Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
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The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex consisting of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium that 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] 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] Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Peace and Friendship Stadium, known as S.E.F. after its Greek name (Stadio Erinis & Filias) is an indoor arena located in Faliro that hosted indoor volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
It had previously hosted various major international events, including the 1987 Men's European Basketball Championships and 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 seats up to 13,200, though the public capacity was only 9,400 during the games.
After the Olympics, the arena now hosts home games for the Olympiakos basketball club.
[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.
It also hosted:
Basketball - World Championships preliminary phase (1998), European Championships (1987), Euroleague Final (1985) and Final-4 (1993), CupWinners' Cup Final (1989) Volleyball - World Championships (1994), European Championships (1995), Teams European Cup Final-4 (1992 & 1993), CupWinners' 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)
