Olympic Stadium (Athens)

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Olympic Stadium
Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο της Αθήνας Σπύρος Λούης
UEFA ^[1]
Full name	Olympic Stadium Spyros Louis
Location	Maroussi, Athens, Greece
Built	1979^[2]
Opened	1982^[2]
Renovated	2002–2004 (Olympic Games)^[2]
Owner	Greek Government
Operator	OAKA S.A.
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	€265 million (Renovation 2004)
Architect	Santiago Calatrava (Renovation)
Capacity	75,263^[3]
Record attendance	82,662 (concert)
Field dimensions	105 x 68 m^[2]
Tenants
2004 Summer Olympics AEK Athens (2004–present) Greece national football team (some matches)

The Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spiros Louis" (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο της Αθηνας "Σπύρος Λούης", Olympiakó Stádio "Spiros Louis") is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.

History

Located in the area of Marousi in Athens, the stadium was originally designed in 1979 and built in 1980–1982. It was completed in time to host the 1982 European Championships in Athletics. It was inaugurated by the President of Greece, at the time Konstantinos Karamanlis, on 8 September 1982. It also hosted several events of the 1991 Mediterranean Games and the 1997 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.

It was extensively renovated in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics, including a roof designed by Santiago Calatrava, and innovatively positioned with Enerpac hydraulics.^[4] The roof was added atop the sidelines and completed just in time for the opening of the Games. The stadium was then officially re-opened on 30 July 2004. It hosted the athletics events and the football final at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[5] It also hosted the opening ceremony on 13 August 2004, and the closing ceremony on 29 August 2004. The stadium's attendance was reduced to 71,030 for the Olympics, the initial capacity was some 75,000, though only 56,700 seats were made publicly available for the track and field events and slightly more for the football final. The turf system consists of natural grass in modular containers which incorporate irrigation and drainage systems.

Major events

It has been used at various times as a home ground by the three major football clubs of the Athens area, AEK Athens, Panathinaikos, and Olympiacos. The record attendance for a football match has been 75,263 in a clash between Olympiacos and Hamburg on 3 November 1983.

It hosted the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final on 23 May between AC Milan and Liverpool, which was won 2–1 by Milan, the 1994 Final also won by Milan, the 1983 Final, as well as the 1987 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final.

The stadium played host to Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! Benefit Concert on 3 October 1988. The show was headlined by Sting and Peter Gabriel and also featured Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tracy Chapman, Youssou N'Dour, and George Dalaras.

Pop superstar Michael Jackson was originally scheduled to perform there during his Dangerous World Tour on 10 October 1992, but the concert was cancelled due to singer's serious throat infection problems.^[6]^[7]

Madonna performed a sold-out concert at the stadium on 27 September 2008, as part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour.

U2 performed in front of a crowd of 82,662 during their 360° Tour on 3 September 2010, making it the highest attended concert ever held in Greece.

Pyx Lax performed also in front of a crowd of about 80,000, during their reunion tour on 13 July 2011. It was the highest attended Greek-band-concert.

Bon Jovi performed during their Bon Jovi Live Tour on 20 July 2011. The show was successful and almost sold out.

Red Hot Chili Peppers performed in front of a crowd of about 60,000, as part of their worldwide concert tour on 4 September 2012.

Concerts

Concerts at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis"
Date	Artist	Tour	Attendance
3 October 1988	Sting, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tracy Chapman, Youssou N'Dour, George Dalaras	Human Rights Now!	-
31 May 1989	Pink Floyd	A Momentary Lapse of Reason	60,000
09 June 1992	Frank Sinatra	-	-
24 May 1993	Guns N' Roses	Use Your Illusion	55,000
16 September 1998	The Rolling Stones	Bridges to Babylon	70,000
03 July 2001	Eros Ramazzotti	Stilelibero	-
20 July 2006	Shakira	Oral Fixation Tour	40,000
26 July 2007	George Michael	25 Live	40,000
27 September 2008	Madonna	Sticky & Sweet	75,637
08 July 2009	Carlos Santana	Live Your Light	25,000
3 September 2010	U2	360°	82,662
13 July 2011	Pyx Lax	Manos Xidos	80,000
20 July 2011	Bon Jovi	Open Air	60,652
4 September 2012	Red Hot Chili Peppers	I'm With You	Approx: 60,000
31 July 2013	Roger Waters	The Wall	25,807

Gallery

Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of 2004 Summer Olympics
Athens Olympic Stadium During an A.E.K. F.C. match
Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2007 Champions League Final

References

↑ "List of UEFA 4 Star Stadiums". Worldstadiumdatabase.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Description: Capacity". O.A.K.A. "Spiros Louis". Retrieved 29 December 2010.
↑ "Athens Olympic Stadium - Description". oaka.com.gr. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
↑ http://www.ien.com/article/olympic-size-solution/3970
↑ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 242, 324.
↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iCRCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zqoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3892,277185&dq=michael+jackson+izmir+turkey&hl=en
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPmWcHeiCw0

External links

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Events and tenants
Preceded by Sydney Olympic Stadium Sydney	Summer Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies (Athens Olympic Stadium Spyros Louis) 2004	Succeeded by Beijing Olympic Stadium Beijing
Preceded by Sydney Olympic Stadium Sydney	Summer Olympics Football Finals (Athens Olympic Stadium Spyros Louis) 2004	Succeeded by Beijing Olympic Stadium Beijing
Preceded by Sydney Olympic Stadium Sydney	Olympic Athletics competitions Main Venue 2004	Succeeded by Beijing Olympic Stadium Beijing

Venue in European competitions

Events and tenants
Preceded by De Kuip Rotterdam	European Cup Final Venue 1983	Succeeded by Stadio Olimpico Rome
Preceded by Stade de Gerland Lyon	European Cup Winners Cup Final Venue 1987	Succeeded by Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg
Preceded by Olympic Stadium Munich	UEFA Champions League Final Venue 1994	Succeeded by Ernst Happel Stadion Vienna
Preceded by Stade de France St-Denis	UEFA Champions League Final Venue 2007	Succeeded by Luzhniki Stadium Moscow
Preceded by Karaiskakis Stadium Piraeus 1996	Greek Super Cup venue 2007	Succeeded by

Summer Olympic stadia

v t e Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics

OACA	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Athens Olympic Tennis Centre Athens Olympic Velodrome Olympic Indoor Hall Olympic Stadium

HOC	Fencing Hall Hellinikon Indoor Arena Olympic Baseball Centre Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre Olympic Hockey Centre Olympic Softball Stadium

Faliro	Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena Peace and Friendship Stadium

GOC	Goudi Olympic Hall Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre

Football venues	Kaftanzoglio Stadium (Thessaloniki) Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus) Pampeloponnisiako Stadium (Patras) Pankritio Stadium (Heraklion) Panthessaliko Stadium (Volos)

Other venues	Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre Alexandreio Melathron Ano Liosia Olympic Hall Galatsi Olympic Hall Kotzia Square Marathon (city) Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall Panathenaic Stadium Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre Stadium at Olympia Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre

v t e Olympic venues in athletics

1896: Marathon (city), Panathenaic Stadium 1900: Croix-Catelan Stadium 1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920: Olympisch Stadion 1924: Stade de Colombes 1928: Olympic Stadium 1932: Olympic Stadium, Riverside Drive at Griffith Park 1936: Avus Motor Road, Olympic Stadium 1948: Empire Stadium 1952: Olympic Stadium 1956: Melbourne Cricket Ground 1960: Arch of Constantine, Raccordo Anulare, Stadio Olimpico, Via Appia Antica, Via Cristoforo Colombo 1964: Fuchu City, Karasuyama-machi, National Stadium, Sasazuka-machi, Shinjuku 1968: Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Zócalo 1972: Olympiastadion 1976: Montreal Botanical Garden, Olympic Stadium, Streets of Montreal 1980: Grand Arena, Streets of Moscow 1984: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Santa Monica College, Streets of Los Angeles, Streets of Santa Monica 1988: Olympic Stadium, Streets of Seoul 1992: Estadi Olímpic de Monjuïc, Marathon course, Mataró, Walking course 1996: Marathon course, Olympic Stadium, Walking course 2000: Marathon course, North Sydney, Olympic Stadium 2004: Marathon (city), Olympic Stadium, Panathenaic Stadium, Stadium at Olympia 2008: Beijing National Stadium, Olympic Green Promenade Walking course, Streets of Beijing Marathon course 2012: Marathon Course, Olympic Stadium 2016: Flamengo Park, João Havelange Stadium, Sambódromo

v t e Olympic venues in association football

1900 Vélodrome de Vincennes 1904 Francis Field 1908 White City Stadium 1912 Råsunda IP, Stockholm Olympic Stadium (final), Tranebergs Idrottsplats 1920 Jules Ottenstadion, Olympisch Stadion (final), Stade Joseph Marien, Stadion Broodstraat 1924 Stade Bergeyre, Stade de Colombes (final), Stade de Paris, Stade Pershing 1928 Monnikenhuize, Olympic Stadium (final), Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel 1936 Hertha-BSC Field, Mommsenstadion, Olympic Stadium (final), Poststadion 1948 Arsenal Stadium, Champion Hill, Craven Cottage, Cricklefield Stadium, Empire Stadium (medal matches), Green Pond Road, Griffin Park, Selhurst Park, White Hart Lane 1952 Helsinki Football Grounds, Kotka, Lahti, Olympic Stadium (final), Tampere, Turku 1956 Melbourne Cricket Ground (final), Olympic Park Stadium 1960 Florence Communal Stadium, Grosseto Communal Stadium, L'Aquila Communal Stadium, Livorno Ardenza Stadium, Naples Saint Paul's Stadium, Pescara Adriatic Stadium, Stadio Flaminio (final) 1964 Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Mitsuzawa Football Field, Nagai Stadium, Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Ōmiya Football Field, Prince Chichiba Memorial Football Field 1968 Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Estadio Nou Camp, Jalisco Stadium 1972 Drei Flüsse Stadion, ESV-Stadion, Jahnstadion, Olympiastadion (final), Rosenaustadion, Urban Stadium 1976 Lansdowne Park, Olympic Stadium (final), Sherbrooke Stadium, Varsity Stadium 1980 Dynama Stadium, Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena, Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium, Republican Stadium 1984 Harvard Stadium, Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium 1988 Busan Stadium, Daegu Stadium, Daejeon Stadium, Dongdaemun Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final) 1992 Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, Estadi del FC Barcelona (final), Estadio Luís Casanova, La Romareda, RCD Espanyol Stadium 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl, Legion Field, Orange Bowl, RFK Memorial Stadium, Sanford Stadium (final) 2000 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Bruce Stadium, Hindmarsh Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final) 2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Karaiskakis Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Pankritio Stadium, Panthessaliko Stadium 2008 Beijing National Stadium (final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shanghai Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Workers Stadium 2012 City of Coventry Stadium, Hampden Park, Millennium Stadium, St James' Park, Old Trafford, Wembley Stadium (final) 2016 Estádio Nacional de Brasília, Arena Fonte Nova, Mineirão, Estádio do Morumbi, Estádio do Maracanã (final)

v t e IAAF World Championships in Athletics stadiums

Helsinki 1983 Rome 1987 Tokyo 1991 Stuttgart 1993 Gothenburg 1995 Athens 1997 Seville 1999 Edmonton 2001 Saint-Denis 2003 Helsinki 2005 Osaka 2007 Berlin 2009 Daegu 2011 Moscow 2013 Beijing 2015 London 2017

Superleague Greece venues 2013–14

*home venue of Kalloni

v t e European Athletics Championships stadiums

Turin 1934 Paris, Vienna 1938 Oslo 1946 Brussels 1950 Berne 1954 Stockholm 1958 Belgrade 1962 Budapest 1966 Athens 1969 Helsinki 1971 Rome 1974 Prague 1978 Athens 1982 Stuttgart 1986 Split 1990 Helsinki 1994 Budapest 1998 Munich 2002 Gothenburg 2006 Barcelona 2010 Zurich 2012 Amsterdam 2014

Coordinates: 38°2′9.93″N 23°47′15.48″E / 38.0360917°N 23.7876333°E / 38.0360917; 23.7876333

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