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Spata Training Centre
The Spata Training Centre () is the name given to AEK Athens F.C., AEK Athens' Training ground, training complex, located in Spata near Athens International Airport, Spata International Airport. Also hosting the club's Youth system, youth academy. The facility replaced the old Thrakomakedones Training Centre, which was in use until 2010. History The new architecturally designed AEK Training Centre has been built since 2010 and it is located in Spata, Attica. It is the home of the club's team and academy and is recognized as one of the best in the Balkans. The initial cost of its construction was 15 million euros. In 2013, the training center was modernized, with the creation of the most modern rehabilitation center in Greece and the construction of the 3rd plastic turf field for the needs of the Academies, the cost of which reached 5.5 million euros. The modern facility - which includes two natural grass pitches, an artificial pitch, world-class player preparation areas, pool a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spata
Spata () is a town east of downtown Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Spata-Artemida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit (officially named Spata-Loutsa) has an area of 55.042 km2. It is part of the Athens metropolitan area. Geography and economy Spata is situated in the middle of the Mesogeia plain, east of Mount Hymettus and west of the Aegean Sea coast. Athens International Airport ("Eleftherios Venizelos") covers the eastern portion of Spata. It is located southeast of Pallini, southwest of Rafina, west of Artemida and about east south east of Athens city center. The town proper is made up of residential neighborhoods. Farmland, mostly vineyards and olive groves, lie around. Retsina wine was the traditional cash crop of the whole area, complemented with olives and olive oil, figs, almonds, pistachios, and wheat. Nowadays viticulture is dwindling as a mass occupation, albeit supplan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
