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Olympic Stadium
Athens Olympic Stadium, Spiridon "Spiros" Louis Stadium
Facility statistics
Location Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens
Broke ground 1979
Opened 1982
Renovated July 30, 2004
Closed Open
Demolished N/A
Owner Greek Government
Operator OAKA (Legal Entity subject to Private Law)
Surface Grass
Construction cost Unknown
Architect Santiago Calatrava (renovation)
Tenants
Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
Seating capacity
72,000

The Olympic Stadium (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) (also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon "Spiros" Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race) in 1896, is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It hosted the athletics events and the soccer final at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It also hosted the Opening Ceremony on August 13, 2004, and was the site of the Closing Ceremony on August 29, 2004. The stadium's record attendance is 74,473 but it was configured to seat 72,000 during the Olympics, though only 56,700 seats were made publicly available for the track and field events and slightly more for the football final. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 980 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Athens Olympic Sports Complex is the central group of facilities for the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calatrava is known for his organically inspired designs, such as LUmbracle at his Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia. ... Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, i. ... AEK Athens FC is the football club of the Athletic Union of Constantinople (AEK), a sports club founded in Athens, Greece in Turkey in 1922. ... Spiridon Spiros Louis (January 12, 1873 – March 26, 1940) was a Greek water-carrier who won the marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero. ... Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular football field to an oval for cricket games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly... The Athens Olympic Sports Complex is the central group of facilities for the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, except for the Marathons (which were run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the Road Walk, and the Shot Put, which was held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. ... The football (soccer) tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on August 11, (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on August 28. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The stadium was originally built in 1980-1982 and completed in time to host the 1982 European Championships in Athletics. It was inaugurated by the then President of Greece, Konstantinos Karamanlis. It also hosted several events of the 1991 Mediterranean Games and the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, sought in order to prove that it was capable of hosting major sporting events after the failure of Athens to win the 1996 Summer Olympics. The stadium was extensively renovated in time for the Olympics, including a controversial roof designed by Santiago Calatrava that was added atop the sidelines in order to shade fans from the fierce Athens heat. The roof was completed just in time for the opening of the Games, and the stadium was then officially re-opened on July 30, 2004. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 13th European Championships in Athletics were in held at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, a city in Greece. ... Constantine Karamanlis Constantine (Konstantinos) Karamanlis (Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής) (March 8, 1907 - April 23, 1998) is a towering figure of modern Greek politics and history. ... The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea. ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... participants The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Calatrava is known for his organically inspired designs, such as LUmbracle at his Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The stadium will host the final of the UEFA Champions League in 2007. This stadium also hosted the 1993/94 UEFA Champions League & 1982/83 European Cup Finals (AC Milan - FC Barcelona 4-0 , Hamburger SV - Juventus 1-0) as well as the 1987 Cup Winners' Cup final (Ajax-Lokomotive Leipzig 1-0). European Clubs Champions Cup, the trophy of the UEFA Champions League European Cup redirects here. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, popularly known as Barça, is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced Ah-yahx), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... 1. ...


See also

This stadium currently serves as home to AEK Athens FC and Panathinaikos. The Athens Olympic Sports Complex is the central group of facilities for the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... AEK Athens FC is the football club of the Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos, or in English the Athletic Union of Constantinople (AEK). ... Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, i. ...


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Preceded by:
De Kuip
Rotterdam
European Cup
Final Venue

1983
Succeeded by:
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Preceded by:
Olympic Stadium
Munich
UEFA Champions League
Final Venue

1994
Succeeded by:
Ernst Happel Stadion
Vienna
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Stade de France
Paris
UEFA Champions League
Final Venue

2007
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