Telekom Center Athens

Did You Know?

• The 2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four at OAKA saw AEK Athens defeat AS Monaco 100–94, exactly 50 years after AEK won the first European title for any Greek team.
• In August 2025, a 5-year deal between White Veil S.A. and Cosmote Telekom-OTE was announced for rebranding the venue as Telekom Center Athens.

Construction

The venue is recognized for its A-frame roof, supported by four pillars each 35 meters tall and spaced 108 meters apart. The Greek Ministry of Sports states it is the world’s largest indoor sporting arena of its kind. Its design allows ample natural light inside during the day. For gymnastics events, capacity is 17,600, though only 12,500 seats were available for the 2004 Olympics gymnastics competition. Basketball games can accommodate up to 19,443 spectators, including 300 media seats and 189 VIP seats. A major renovation of the arena was finished in 2004 in preparation for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Basketball use

The Indoor Hall is the regular home court for the Greek Basket League professional basketball club Panathinaikos. It is also the primary home court of the senior Greek National Basketball Team. The arena was used to host the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals stages of the 1998 FIBA World Championship. It will host the group phase matches for the EuroBasket 2029. On 4 and 6 May 2007, the Indoor Hall hosted the EuroLeague 2006–07 season's Final Four, which saw hometown favourite Panathinaikos win the title. The venue again hosted the Euroleague final four in 2026 in Euroleague's 2025-26 season; it was Olympiacos who took the crown back winning against Real Madrid. On 9 December 2007, FIBA announced that the Olympic Indoor Hall was selected as the host of the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. At the qualifying tournament, hosts and favourites Greece, along with the German and Croatian national basketball teams, qualified for the final 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament. The 2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four was held at OAKA Arena in Athens from May 4–6. Host team AEK Athens emerged victorious, defeating AS Monaco 100–94 in the final. The 2020 Basketball Champions League Final Four was held at OAKA Arena in Athens from September 30 to October 4, following a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. San Pablo Burgos claimed their first BCL title, defeating AEK Athens 85–74 in the final. The event was played without fans due to health restrictions. In 2023, Panathinaikos B.C. and the Greek government reached agreement for the exclusive use of the Athens gym for the next 49 years.

Musical events

On 18 and 20 May 2006, the Hall hosted the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, that was held in Athens, after Greece's victory at the Song Contest in 2005. There were 15,000 seats available for spectators, both for the semifinal and the grand final. Some of the entertainers who have performed at the arena include Bryan Adams, Maluma, Rotting Christ, Pearl Jam, Enrique Iglesias, Depeche Mode, Jennifer Lopez, Björk, Beyoncé, Slayer, Roger Waters, Aloha from Hell, Tokio Hotel, Helena Paparizou, Sakis Rouvas, Anna Vissi, Cigarettes After Sex and Florence and The Machine. Since Panathinaikos became the sole tenant of the arena, musical events taking place increased significantly both inside and outside the stadium. Ejekt Festival is taking place in P5 Parking area of the arena.