Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Arena "Zacharias Alexandrou"
Nea Filadelfeia, Greece
The Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Indoor Arena "Zacharias Alexandrou" is a municipal hall in the Athens suburb of Nea Filadelfeia, situated on Nikolaou Trypia 31. While the card lists a capacity of 1,500, the Greek Wikipedia article for the club's women's basketball team suggests the figure is closer to 400. It was opened in 1966, a year that predates the current era of professional basketball in Greece, yet it remains the primary home for the Ionikos teams, including handball and basketball.
The arena takes its name from Zacharias Alexandrou, who served as president of the Hellenic Basketball Federation from 1977 to 1998. He died in 2022 at the age of 97. The naming feels permanent, not commercial; there is no evidence of sponsorship rights changing the title, nor any record of previous names. It is simply the municipal gymnasium of the Ionikos club. The interior features a wooden parquet floor, standard for Greek venues of this type, standard for Greek venues of this type.
The hall's current status is defined by caution. As of February 2025, the arena has been closed due to structural concerns identified during seismic assessments conducted between 2022 and 2024.
Who plays here
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Ionikos
53 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | Ionikos — Diomidis Argous | 29:20 |
| 19 Sep | Ionikos — KH Besa Famgas | 32:25 |
| 21 Apr | Ionikos — Olympiacos SFP | 23:34 |
| 14 Mar | Ionikos — Kilkis | 26:23 |
| 4 Mar | Ionikos — Diomidis Argous | 24:26 |
| 28 Feb | Ionikos — A.S.E. Douka | 21:19 |
| 24 Jan | Ionikos — RK Drama | 30:30 |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Ionikos — RK Drama | 23:20 |