| Mediolanum Forum | |
|---|---|
| MediolanumForum | |
| Full name | Mediolanum Forum di Assago |
| Former names | Forum di Assago Fila Forum DatchForum |
| Location | Via Giuseppe di Vittorio 6 20090 Assago (MI), Italy |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Owner | ForumNet S.p.A |
| Surface | 40,000 m² |
| Capacity | 12,000 (basketball)[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Armani Jeans Milano (1990-present) | |
The Mediolanum Forum (formerly known as Fila Forum, Datch Forum and Forum di Assago) is an indoor sports arena, in Assago near Milan, Italy. The arena has a capacity of 11,500[2] and is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and tennis. It also hosts live concerts.
The Forum received the European Prize for Architecture for sports venues awarded by CONI and the Council of Europe.[2] It is also the only structure in Italy along with Palalottomatica in Rome to be part of the European Arenas Association network.[2]
The Forum is the home floor of the Italian professional basketball team Armani Jeans Milano.
The arena opened in 1990. Since then it hosted several important sports and musical events. Among them, the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the 2003 IIHF Continental Cup Superfinal of ice hockey (Together with Lugano's Pista Resega), the WWE RAW and SmackDown! in 2007.
In January 2009, the arena changed its name to the current Mediolanum Forum replacing the old name of Datch Forum.[3]
| Preceded by Olympiahalle Munich |
Ice Hockey World Championships Final Venue 1994 |
Succeeded by Globe Arena Stockholm |
| Preceded by Scandinavium Gothenburg |
Davis Cup Final Venue 1998 |
Succeeded by Acropolis Exhibition Hall Nice |
| Preceded by Ahoy Rotterdam |
MTV Europe Music Awards Venue 1998 |
Succeeded by Point Depot Dublin |
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