| Peace and Friendship Stadium |
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| Capacity: 11,390 (for basketball) - 10,520 (for athletics) |
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Location:
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The Peace and Friendship Stadium is located in Piraeus, on the Faliro
coastal zone (2 km to Piraeus centre, 10 km to Athens and 32 km to
the airport). Access by:
- Car. The arena is on the coastal Possidonos Avenue, just as you enter Piraeus. - Bus. All city-buses from Athens to Piraeus stop near the arena, either on the coastal avenue (get off at "Stathmos ISAP") or on Pireos Street ("Elais"). |
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- Metro. Use line 1 to "Faliro" station, right
outside the arena. The easiest way to get there.
- Tram. The terminus of tram lines 1 (from Athens) and 3 (from Glyfada) is "SEF", at the arena. |
| Built in: 1985 (Latest redevelopment in 2004) |
| Home of: Olympiacos B.C. (A1 Division) |
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data: The arena is known widely as "SEF", which are
the initials of its name in Greek (Stadio Erinis & Filias).
It is built right opposite Karaiskaki
Stadium, on the seafront. The arena was designed by architects
"Thymios Papagiannis and associates" at a cost of €
25 million (1983 prices). In 1991 it received the Golden Award by
IAKS (International Working Group for the Construction of Sports and
Leisure Facilities). Besides basketball, its multi-purpose main arena
is also able to host athletics, gymnastics, volleyball, handball,
ice skating etc, but also concerts, conventions and exhibitions.
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It
has hosted a number of international events in various sports. The
major competitions were: Basketball - World Championships
preliminary phase (1998), European Championships (1987), Euroleague
Final (1985) and Final-4 (1993), CupWinners' Cup Final (1989)
Volleyball - World Championships (1994), European Championships (1995), Teams European Cup Final-4 (1992 & 1993), CupWinners' Cup Final-4 (1996), Top Teams Cup Final-4 (2005) Athletics - European Indoor Championships (1985) Wrestling - World Cup (1988) and Championships (1999), European Championships (1986) Gymnastics - World Championships (1991), European Championships (1990) Weightlifting - World Championships (1999) |
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The
Peace and Friendship Stadium was one of the venues of the 2004
Olympic Games, hosting all the preliminaries and finals of
the volleyball tournament. The arena remained closed
from April 2002 until early 2004, as its facilities were being upgraded.
The cost for these works (carried out by TERNA SA) was € 7.3
million.
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Following
below are some more photographs of the Peace and Friendship Stadium.
You may click on any of the thumbnails to see the relevant picture in full size. |
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The
Peace and Friendship Stadium from the south
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A
courtside view of the basketball arena
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Karaiskaki
Stadium lies next to the arena
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View
of the arena from the top of the upper tier
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| The Peace and Friendship Stadium is owned by the Greek State. |
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