EOPE announced the stadium that will host the Final Four of the Women’s Cup for this year’s season!
As it became known by the organizing authority, the Greek volleyball celebration will take place from March 21st to March 23rd at the Kozani indoor gym “Vasilis Flegas”, which was the headquarters of the Men’s National Team in 2016.
In detail, the announcement of EOPE:
“In Kozani, the 26th Final-4 of the Women’s Volleyball Cup will be held between March 21-23, 2025.
Although the final phase of the institution will take place for the first time in the city of Western Macedonia, it has previously hosted many celebrations of our athlete. In 2016, the Indoor Gymnasium of Lefkrovrysi, which is now renamed “Vasilis Flegas”, was the headquarters of the Men’s National Team.
Our representative band had given the World League matches there, as well as the European Championship qualifiers, with the crowded stands “giving birth” to impressive images that traveled around the world.
Now, after nearly 9 years, volleyball returns to Kozani again, this time with the Final-4 of the Women’s Cup, with the EOPE, the Municipality of Kozani and the Western Macedonia Region preparing for a big celebration. Women’s volleyball in one of the most beautiful closed gyms in our country.
The matches will take place between March 21-23 and the exact dates and hours will be announced after consulting with public television that will cover the event.
“I would like to thank the EOPE and its President, George Karabetsos for us. We are starting to organize the 26th Final-4, which will take place in the closed of Lefkovrisi, the Kozani ornament. The Municipality is always a helper in such great sporting events, it is important for the sport and tourism of our region that is a bet to develop it and I believe we are doing well, ”said Kozani Mayor Yiannis Kokkaliaris.
For his part, the Deputy Mayor of Culture, Sport and Library Yiannis Ioannidis said: “I would like to thank the EOPE and especially the President George Karabetsos for trusting the Municipality of Kozani once again to co -organize. We will host the Final-4 of the Women’s Cup that will compete with the best teams in the country.
In May we will also host the National Women’s Team that will make some friendly games for its preparation, which will end up in the Golden League, which will take place May 30th to June 1st in the closed Lefkvrysi where we will have the opportunity to watch high matches. level. The Municipality of Kozani will be once again where we need to, we know how to perform such events, and we will also do parallel actions in the square and in schools to enhance the sporting spirit. I will now call to strengthen the teams ahead of the cup, but also the national team that will be found in May in Kozani. ”
The Vice -Mayor of Education and Sports of the Western Macedonia Region Olga Putachidou said: “It is for us to host major sporting events in the Lefkovrysi ornament. It is given the opportunity to both the student population and the world that loves volleyball to see strong matches and high -level athletes who will offer a beautiful spectacle. ”
EOPE Executive Director Pericles Bakodimos said: “On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Federation and President, George Karabetsou I want to convey the athletic greetings to the Mayor, the Vice Mayor, to the Region Our proposal to co -organize two very big sporting events of Volleyball in the beautiful city of Kozani.
Historically I will say that again under Mr. Ioannidis’ department we had opened this magnificent stadium in 2016. We return after many years with the help of the mayor of Mr. Kokkaliaris and his deputy mayor Ioannidis and will organize the Final-4 of the Cup. Greece, a great event for us and the sport of the country. In early May, the Women’s National will come to prepare with international friendly games with Azerbaijan’s national team and a Golden League group, a high event of the European Federation with opponents in Croatia and Slovenia. A big thank you, Kozani is always welcoming, it has a wonderful stadium, one of the most beautiful in Greece. All the games will be lively and through them we will try to highlight the beautiful stadium, the beautiful city and good cooperation with the Municipal Authority. “
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