Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
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The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex in the coastal zone of Athens, Greece. It consists of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium, and it hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The complex is located in Faliro, not far from the port of Piraeus.
The complex consists of the following venues:
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[edit] Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Peace and Friendship Stadium (), known as S.E.F. after its Greek name (Stadio Erinis & Filias - Greek: Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας) is an indoor arena located in Faliro that hosted indoor volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The arena was opened in 1985.
It had previously hosted various major international events, including the Final tournament of the 1987 Men's European Basketball Championships and preliminary games of the 1998 FIBA World Basketball Championships.
Renovations for the Olympics commenced in April 2002 and were completed on June 30, 2004. The new stadium was officially opened on August 11, 2004, shortly before the opening of the games. The venue current seating capacity is 12,171 seats[1], while the regular capacity was 14,095 seats before the 2004 Summer Olympics renovation.
The arena is the regular home court of Olympiacos basketball club.
It also hosted:
- Basketball - World Championships preliminary phase (1998)
European Championships (1987)
European Champions Cup Final (1985) and Final-4 (1993)
CupWinners' Cup Final (1989)
- Volleyball - World Championships (1994), European Championships (1995)
Teams European Cup Final-4 (1992 & 1993)
Cup Winners' 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)
| Preceded by Patinoire des Vernets Geneva |
FIBA European Champions Cup Final Venue 1985 |
Succeeded by 1986 Final Venue Budapest |
| Preceded by Schleyerhalle Stuttgart |
Eurobasket Final Venue 1987 |
Succeeded by Dom Športova Zagreb |
| Preceded by Abdi İpekçi Arena Istanbul |
FIBA European Championship Final Venue 1993 |
Succeeded by Yad Eliyahu Sports Hall Tel Aviv |
[edit] Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre
The Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre () is a stadium in Faliro that hosted the beach volleyball competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The stadium holds a total of 9,600 individuals, though the public seating capacity is limited to 7,300 during the Olympics. The stadium was officially opened on August 2, 2004, a few weeks before the Olympics, though test events were held at the site a year earlier.
[edit] Sports Pavilion
The Sports Pavilion () is an indoor arena in Faliro, near Piraeus, Greece. It was the site of preliminary matches in handball and the taekwondo competition in the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens. The arena was completed on December 20, 2003 and officially opened on August 12, 2004, shortly before the Olympics. The arena seats 8,100, though only 5,800 seats were publicly available during the Olympics.
