PAOK Sports Arena Pylaia

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PAOK Sports Arena Pylaia

P.A.O.K. Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece, and it hosts the P.A.O.K. B.C. and P.A.O.K. V.C., departments of the multi-sports club P.A.O.K. It has also been used as the home court for P.A.O.K. H.C., until 2017. It was opened in 2000, and in the same year, it hosted the EuroLeague and Greek Cup final-fours. It is built on land donated by Ioannis Dedeoglou, for which P.A.O.K. B.C. holds an annual tournament in his honor. It has 8,500 seats for fans and guests, and has 502 parking spots. The capacity for basketball and volleyball games with standing room, and for concerts is 10,200. PAOK Sports Arena is the largest privately owned arena in Greece. The P.A.O.K. volleyball department, P.A.O.K. V.C., had to wait until 2002, to begin using the stadium. The arena also includes a training facility, club offices, shops, and a museum dedicated to PAOK basketball club. The arena was renovated in 2016 at the expense of PAOK FC owner Ivan Savvidis. Team fans, and most of the other teams, usually call the arena "Palatáki" (Greek: "Παλατάκι", "little palace"), due to its comforts and modern construction. Video shot on the DJI Phantom 4 Drone. Music: Ύμνος του Π.Α.Ο.Κ. από τον Παρίδη Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017. Filmed March 2019.