Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena
Dyo Aorakia Indoor Hall,
Heraklion New Indoor Hall
Location Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Owner Greek Ministry of Culture, General Secretariat of Sports
Capacity Basketball: 5,222
(permanent tier seating)
5,398
(temporary tier seating)
Surface Parquet
Construction
Broke ground 2003
Opened 2007
Construction cost €28 million euros (2003)
€34.5 million (in 2016 euros[1])
Tenants
Irakleio

Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, or simply, Heraklion Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, in Greece. It is located in a district called Dyo Aorakia (English: Two Aorakia). The arena can be used to host gymnastics, handball, volleyball, basketball, boxing, wrestling, fencing, badminton, table tennis, Judo, MMA, and weightlifting, with its primary use being to host basketball games.

The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 5,222 with permanent tier seating, and up to 5,398, including seats for the media, with temporary tier seating. The arena also includes a smaller second sports hall, which is used primarily for training purposes, but that can also host sporting events, a VIP area, a media and press conference room, a weight training room, and a medical room.[2]

History

The Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.) has used the arena for Greek national basketball team training, and for Greek Cup matches. The arena also hosted the 2010 HEBA Greek All Star Game. On 7 November 2013, Panathinaikos hosted a EuroLeague game against Lokomotiv Kuban at the arena, drawing an attendance of 5,192 people.[3]

On 15 October 2015, Olympiacos hosted a EuroLeague game against Cedevita Zagreb at the arena, drawing an attendance of 5,006 people.[4]

The arena also hosted the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. During the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, both the Greece versus Spain and Greece versus USA games, drew crowds of 5,200 people.

The arena has also been used as the home arena of the Greek professional basketball club Irakleio.

References

  1. ↑ Eurozone Inflation Calculators.
  2. ↑ LARGE INDOOR HERAKLION.
  3. ↑ 2013-14 Regular Season Round 4 NOVEMBER 07, 2013 CET: 20:30 LOCAL TIME: 21:30 HERAKLION ARENA.
  4. ↑ 2015-16 Regular Season Round 1 OCTOBER 15, 2015 CET: 20:45 LOCAL TIME: 21:45 HERAKLION ARENA.

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