The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex in the coastal zone of Athens, Greece. It consists of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium, and it hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The complex is located in Faliro, not far from the port of Piraeus. The complex consists of the following venues:

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Peace and Friendship Stadium

The Peace and Friendship Stadium (NE), known as S.E.F. after its Greek name (Stadio Erinis & Filias - Greek: St?d?? ??????? ?a? F???a?) is an indoor arena located in Faliro that hosted indoor volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The arena was opened in 1985.

It had previously hosted various major international events, including the Final tournament of the 1987 Men's European Basketball Championships and preliminary games of the 1998 FIBA World Basketball Championships.

Renovations for the Olympics commenced in April 2002 and were completed on June 30, 2004. The new stadium was officially opened on August 11, 2004, shortly before the opening of the games. The venue current seating capacity is 12,171 seats ^[1], while the regular capacity was 14,095 seats before the 2004 Summer Olympics renovation.

The arena is the regular home court of Olympiacos basketball club.

It also hosted:

• Basketball - 1998 FIBA World Championship preliminary phase
  1987 European Championship
  European Champions' Cup Final (1985) and Final-4 (1993)
  Cup Winners' Cup Final (1989)
  
• Volleyball - World Championships (1994), European Championships (1995)
  Teams European Cup Final-4 (1992 & 1993)
  Cup Winners' Cup Final-4 (1996)
  Top Teams Cup Final-4 (2005)
  
• Athletics - European Indoor Championships (1985)
  
• Wrestling - World Cup (1988) and Championships (1999)
  European Championships (1986)
  
• Gymnastics - World Championships (1991)
  European Championships (1990)
  
• Weightlifting - World Championships (1999)
  

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Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre

The Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre (NE) is a stadium in Faliro that hosted the beach volleyball competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The stadium holds a total of 9,600 individuals, though the public seating capacity is limited to 7,300 during the Olympics. The stadium was officially opened on August 2, 2004, a few weeks before the Olympics, though test events were held at the site a year earlier.

Sports Pavilion

The Sports Pavilion (NE) is an indoor arena in Faliro, near Piraeus, Greece. It was the site of preliminary matches in handball and the taekwondo competition in the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens. The arena was completed on December 20, 2003 and officially opened on August 12, 2004, shortly before the Olympics. The arena seats 8,100, though only 5,800 seats were publicly available during the Olympics.

After the games

The stadium is now used by Olympiacos Basketball Club and regularly holds crowds of up to 8000 fans, especially for Euroleague basketball games in which the best basketball teams from around Europe compete against each other. A number of local sporting organizations also have a presence at the facility.

In 2008 it was reported that several of the facilities at Faliro have fallen into a severe state of disrepair, with several squatter camps having sprung up around the facility, and the venues afflicted by vandalism, graffiti and strewn with rubbish. ^[2] Athenian authorities insist they eventually plan to sell off the venue, ^[3] while a number of facilities have been converted for commercial use including a theater, a shopping mall and government offices. ^[4]

Notes

1. Olympiacos BC
2. Abandoned, derelict, covered in graffiti and rubbish: what is left of Athens' £9billion Olympic 'glory'
3. After The Party: What happens when the Olympics leave town
4. As Olympic Glow Fades, Athens Questions $15 Billion Cost