Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is for 5,910 people.[1]
It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament. The arena was the regular home venue of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne for European Champions cup games in the late 1970s and early 1980s, for which it had a maximum capacity for 10,000 spectators.[2]
The arena also hosted the 1968 European Champions cup final in basketball, in which Real Madrid defeated BC Brno 98-95[3][4] in front of 8,000 spectators.[4] The venue also saw France defeat the United States in the 1991 Davis Cup final. The arena hosted the last Saporta Cup final in 2002, in which Montepaschi Siena won the trophy.[5] In 2006 hosted the 2006 European Figure Skating Championships.
| Preceded by Sports City of Real Madrid Pavilion Madrid |
FIBA European Champions Cup Final Venue 1968 |
Succeeded by Palau dels Esports Barcelona |
| Preceded by Suncoast Dome St. Petersburg |
Davis Cup Final Venue 1991 |
Succeeded by Tarrant County Convention Center Fort Worth |
| Preceded by Torwar Hall Warsaw |
Saporta Cup Final Venue 2002 |
Succeeded by Last final |
| Preceded by N/A |
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon 1987-2009 |
Succeeded by Arena Montpellier Montpellier |