Olympic Stadium in Athens

Olympic Stadium in Athens is a stadium in Amarusio Municipality, Greece that opened in 1982. Its recorded capacity is 69,618.

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Olympic Stadium in Athens
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Key facts

Olympic Stadium in Athens is a stadium in Amarusio Municipality, Greece that opened in 1982. Its recorded capacity is 69,618. It is owned by Greek state. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Panathinaikos B, Greece men's national football team, 2006 IAAF World Cup, Panathinaikos F.C., 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 100 metres, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 10,000 metres, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 110 metres hurdles, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 3000 metres steeplechase, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 5000 metres, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's long jump, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's high jump, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's pole vault, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's javelin throw, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's shot put, 1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 1500 metres, athletics at the 1991 Mediterranean Games.

Location
Amarusio Municipality, Greece
Type
Stadium
Capacity
69,618
Opened
1982
Status
Active
Current owner
Greek state
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Olympic Stadium in Athens
Olympic Stadium in Athens

Olympic Stadium in Athens is at latitude 38.036111, longitude 23.7875, in Amarusio Municipality, Greece. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Olympic Stadium in Athens
FieldValue
Latitude38.036111
Longitude23.7875
CityAmarusio Municipality
RegionAmarusio Municipality
CountryGreece
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Olympic Stadium in Athens
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Olympic Stadium in Athens

Olympic Stadium in Athens has carried 1 recorded name. Spyros Louis Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of Olympic Stadium in Athens, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Spyros Louis StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Olympic Stadium in Athens, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerGreek state1982 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Olympic Stadium in Athens and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Panathinaikos BNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
Greece men's national football teamNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
2006 IAAF World CupNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
Panathinaikos F.C.Not mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 100 metresNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 10,000 metresNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 110 metres hurdlesNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 3000 metres steeplechaseNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 5000 metresNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's long jumpNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's high jumpNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's pole vaultNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's javelin throwNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 4 × 400 metres relayNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's shot putNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
1997 World Championships in Athletics – men's 1500 metresNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource
athletics at the 1991 Mediterranean GamesNot mapped1982 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

22 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Olympic Stadium in Athens
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set30382026-10
28 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSpyros Louis Stadium2026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set360612026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set360602026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set360592026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set360442026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13770232572026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleOlympic_Stadium_(Athens)Olympic Stadium (Athens)2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Olympic Stadium (Athens) (revision 1377023257). Wikidata item: Q189663.