Karaiskakis-Stadium

Football stadium in Pireaus, Greece (Greek: Στάδιο «Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης»), named after military commander Georgios Karaiskakis (1782-1827), who was mortally wounded near the area during the Greek War of Independence. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. It was initially used during the 1896 Summer Olympics as the Neo Phaliron Velodrome, extensively renovated in 1964, and completely rebuilt in 2004 into a 32,115 capacity, all seater stadium, ready for the football competition of the 2004 Summer Olympics.