P.A.O.K. Sports Arena
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PAOK Sports Arena.
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| Location | Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′56.18″N 22°58′52.51″E / 40.5656056°N 22.9812528°ECoordinates: 40°33′56.18″N 22°58′52.51″E / 40.5656056°N 22.9812528°E |
| 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 |
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P.A.O.K. B.C. (2000–present) P.A.O.K. V.C. (2002–present) P.A.O.K. H.C. (2009–present) |
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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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