Fernando Buesa Arena
| Fernando Buesa Arena | |
|---|---|
| Buesa Arena | |
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| Former names | Pabellón Araba (1991–2000)[1] |
| Location |
Torre 12 01013 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba, Spain |
| Coordinates | 42°51′51.97″N 2°38′28.22″W / 42.8644361°N 2.6411722°WCoordinates: 42°51′51.97″N 2°38′28.22″W / 42.8644361°N 2.6411722°W |
| Opened | 1991[2] |
| Expanded | 2012 |
| Owner | City of Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Capacity | 15,504 |
| Tenants | |
| Caja Laboral Baskonia (1991–Present) | |
Fernando Buesa Arena is an indoor sports arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of Saski Baskonia, aka Caja Laboral Baskonia.
The arena's seating capacity, for basketball, is up to 15,504 people. Works to increase the arena's seating capacity from 9,923 to 15,504 people began in March 2011, and finished in April 2012.[3][4][5]
History
Originally designed (rather belatedly) as a cattle market in the mid 1970s, for a city that had already abandoned its links with agriculture and was modernizing at a great pace, it was soon turned into a sports arena, which opened in 1991.[2]
It was formerly known as Pabellón Araba until 2000, when the arena is named Fernando Buesa, a Spanish politician who was assassinated by ETA.[1]
Major events
The arena hosted the 1996 Saporta Cup Final, in which local Saski Baskonia won the title and also hosted the 2010 Eurocup Finals.[6] It also hosted four times the final stage of the Copa del Rey of basketball in 2000, 2002, 2008 and 2013.[7]
On 20 April 2012, at the game of Caja Laboral against Real Madrid, Fernando Buesa Arena registered the record of attendance in a basketball game of Liga ACB with 15,504 spectators.[8]
Gallery
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Buesa Arena on 2007
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Buesa Arena at night, on 2007
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Fernando Buesa Arena, in the day of the Liga ACB record of attendance
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 El Pabellón Araba pasa a llamarse Fernando Buesa Arena
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fernando Buesa Arena
- ↑ ACB.com Caja Laboral Saski-Baskonia S.A.D. Fernando Buesa Arena (9.900 espectadores) (Spanish).
- ↑ elcorreo.com El Buesa Arena se reforma para alcanzar las 15.000 localidades
- ↑ as.com Vitoria estrena a lo grande el Buesa Arena
- ↑ Eurocupbasketball.com - An arena that grows with basketball's popularity.
- ↑ Eurocup'96
- ↑ ¡15.504 espectadores! El Buesa Arena establece un nuevo récord de asistencia
External links
| Preceded by Abdi İpekçi Arena Istanbul |
European Cup Final Venue 1996 |
Succeeded by Eleftheria Indoor Hall Nicosia |
| Preceded by PalaVela Turin |
ULEB Eurocup Final Venue 2010 |
Succeeded by Palaverde Treviso |
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