Qualla: Spata Training Centre https://qualla.com/spata-training-centre en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:40:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Spata Training Centre https://qualla.com/spata-training-centre Spata Training Centre: Introduction https://qualla.com/spata-training-centre/ Football clubs guard their training grounds jealously, and AEK Athens is no exception. The Spata Training Centre — officially the OPAP Sports Centre since 2014 — sits on 144 acres of east Attica flatland, just minutes from the runways of Athens International Airport, and it is where generations of AEK players have sweated through their drills, rehabbed their knees, and learned the rhythm of the club. It is a place built not for spectators but for the daily, unglamorous work of professional football.

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/9/p/spata-training-centre-wp/sw9p-spata-training-centre-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Spata Training Centre: A Clean Slate in East Attica https://qualla.com/spata-training-centre/ Before Spata, AEK trained at Thrakomakedones, a facility in the hills north of Athens that served the club until 2010. The move to the Mesogeia plain was a statement of intent. Construction of the new centre began that same year, the initial investment reaching 15 million euros, ...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/9/p/spata-training-centre-wp/sw9p-spata-training-centre-a-clean-slate-in-east-attica.mp3 0:06 2 full Spata Training Centre: The OPAP Era and the Melissanidis Expansion https://qualla.com/spata-training-centre/ In 2013, a second phase of investment modernised the site further. The rehabilitation centre was upgraded to be the most advanced in Greece, and the artificial pitch was added for the academy, at a cost of another 5.5 million euros. The following year, naming rights went to OPAP ...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/9/p/spata-training-centre-wp/sw9p-spata-training-centre-the-opap-era-and-the-melissanidis-expansion.mp3 0:06 3 full Spata Training Centre: Serafidio: A Stadium Within a Training Ground https://qualla.com/spata-training-centre/ In April 2022, a new piece arrived: the Serafidio, a compact stadium built within the training complex to host AEK Athens B matches and the first team's friendly games. The name honours Stelios Serafidis, a goalkeeper who became a legend of AEK in the club's earlier decades, and ...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/9/p/spata-training-centre-wp/sw9p-spata-training-centre-serafidio-a-stadium-within-a-training-ground.mp3 0:06 4 full Spata Training Centre: AEK SportCity: What Comes Next https://qualla.com/spata-training-centre/ In May 2023, AEK announced plans for a broader development called AEK SportCity. Beyond the extra stadium stand, the vision includes additional academy training grounds, parking, a tennis court, a swimming pool, and a five-star hotel of 5,000 square metres. The hotel's plans read...

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