Karaiskakis Stadium
The Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Greek: Στάδιο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης), commonly referred to as the Karaiskakis Stadium (Greek: Στάδιο Καραϊσκάκη, [staðio karaiˈskaki]), is a football stadium in Piraeus, Attica, Greece, and the home ground of the Piraeus football club Olympiacos. It is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, a military commander and national hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in the area.
Στάδιο Καραϊσκάκη | |
| Full name | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Στάδιο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης) |
|---|---|
| Former names | Neo Phaliron Velodrome (1895–1964) |
| Location | Piraeus, Attica, Greece |
| Coordinates | 37°56′46″N 23°39′52″E |
| Public transit | Faliro SEF |
| Owner | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Operator | Olympiacos |
| Type | Stadium |
| Executive suites | 200 |
| Capacity | 33,334 |
| Record attendance | 45,445 (Olympiacos vs AEK, 7 April 1965) |
| Field size | 120 x 80 m |
| Surface | Hybrid grass |
| Scoreboard | LED |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1895 |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Renovated | 1964, 2004 |
| Construction cost | € 60,000,000 |
| Architect | Stelios Agiostratitis |
| Tenants | |
| Olympiacos (1925–1984, 1989–1997, 2004–present) Ethnikos Piraeus (1924–2000) Greece national football team (2004–2009, 2010–2017) Greece women's national football team (2008–2017) | |
With a capacity of 33,334 it is the largest football-specific stadium and the second largest football stadium in Greece overall.
The stadium hosted the 2023 UEFA Super Cup, since the original venue in Kazan had to be moved due to Russia's suspension from UEFA.
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