Heraklion University Sports Hall

Heraklion University Sports Hall
	Interior view of the sports hall
Full name	Heraklion University Sports Hall
Location	Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Owner	Greek Ministry of Culture, General Secretariat of Sports
Capacity	Concerts: 2,000 ; Basketball: 1,080 ;
Surface	Parquet
Construction
Broke ground	2001
Opened	2004

Heraklion University Sports Hall (Greek: Κλειστό Γήπεδο Πανεπιστημίου Ηρακλείου), is a small multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, in Greece. It is located near the University of Crete. The indoor hall can be used to host several different events, with its primary use being to host basketball games, concerts, and the graduation ceremonies of the university. The arena's seating capacity for basketball games is 1,080 people.

History

Despite its small size, Heraklion University Sports Hall has been used as venue in several major FIBA international youth basketball tournaments. It hosted the FIBA Under-20 European Championship twice, hosting the 2014 tournament and the 2017 tournament. It also hosted the FIBA Under-19 World Cup twice, hosting the 2015 tournament and the 2019 tournament.

Major events hosted

2014 FIBA Under-20 European Championship
2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup
2017 FIBA Under-20 European Championship
2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup

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