Peace and Friendship Stadium
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The Stadio Eirinis kai Filias (Greek
:Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, Peace and Friendship Stadium), known as S.E.F., is a multi-use indoor sports arena that is located in Faliro
, Piraeus
, Athens
, Greece
. It is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
and is mostly known for being the long-time home court of the famous Euroleague
basketball
club Olympiacos Piraeus
. In addition to basketball, its multi-purpose main arena is also able to host athletics, gymnastics, volleyball, handball, ice skating, concerts, conventions and exhibitions.
events such as the final stage of the 1987 FIBA European Championship
and the preliminary stages of the 1998 FIBA World Championship
. In November 1991, the arena won the Golden Award architecture award from IAKS, the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities
. It also hosted the indoor volleyball
tournament during the 2004 Summer Olympics
. Scorpions held their last concert in Greece at the stadium, on October 6, 2010 during their Get Your Sting And Blackout Tour.
was reduced from the original 17,000 seats to 12,171 seats for the Olympics. This was due to numerous new features and upgrades being added to the arena, so the entire arena was not made available to the public.
In the year 2008, the arena was upgraded by the club with a new basketball court and in the year 2009, it was upgraded by the club with a new overhanging mid-court electronic jumbotron
. For home matches of the Olympiacos basketball club, for which the SEF arena is their regular home court, the seating capacity for basketball games is 14,850 permanent seats (14,905 counting VIP seats), and the arena can hold between 16,000-17,000 for basketball matches with temporary seating if needed. This is because there is a lot of open space around the basketball court where additional tiers of seating can be added when needed.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
:Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, Peace and Friendship Stadium), known as S.E.F., is a multi-use indoor sports arena that is located in Faliro
Faliro
Faliro is a seaside suburb 8 km southwest of downtown Athens. There are two communities sharing the name: Palaio and Neo Faliro. Palaio Faliro is a municipality, whereas Neo Faliro is part of the town of Piraeus...
, Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
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...
and is mostly known for being the long-time home court of the famous Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos BC
Olympiacos B.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions...
. In addition to basketball, its multi-purpose main arena is also able to host athletics, gymnastics, volleyball, handball, ice skating, concerts, conventions and exhibitions.
History
The arena was built by Thymios Papagiannis and Associates and opened in the year 1985 and it has since hosted basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
events such as the final stage of the 1987 FIBA European Championship
Eurobasket 1987
The EuroBasket 1987 was held in Greece between June 3 and June 14, 1987. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body...
and the preliminary stages of the 1998 FIBA World Championship
1998 FIBA World Championship
The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Athens, Greece from July 29 to August 9, 1998...
. In November 1991, the arena won the Golden Award architecture award from IAKS, the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities
International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities
The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities is a non-profit organization devoted to sports buildings and leisure centres.The IAKS was founded in Cologne in 1965...
. It also hosted the indoor volleyball
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
tournament during the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. Scorpions held their last concert in Greece at the stadium, on October 6, 2010 during their Get Your Sting And Blackout Tour.
2004 Athens Olympics
The arena needed to be renovated prior to the 2004 Athens Olympics and renovations for the Olympics commenced in April 2002, and were completed on June 30, 2004. The new upgraded and remodeled stadium was officially re-opened on August 11, 2004, shortly before the opening of the Olympic Games. Remodeling was done by an engineering firm in Athens known as Fasma ltd owned by some of the original design team of 1983. Project management of the low currents was coordinated by Dimitrios Routsolias. After the renovations were completed, the arena's seating capacitySeating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
was reduced from the original 17,000 seats to 12,171 seats for the Olympics. This was due to numerous new features and upgrades being added to the arena, so the entire arena was not made available to the public.
Olympiacos Piraeus B.C.
Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF is the home court for the Greek League professional basketball club Olympiacos Piraeus B.C.Olympiacos BC
Olympiacos B.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions...
In the year 2008, the arena was upgraded by the club with a new basketball court and in the year 2009, it was upgraded by the club with a new overhanging mid-court electronic jumbotron
Jumbotron
A JumboTron is a large-screen television using technology developed by Sony, typically used in sports stadiums and concert venues to show close-up shots of the event. Although JumboTron is a registered trademark owned by the Sony Corporation, the word jumbotron is often used by the public as a...
. For home matches of the Olympiacos basketball club, for which the SEF arena is their regular home court, the seating capacity for basketball games is 14,850 permanent seats (14,905 counting VIP seats), and the arena can hold between 16,000-17,000 for basketball matches with temporary seating if needed. This is because there is a lot of open space around the basketball court where additional tiers of seating can be added when needed.
Events hosted
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- 1998 FIBA World Championship1998 FIBA World ChampionshipThe 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Athens, Greece from July 29 to August 9, 1998...
Preliminary Phase - 1987 FIBA European Championship
- European Champions' CupEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
Final (1985) - European Champions' Cup Final Four (1993)
- Cup Winners' CupSaporta CupSaporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
Final (1989)
- 1998 FIBA World Championship
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- World Championships (1994)1994 FIVB Men's World ChampionshipThe 1994 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
- European Championships (1995)1995 Men's European Volleyball ChampionshipThe 1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the nineteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...
- Teams European Cup Final FourCEV Champions LeagueThe CEV Champions League, or Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.-Formula:In the first round take part 24 teams shared in 6 group stage....
(1992 & 1993) - Cup Winners' Cup Final Four (1996)
- Top Teams Cup Final Four (2005)
- Volleyball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
tournament during the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics
- World Championships (1994)
- Athletics
- European Indoor Championships (1985)1985 European Indoor Championships in AthleticsThe 16th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens/Piraeus in Greece, in 1985.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...
- European Indoor Championships (1985)
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
- World Cup (1988) and Championships (1999)- European Championships (1986)
- GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
- World Championships (1991)- European Championships (1990)
- Weightlifting -
- World Championships (1999)
- Kick-boxing
- Iron Challenge(a single match between Michalis Zambidis and the turkish champion, broadcasted live by ANT1 and attended by numerous celebrities,2011)
External links
- Official Site
- Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF @ Stadia.gr