
Former namesNational Stadium of Patras
LocationGreece Patras, Greece
Public transit Aghios Andreas railway station
OwnerPublic Real Estate Company S.A. (state-owned)
OperatorMunicipality of Patras
Capacity23,588 (expandable to 30,000)
SurfaceGrass
Scoreboard2
Construction
Built1981
Opened1981
Renovated2004
Construction cost30,000,000 € (2004)
ArchitectGrammatopoulos-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

38°13′18.50″N 21°45′07.88″E


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