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P.A.O.K. Sports Arena

PAOK Sports Arena
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PAOK Sports Arena.
PAOK Sports Arena.
Location Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece
Coordinates 40°33′56.18″N 22°58′52.51″E / 40.5656056°N 22.9812528°E / 40.5656056; 22.9812528Coordinates: 40°33′56.18″N 22°58′52.51″E / 40.5656056°N 22.9812528°E / 40.5656056; 22.9812528
Owner P.A.O.K. B.C.
Capacity Basketball & Volleyball:
8,500 (fan seats)
10,200
(with media seats and standing room)
Concerts:
10,200
Record attendance 10,237
(PAOK VC vs Olympiacos VC, April 2015)
Surface Parquet
Construction
Broke ground March 18, 1990
Opened 2000
Renovated 2016
Tenants
P.A.O.K. B.C.
(2000–present)
P.A.O.K. V.C.
(2002–present)
P.A.O.K. H.C.
(2009–present)

P.A.O.K. Sports Arena (Greek: Κλειστό γήπεδο ΠΑΟΚ) is an indoor arena that is located in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece, and it hosts the P.A.O.K. B.C., P.A.O.K. V.C., and P.A.O.K. H.C. departments of the multi-sports club P.A.O.K. It was opened in 2000, and in the same year, it hosted the EuroLeague and Greek Cup final-fours. It is built on land donated by Ioannis Dedeoglou, for which P.A.O.K. B.C. holds an annual tournament in his honor. It has 8,500 seats for fans and guests, and has 502 parking spots. The capacity for basketball and volleyball games with standing room, and for concerts is 10,200.

The P.A.O.K. volleyball department, P.A.O.K. V.C., had to wait until 2002, to begin using the stadium. The arena also includes a training facility, club offices, shops, and a museum dedicated to PAOK basketball club. The arena was renovated in 2016.

The arena is located in southeast Thessaloniki, Greece, in the Pylea borough, 7 km from the city centre, and around 1 km from Thessaloniki's International Airport. The arena lies 300 meters off the junction, on a small hill. Bus lines #69, #72, and #76 provide public transport to the arena.

PAOK B.C. had to wait 10 years from the laying of the arena's foundations (on March 18, 1990), and 12 years from the time Ioannis Dedeoglou donated the land (June 17, 1988), until the sports arena was complete.


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