Karaiskaki Stadium disaster

The Karaiskaki Stadium disaster was an incident that occurred on 8 February, 1981, in Piraeus, Greece, after a football match between Olympiacos and AEK Athens FC.

A total number of 21 supporters lost their lives while rushing out of the stadium to celebrate the victory of Olympiacos against AEK Athens FC (6-0). The accident took place in the historic "Gate 7" (Θύρα 7).

The main cause for the accident seems to be a partially closed door [http://en.olympiakos.gr/article.aspx?aid=17027] . While exiting, some fans lost their balance and fell on the last steps. Dozens fell onto each other and were stepped over by unsuspecting fans who kept coming. 21 supporters lost their lives and many more were injured. Most of them were teenagers or in their mid-20s.

The accident occurred in a gate where supporters of Olympiacos were concentrated, however one of the victims was reported to be a supporter of AEK Athens FC.

"Gate 7" (Θύρα 7) [http://www.gate7fans.com/] , οne of the most supportive fan clubs of Olympiacos was named after the incident.