"Olympiastadion" (Munich, Germany). Opened in 1972. Accommodates 69,250 spectators.
The final match of the first UEFA Champions League in the 1992/93 season took place at the Munich Olympic Stadium. Marseille and Milan competed for the trophy. The meeting, which took place on May 23, 1993, ended in victory for the French team with a score of 1:0.
The Munich Arena hosted the second final of the main European club tournament in 1997. In that match, Borussia Dortmund beat Juventus 3:1.
Olympic Stadium (Athens, Greece). Opened in 1982, reconstructed in 2002-2004. Accommodates 69,618 spectators.
The Olympic Stadium in the capital of Greece can be called happy for Milan. After losing in the final of the 1992/93 season, the Italian club again reached the decisive stage of the tournament the following year, where they defeated Barcelona with a score of 4:0.
Thirteen years later, the Rossoneri returned to the Athens Olympic Stadium as trophy contenders and again managed to win, this time over Liverpool 2-1.
"Ernst Happel Stadion" (Vienna, Austria). Opened in 1931, reconstructed twice - in 1986 and 2008. Accommodates 55,665 spectators.
The arena in the Austrian capital hosted the final of the Champions League of the 1994/95 season, and Milan participated in it for the third time in a row. Like two years earlier, the Italians lost with a score of 0:1, but this time to Ajax.
Stadio Olimpico (Italy, Rome). Opened in 1937, the last reconstruction was carried out in 1989-1990. Accommodates 72,698 spectators.
In the 1995/96 season, Ajax came to Rome as the reigning Champions League winner, but the Dutch club failed to defend its title. Already in the first half of the match with Juventus, the teams exchanged goals, after which they brought the matter to a penalty shootout. The Bianconeri were more accurate and won the main European club trophy.
The Olympic Stadium in Rome received the right to once again host the Champions League final of the 2008/09 season, but this time the local teams failed to make it to the decisive stage of the tournament. The trophy was won this year by Barcelona, beating Manchester United 2:0.
Amsterdam Arena (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Opened in 1996. Accommodates 54,990 spectators.
The stadium, which now bears the name of Johan Cruyff, hosted the Champions League final just two years after it opened. In May 1998, Real Madrid and Juventus met on the field of the Amsterdam Arena. The match ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of the Madrid club.
Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain). Opened in 1957, it was reconstructed twice - in 1995 and 2008. Accommodates 99,354 spectators.
The Barcelona stadium has seen many memorable matches, but the 1998/99 Champions League final stands apart. Without exaggeration, that meeting between Bayern and Manchester United can be called legendary. The Germans took the lead in the 6th minute and controlled the game until the last minutes, but two goals scored by the Mancunians in stoppage time of the second half brought victory to Manchester United.
"Stade de France" (Saint-Denis, France). Opened in 1998. Accommodates 81,338 spectators.
The arena, built on the outskirts of Paris, hosted the Champions League final for the first time in the 1999/2000 season. The meeting between Real Madrid and Valencia ended with a confident victory for the Madrid club with a score of 3:0. This was the first time in the history of the Champions League that clubs from the same country played in the final.
6 years later, in the 2005/06 season, Barcelona and Arsenal competed for the trophy on the Stade de France field. The Londoners, who played in the minority from the 18th minute after goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent off, opened the scoring 10 minutes before the break, but in the second half goals from Samuel Eto'o and Juliano Belletti brought victory to the Catalans - 2:1.
"San Siro" (Milan, Italy). Opened in 1926. The last reconstruction was carried out in 1989. Accommodates 80,018 spectators.
The San Siro Stadium was renamed in honor of Giuseppe Meazza in 1979, but the historical name of the arena is still the most popular and recognizable throughout the world. The Champions League final has been held here twice.
In the 2000/01 season, Bayern and Valencia played a dramatic match in Milan in which penalty kicks played a major role. Already in the 2nd minute, Gaizka Mendieta brought the Spaniards ahead from the penalty spot, and 4 minutes later, the Bats goalkeeper Santiago Canizares saved a penalty kick from Mehmet Scholl. At the beginning of the second half, Stefan Effenberg equalized the score from the penalty spot, and the fate of the match was decided in a series of post-match strikes, in which the Bayern players were more accurate.
15 years later, in May 2016, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid almost exactly repeated the scenario of the game between Bayern and Valencia in the same arena. Regular time also ended with the score 1:1, in extra time the teams failed to score, and the Royal Club won in the penalty shootout.
Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland). Opened in 1903. Reconstructed in 1999. Accommodates 51,866 spectators.
Real Madrid and Bayer 04 took to the Hampden Park pitch in the Champions League final in May 2002, and six months later the arena celebrated its 99th anniversary. The match itself ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Real Madrid and was remembered for Zinedine Zidane's beautiful goal from the line of the penalty area.
Old Trafford (Manchester, England). Opened in 1910. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2006. Accommodates 74,879 spectators.
The second final in the modern history of the Champions League involving teams representing one country took place in the 2002/2003 season. In the decisive match of the tournament, which took place in Manchester, Milan and Juventus met. The main and extra time ended with the score 0:0, and in the penalty shootout the victory for Milan was brought by a precise shot from Andrei Shevchenko.
Veltins Arena (Gelsenkirchen, Germany). Opened in 2001. The stadium's capacity was last increased in 2015; today it is 62,271 people.
The arena has had its current name since the summer of 2005; previously it was called Arena AufSchalke. The stadium hosted matches of the World Football and Hockey Championships. Since 2002, the annual Christmas Biathlon Star Race has been held here.
The 2004 Champions League final, held in Gelsenkirchin, is one of the most memorable for Russian fans, as one of the goals was scored by Dmitry Alenichev. The Porto midfielder set the final score of the match against Monaco (3:0). The Portuguese team at that time was led by Jose Mourinho, who became the youngest head coach in history to win the main European club trophy.
Olympic Stadium (Istanbul, Türkiye). Opened in 2002. Accommodates 80,500 spectators.
The stadium in Istanbul was built to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, but Turkey's bid did not receive the required number of votes, and the Olympics took place in Beijing. Currently, the arena in Istanbul bears the name of the first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and is the largest in the country.
The 2005 Istanbul Champions League final is arguably the greatest in the tournament's history. In the decisive match, Milan crushed Liverpool with a score of 3:0 after the first half, but in the second half of the meeting, goals from Gerrard, Smicer and Alonso turned everything upside down. There were no goals scored in extra time, and the British club was stronger in the penalty shootout.
"Luzhniki" (Moscow, Russia). Opened in 1956. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2017. Accommodates 81,000 spectators.
For the first time, Russia received the right to host the 2007/08 Champions League final, and this honorable mission was entrusted to the Luzhniki Grand Sports Arena. Chelsea and Manchester United competed for the trophy, marking the first time two English teams met in a Champions League decider.
The game caused a great stir among fans in both England and Russia; more than 67 thousand spectators were present in the stands. Midway through the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo put Manchester United ahead, but Frank Lampard equalized just before the break. The second half and extra time passed without any goals scored, and in the penalty shootout the Mancunians were more accurate.
Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1947. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2001. Accommodates 81,044 spectators.
The home arena of one of the most successful clubs in modern football has hosted the Champions League final only once - in the 2009/10 season, but this only match has gone down in history.
Inter and Bayern met in the Madrid final. The match ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the Italian club, and Jose Mourinho, who was working with the Nerazzurri at that moment, became the third coach in history who managed to win the Champions Cup with two different teams (there are now five of them: in addition to the Portuguese, this Ernst Happel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes and Carlo Ancelotti).
An interesting fact is that in the Milanese squad in the 2010 final there was only one Italian - Marco Materazzi, and even he appeared on the field in the 90th minute of the match.
Wembley (London, England). Opened in 2007. Accommodates 90,000 spectators.
The new Wembley is built on the site of the legendary arena, which hosted matches of the World and European Championships, the Olympic Games and many European Cup finals.
The final match of the 2010/11 Champions League, which took place at the new Wembley, in a sense turned out to be a home match for Manchester United, but this did not help the Mancunians win the trophy. Barcelona, led by the trio Xavi - Iniesta - Messi, won with a score of 3:1.
In 2013, Wembley hosted the first “German” Champions League final, in which Bayern and Borussia Dortmund met. The victory and the cup were brought to the Bavarians by a precise shot from Arjen Robben, who set the final score at 2:1 in the 89th minute.
Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany). Opened in 2005. Accommodates 67,812 spectators.
The decisive match of the 2011/12 Champions League season was the first final of the tournament, which was held at the home stadium of one of the participants in the meeting - Bayern hosted Chelsea in Munich. The scoring was opened only in the 83rd minute after a shot by the hosts' forward Thomas Muller, but five minutes later the leader of the Londoners' attack, Didier Drogba, restored the balance.
The fate of the trophy was decided in a penalty shootout. Bayern again took the lead after Philipp Lahm's accurate shot and Juan Mata's miss, but then the visiting players converted all their attempts, while the German team's players made two misfires. Thus, Chelsea won the Champions League for the first time in their history.
"Millennium" (Cardiff, Wales). Opened in 1999. Accommodates 73,930 spectators.
The home arena of the Wales national team was opened at the turn of the millennium, having received the appropriate name, but in 2016 the stadium received a new name - Principality Stadium, which, with a certain amount of imagination, can be translated simply as "Princely Stadium", since Wales is part of the United Kingdom, and the Queen's son Elizabeth II Charles bears the title Prince of Wales.
But let's return to the Champions League. The final of the main European club tournament took place here in 2017, and the participants in that match were Real Madrid and Juventus. The Madrid team won with a score of 4:1 and won their second Champions League title in a row, and football fans remembered that meeting for the super goal of Turin striker Mario Mandzukic.
"Metropolitano" (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1994. Reconstructed in 2017. Accommodates 67,700 spectators.
Liverpool and Tottenham met in the 2019 Champions League final. The final was the first in Tottenham's history, and the first since the 2013 final, where at least one Spanish club did not play. Liverpool, reaching the final for the second time in a row, won the match 2-0. In his third Champions League final as head coach, Jurgen Klopp won the trophy.
Tennis is an old-time Olympic discipline. The competitions were included in the Games program already in 1896, but they were removed from their composition in 1924. Tennis re-entered the Olympics only in 1988, when the Summer Olympic Games were held in Seoul. Since 1900, tennis has been played by both men's and women's teams.
Participants in tennis games
Participants in the Summer Olympic Tennis Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 included 172 athletes, 86 men and women each. In total, the Olympic Committee has prepared five sets of awards for tennis players in the following types of competitions:
- Men's singles (64 participants);
- Women's singles (64 participants);
- Men's doubles (32 duets);
- Women's doubles (32 duets);
- Mixed (16 pairs).
No more than 12 athletes from one country can go to the Summer Olympics. Men and women, up to six of each gender. Qualification of the competition is still underway; the qualifying tournament has not been completed at the beginning of June. Participants will appear on the final list only in June, shortly before the start of the Olympics itself. Only at this moment will the selection be completed. If a country has more than four tennis players who have the highest numbers in the world rankings, no more than four of them can participate in the Games.
Tennis competition calendar
The competition will begin on the second day after the Olympics start and will last from August 6 to 14. Hard court surfaces will be used for the Games, which promote dynamic and tough play. It was decided that in this way it would be possible to increase the entertainment and drama that are well known to those who are fond of tennis.
- August 6-7: First round of singles and doubles in men's and women's categories;
- August 8: singles 1/16 finals, doubles 1/8;
- August 9: singles and doubles: 1/16, 1/8 and quarter-finals;
- August 10: singles and doubles, round 1 starts for mixed doubles;
- August 11: quarter-finals in men's singles and mixed doubles, semi-finals in women's categories;
- 12 August: men's doubles finals;
- August 13: women's singles finals, matches for 3rd places in other disciplines;
- 14 August: finals in men's singles, women's doubles and mixed.
Tennis traditionally draws full houses when competitions of this magnitude take place. This is a very spectacular sport, here you can observe excellent technique, the ability to use unusual techniques, as well as psychological competitions.
The game is played on a court, which must have a special coating. They stretch a net in the middle and play with rackets and a felt-covered ball. Its bright color allows you to comfortably observe what is happening. To score a point, a player or team throws the ball to an opponent without them being able to return it correctly.
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For the convenience of fans, in all statistical tables of results we have highlighted the Russian tennis team and its players, which clearly shows its position in the Olympic tournament. Additionally, in the sections “Tennis News” and “Tennis Statistics” you can find all the news, analytics, medal standings, expert opinions, sports reviews and results of sports meetings of both the main sporting events of 2016 and all other events of this season. Watching tennis at the Summer Olympics in South America online and watching the results of tennis and all meetings of Olympic teams in real time is the reality and requirements of a modern tennis fan. Let's discuss results of the 2016 Olympics, read sports news, sum up results, make forecasts, place bets on tennis teams that will reach the semi-finals and finals of the 2016 Olympic Games, write creative emotional blogs, comment on matches, count medals, analyze games, draw conclusions and, of course, cheer for our ! Go Russia!
Now a little about the main sporting event of 2016. The Summer Olympics are traditionally held once every four years, this is the 31st Olympic tournament since 1896. Full official name of the championship " Summer Olympics in Brazil(Summer Olympic Games Brazil 2016).” The organizer of this global world tournament is the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 2016, the world sports championship will be held in Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil. The Russian team is among the favorites of the Brazilian games. The Russian team is considered one of the strongest at the upcoming Olympics, along with the teams of the USA, China, Germany, and Italy. Russians traditionally perform successfully in certain sports disciplines. Therefore, Russia can safely count on medals in fencing, swimming, shooting, tennis - these are sports where the Russian team predicts to win medals at Rio 2016. Russians are the undisputed favorites of the 2016 Olympics in synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics. Sports experts predict that Russia will win medals at the 2016 Games in martial arts: freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, and boxing. Representatives of team sports: basketball, volleyball, handball and water polo do not plan to leave South America without awards and medals. Many medals could be expected from track and field athletes, especially in race walking, running, high jumping both with and without a pole, weightlifting..., but doping scandals and politics took their toll, Russians were banned from competing in these medal-intensive events.
For us, the fans, all that remains is to follow the results of tennis competitions, experience and actively support our favorite athletes, and rejoice at their victories, of which we hope there will be many. Go Russia! We are cheering for ours!
Tennis is a game played with a ball and rackets on a special court (a court 23.77 m long and 8.23 m wide), divided by a net fixed at a height of 1.07 m. The mesh is stretched over square and round posts with a side and diameter of no more than 15 cm.
Known since the days of the Old French game, scoring is based on dividing the day into 24 hours (up to 24 games were played). In turn, the hours were divided into four quarters; each successful ball was equivalent to one quarter of an hour - 15 minutes corresponded to 15 points. Thus, one game lasted up to 60 points, and the calculation was carried out as follows: 15, 30, 45, 60. Over time, the number of games was reduced to 6 in one set, and every third successful ball now counts for 10 points, i.e. instead of 45, 40 is announced.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Tennis competitions first appeared at the 1896 Games in Athens and continued until the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, after which they were cancelled. Then tennis was included in the Games program twice as a demonstration sport, until it again entered the competitive program of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Initially, the competition was for men; women's disciplines appeared at the 1900 Games in Paris.
RUSSIA
On August 18, 1878, the “Manifesto on the global development of lawn tennis in Russia” was published, proclaimed by an initiative group led by the writer and historian Dmitry Solovyov. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were 12 large tennis clubs in Russia.
The most titled tennis player in Russia is still Yevgeny Kafelnikov, winner of two Grand Slam tournaments (Roland Garros 1996 and Australian Open 1999) and Olympic champion in Sydney 2000 in singles. Marat Safin also won the Grand Slam tournaments twice (Australian Open 2005 and US Open 2000).
The most titled tennis player in Russia is Maria Sharapova. She won the Grand Slam tournaments five times (Wimbledon 2004, US Open 2006, Australian Open 2008 and Roland Garros twice - in 2012 and 2014).
In 2008, Elena Dementieva became the champion of the Beijing Games. In Dementieva’s collection, this medal is the second at the Olympic Games: in 2000 in Sydney, the Russian woman won a silver award. The tennis tournament in Beijing was a real triumph for Russian women's tennis: the entire podium was occupied by representatives of the domestic tennis school. Dinara Safina won the silver medal, Vera Zvonareva won the bronze medal.
Successful performance at the Olympics continued in London in 2012. Maria Sharapova won the silver medal in singles, while Nadezhda Petrova and Maria Kirilenko won bronze medals.
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Russian team again won a gold medal in tennis. For the first time in the history of Russian tennis, it was won in doubles by Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.
Photo - Sergey Kivrin and Andrey Golovanov
Tennis is a game played with a ball and rackets on a special court (a court 23.77 m long and 8.23 m wide), divided by a net fixed at a height of 1.07 m. The net is stretched over square and round posts with a side and a diameter of no more than 15 cm. The goal of the game is to hit the ball with a racket to the opponent’s half so that he cannot hit it or hits it in violation of the rules. 2 players (or 2 teams of 2 people) are on opposite sides of the net. One of them is the server and puts the ball into play and serves. The second player is the receiver of the serve. The players' task is to direct the ball with racket strikes towards the opponent's side, while hitting the ball within the boundaries of the court. The player must have time to hit the ball before it touches the court more than once. The player who made a mistake loses the rally, and his opponent scores a point. Players need to score points to win games. By collecting games, one of the players wins the set. To win the match, you need to win 2 out of 3, or 3 out of 5 sets. As soon as one of the players reaches the required number of sets won, the match ends.
11th century beginnings
The earliest recognisable relative to tennis, as we know it, was "jeu de paume", played in 11th century France. Played in a monastery courtyard, the game used the walls and sloping roofs as part of the court and the palm of the hand to hit the ball.
Tennis overtakes croquet
By the late 19th century, the popularity of lawn tennis had overtaken croquet in England. For this reason, the All England Croquet Club embraced the sport and designated croquet laws to be used for tennis. It was this natural supply of venues combined with the already existing framework for a racquet game that resulted in the birth of the modern game in England.
An international sport
In 1913, lawn tennis was becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Therefore it seemed natural that the existing National Tennis Associations should join forces to ensure the game was uniformly structured. An international conference was held between 12 nations in Paris and the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) was created.
professional dilemma
Tennis has a long Olympic history but withdrew from the program after 1924. It did not return as a medal sport until 1988. Professionals are now welcome to compete, and the Olympic competition includes men"s and women"s singles and men"s and women's doubles.