Hellinikon Stadium is a stadium located at the
Hellinikon Olympic Complex in
Hellinikon,
Athens
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, located approximately 8 kilometres south of the center of
Athens
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, near
Glyfada
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on the
Aegean Sea
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coast.
Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. currently plays its home matches there.
The complex was built on the site of the former
Hellinikon International Airport for the staging of the
2004 Summer Olympics and
2004 Summer Paralympics
)
, nations = 136
, athletes = 3,806
, events = 519 in 19 sports
, opening = 17 September
, closing = 28 September
, opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos
, cauldron = Georgios Toptsis
, stadium = Olympi ...
and consisted of the following venues:
Hellinikon Indoor Arena (
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
and
Team handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the ...
);
Hellinikon Fencing Hall
The Hellinikon Fencing Hall was a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that was located adjacent to the Hellinikon Olympic Arena, in Hellinikon, Athens, Greece. The venue was part of the Hellinikon Events Hall of the Hellinikon Olympic Comple ...
;
Olympic Hockey Stadium (
Field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...
); Helliniko Baseball Centre;
Hellinikon Olympic Softball Stadium; and
Hellinikon Slalom Centre (
Whitewater slalom
Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of th ...
).
The Olympic Baseball Centre's main stadium underwent renovations for football use, and Ethnikos began playing matches there during the 2007–08 season; the team played its first official match in its new home on October 20, 2007. The facility became known as Hellinikon Stadium, and is commonly referred to as ''Helliniko''.
The complex also includes new training pitches for both Ethnikos' first team and youth team.
Ahead of the 2008–09 season renovations continued and seating capacity was increased to 10,000.
It is currently used as a refugee camp for those awaiting processing in Greece.
References
2004 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. p. 269.
Olympicproperties.gr profile.
Buildings and structures completed in 2004
Football venues in Greece
Baseball venues in Greece
Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics
Stadium
A.O. Glyfada
Olympic baseball venues
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