Peristeri Indoor Hall Andreas Papandreou

Peristeri Arena
Peristeriou
Full name Peristeri Indoor Hall Andreas Papandreou
Location Peristeri, Athens, Greece
Coordinates 38°0′13.23″N 23°41′19.67″E / 38.0036750°N 23.6887972°E / 38.0036750; 23.6887972Coordinates: 38°0′13.23″N 23°41′19.67″E / 38.0036750°N 23.6887972°E / 38.0036750; 23.6887972
Capacity Basketball: 4,000[1]
Surface Parquet
Opened 1989
Tenants
Peristeri
(1989–present)

Peristeri Indoor Hall Andreas Papandreou, or Peristeri Arena, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Peristeri, a western borough of Athens, Greece. The arena is named after Andreas Papandreou, the former Prime Minister of Greece, who died in 1996. It is located next to Peristeri Stadium. It is owned by the municipality of Peristeri. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 4,000.[2]

History

The arena was opened in the year 1989. It has been the long-time home arena of the Greek Basket League professional club team Peristeri. The arena has hosted big events, like Euroleague games, when Peristeri competed in the league in the early 00's. Other Greek basketball teams, like Panellinios (for EuroCup games) and Panelefsiniakos, have also used the arena to host home games in recent years.

References

  1. ↑ Ιστορία Οι αθλητές (in Greek).
  2. ↑ Ιστορία Οι αθλητές (in Greek).
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