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
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.[1]

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 2000s. Other Greek basketball teams, like Panellinios (for EuroCup games) and Panelefsiniakos, have also used the arena to host home games over the years.

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References

Ιστορία Οι αθλητές (in Greek).

External links

Information On The Arena @ Stadia.gr
Peristeri B.C. Celebration At Peristeri Arena (in Greek)
Image of the arena's interior

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[history-1] Ιστορία Οι αθλητές (in Greek).