Stadium of Peace and Friendship

Stadium of Peace and Friendship
SEF
Exterior view of the hall from the south in March 2014
Data
place	Neo Faliro, Piraeus , Greece
Coordinates	37 ° 56 '32.9 "  N , 23 ° 40' 2.3"  E Coordinates: 37 ° 56 '32.9 "  N , 23 ° 40' 2.3"  E
owner	State of Greece
operator	Olympiacos Piraeus
start of building	1981
opening	February 16, 1985
Renovations	2002-2004
costs	25 million euros (1983) 7.3 million euros (2004)
architect	Thymios Papagiannis and Associates
capacity	14,095 places (basketball) 11,750 places (athletics)
playing area	Concrete floor PVC - Flooring ice
Societies)
Olympiacos Piraeus (basketball, since 1992)
Events
European Athletics Indoor Championships 1985 Final of the Greek Basketball Cup 1985-1988, 1990-1994, 1999, 2002 Final in the 1985 FIBA European Champion Clubs' Cup European wrestling championships 1986 European basketball championship 1987 Wrestling World Cup 1988 European Boxing Championships 1989 Final in the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1989 Final in the CEV European Champion Clubs' Cup 1989 1990 European Gymnastics Championships for women World Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 1991 Indoor Balkan Athletics Championships 1991–2002, 2007, 2009 Final Four in the CEV European Champion Clubs' Cup 1992, 1993 Final Four in the FIBA European Championship 1993 Men's volleyball world championship 1994 European men's volleyball championship 1995 Final Four in the 1996 CEV European Cup Winners' Cup 1998 World Basketball Championship World Wrestling Championships 1999 1999 World Weightlifting Championships Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Final Four in the CEV Top Teams Cup 2005

The Stadium of Peace and Friendship ( Greek Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας , Stadio Eirinis kai Philias, mostly just SEF (Σ.Ε.Φ.)) is a multifunctional hall in the suburb of Neo Faliro of the Greek port city of Piraeus . It is primarily used for basketball and volleyball and holds a maximum of 14,095 spectators. It is a part of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex .

history

After the social democratic Pasok won the Greek parliamentary elections for the first time , they began planning the sports arena. The naming was based on that of socialist states, and the expressive design as a landmark in an exposed location was unusual for Greek standards. The design comes from the architect Thymio Papayannis. The curved roof construction is reminiscent of a riding saddle like the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada . In 1981 construction began opposite the Karaiskakis Stadium . In 1984 the completion could be celebrated. As the first and only event hall in Greece, it was planned as an ice rink that could be converted into a basketball hall. For this purpose, the boards were always removed and the playing field was laid out with oak parquet. In addition to the games of the Greek ice hockey league, ice revues also took place.

In 1991 the SEF received the gold award from the IAKS (International Working Group for the Construction of Sports and Leisure Facilities)

Since 1992 the basketball department of Olympiacos has used the sports arena as its home ground. It was no longer used for ice hockey games. From 2001 to 2002 the hall was refurbished and prepared for the 2004 Olympic Games , and earthquake security was also improved. Since then, the SEF has accommodated between 11,750 (for athletics competitions) and 14,095 (for basketball games) spectators, depending on usage.

Concerts (selection)

In addition to the sporting events, concerts are also held in the hall. Scorpions , Leonard Bernstein , Phil Collins , Dire Straits , Status Quo , UB40 , Gloria Estefan , Deep Purple

Transport links

The hall is both the Athens Metro and the Athens Tram to reach.

gallery

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  Use during the Greek Figure Skating Championships

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  Volleyball during the 2004 Summer Olympics

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  Entrance area of ​​the SEF (2007)

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  The hall with basketball field, the large open spaces are visible due to the design of the field for ice hockey (2009)

Web links

Commons : Stadium of Peace and Friendship  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• sef-stadium.gr: Official website (Greek)
• stadia.gr. Peace and Friendship Stadium (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on structurae.net, accessed on November 29, 2018 Video of the Giornale Luce on Youtube.
2. ↑ www.icehockey.gr, accessed November 29, 2018
3. ↑ Concert list of the Stadium of Peace and Friendship. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (English).