Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
Ano Liosia Olympic Hall is a multi-purpose and multi-sport indoor arena that is located in Ano Liosia, a suburb of Athens, Greece. The arena is mainly used to host basketball games and various martial arts tournaments. The arena's seating capacity for sporting events is 10,000 people.History
Ano Liosia Olympic Hall was opened in 2004. The arena was used to host the judo and wrestling events at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. The arena's original seating capacity was 9,300, however, only 6,000 seats were made available to the public during the 2004 Summer Olympics.
After the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, the venue became the site of various television productions, including the Greek version of the reality show So You Think You Can Dance. From 19 May to 6 June 2010, the arena hosted the Greek Ice Hockey Championship, for both men and women. At one point in time, the arena was scheduled to be the home of the Hellenic Academy of Culture and Hellenic Digital Archive.
On June 22, 2020, it was announced that the arena's use until the year 2040, was granted to the professional basketball club AEK Athens, of the Greek Basket League, in order for the arena to host the home games of the club. The club also announced that the arena would be renovated, and that its seating capacity would be increased from the original capacity of 9,300 seats to 10,000 seats. The goal of the club is to start the 2020–21 season in their new arena.
