National Athletic Center Elliniko "Makis Liougas" | |
 Interior of the Hellinikon Indoor Arena | |
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| Location | Elliniko, Greece |
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| Coordinates | 37°53′37″N 23°43′24″E / 37.89361°N 23.72333°E |
| Owner | Olympic Properties S.A. |
| Operator | Olympic Properties S.A. |
| Capacity | Basketball: 15,000[1] Handball: 13,500 |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | June 4, 2004 |
| Demolished | 2022 |
| Construction cost | €49.000.000 (2003) |
| Main contractors | Michaniki and EllisDon Construction Corporation |
| Tenants | |
| Hellenic Basketball Federation Panionios (2006–2009) Panellinios (2007–2010) AEK Athens (2009–2011) | |
The Hellinikon Olympic Indoor Arena was a multi-use sports indoor arena that was located in Elliniko, a suburban town in the southern part of the Athens urban agglomeration, Greece. It was a part of the Hellinikon Olympic Complex, and it was located adjacent to the Helliniko Fencing Hall. It was approximately 10 miles from the Athens Olympic Village. It was built on the site of the former Hellinikon International Airport for the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
The arena had in use its full seating capacity of 15,000 spectators for basketball,[1] and 13,500 for handball during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. However, only 12,500 seats were made available to the public for the basketball tournament, and only 10,700 for the handball tournament. After the Olympics, only the lower tier 8,500 seats have been made available by the arena's owners for public use. However, the arena can still hold 15,000 for basketball with the upper tier in full use. The arena was also known as the National Athletic Center Elliniko "Makis Liougas".
It was demolished in 2022.[2]
- ^ a b "Worldstadiums.com basketball capacity 15,000". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ Newsroom. "Ελληνικό: Ξεκίνησε η κατεδάφιση τριών κτηρίων στη Λεωφόρο Ποσειδώνος". www.ieidiseis.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
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