Ivanofio Indoor Hall
| Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Owner | GS Iraklis |
| Capacity | Basketball: 2,443 |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Expanded | 1991 |
| Tenants | |
| Iraklis BC (1987–present) Aris BC (2003–2004) |
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Ivanofio Indoor Hall (Greek: Ιβανώφειο Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο, Greek pronunciation: [iva'nofio klis'to ɣimnas'tiɾio]), is an indoor sports arena located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Its capacity is 2,443 spectators and it is mainly used as the home court of Iraklis BC.
Location
Ivanofio Indoor Hall is located in the city centre of Thessaloniki, next to the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It can be accessed by bus lines 15, 17 and 37.
History
Ivanofio opened in 1987 to host the games of Iraklis BC.[1] It is owned by GS Iraklis and was named after Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, a Polish athlete of GS Iraklis, member of the Greek Resistance who was executed by the Axis occupation forces.[1] Expansion works took place in 1991, to increase the capacity from 1,300 to 2,443.[1] Ivanofio hosted games of the Greek Basket League, the Euroleague, the Korać Cup and the Saporta Cup.
Apart from Iraklis BC, Ivanofio hosted the home games of Aris BC for the 2003–2004 season.[2][3] Ivanofio also hosts non-sports activities, such as music concerts.[4]
