The “Georgios Karaiskakis” stadium was originally built as a velodrome in 1895 to be used during the 1896 Olympic Games. It was donated to the Olympic Games Committee by the then property owner Railway Company.
It was in the 1920s when the velodrome was also first used as a football pitch; 40 years later, in 1960, it was fully renovated and retrofitted to be used as a stadium (including a pitch and track and field). Since then, it was renamed into “Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium” to honor a major Greek hero, Georgios Karaiskakis, who was killed close to the stadium during the 1821 Greek Revolution.
It was in the “G. Karaiskakis” Stadium when the 1969 European Athletics Championship was held, as well as Greek Cup finals and the 1971 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final. The stadium also hosted matches played by Proodeftiki and Ethnikos football clubs; it is however the very history of the Legend as written to date and in the future on the pitch of the “G. Karaiskakis” stadium that stands hardwired with the venue.
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