page_title: P.A.O.K. Sports Arena
section_title: Events held
hierarchical_section_title: P.A.O.K. Sports Arena / Events held
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: PAOK Sports Arena Aussen
context_page_description: 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, media and VIP guests, and has 502 parking spots. The capacity for basketball and volleyball games with standing room, and for concerts is 10,237. 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.
  Team fans, and most of the other teams, usually call the arena "Palatáki", due to its comforts and modern construction.
caption: External view of PAOK Sports Arena.
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