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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°E |
Public transit | Anotera Scholi Polemou metro station (2025) |
Owner | P.A.O.K. |
Operator | P.A.O.K. B.C. |
Capacity | Basketball & Volleyball: 8,142 (permanent seats), 8,500 (total seats) Concerts: 10,000 |
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. Women's B.C. (2007–present) P.A.O.K. Women's V.C. (2022–present) |
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena (Greek: Κλειστό γήπεδο ΠΑΟΚ) is an indoor arena located in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece, and it hosts the men's basketball, women's basketball, men's volleyball and women's volleyball departments of the multi-sports club PAOK.
PAOK Sports Arena is the largest privately owned arena in Greece. 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 8,142[1] seats for fans and 502 parking spots.
PAOK's volleyball department 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.[2]
Most of people usually call the arena "Palatáki" (Greek: "Παλατάκι", which means "little palace"), due to its comforts and modern construction.