Full name Ivanofeio Indoor Hall Surface Parquet Capacity 2,443 Owner G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki | Location Thessaloniki, Greece Opened 1987 Phone +30 694 418 8127 Renovated 1991 | |
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Address 3is Septemvriou, Thessaloniki 546 36, Greece Similar Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Alexandreio Melathron Nick Gali, PAOK Sports Arena, OACA Olympic Indoor Hall, Peristeri Indoor Hall | ||
Ivanofeio Indoor Hall (Greek: Ιβανώφειο Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο, [iva'nofio klis'to ɣimnas'tiɾio]), is an indoor sports arena that is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Its capacity is 2,443 spectators, and it is mainly used as the home court of the Greek professional basketball club Iraklis.
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Location
Ivanofeio Indoor Hall is located in the city centre of Thessaloniki, next to the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It can be accessed by bus lines 15, 17, and 37.
History
Ivanofeio opened in 1987, to host the games of Iraklis. It is owned by GS Iraklis, and was named after Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, a Polish athlete of GS Iraklis, and a member of the Greek Resistance, who was executed ιν 1943 in Athens by the Axis occupation forces. Expansion works took place in 1991, to increase the capacity from 1,300 to 2,443. Ivanofeio has hosted games of the Greek Basket League, the EuroLeague, the Korać Cup, and the Saporta Cup. Iraklis' fans refer to Ivanofeio as "o Naos" (Greek: ο Ναός), which is Greek for "the Temple".
Apart from Iraklis, Ivanofeio hosted the home games of Aris during the 2003–04 season. Ivanofeio also hosts non-sports activities, such as music concerts.