Dragão Caixa
 The arena is located east of the Estádio do Dragão. | |
| Location | Porto, Portugal |
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| Coordinates | 41°09′46″N 8°34′55″W / 41.162784°N 8.581879°WCoordinates: 41°09′46″N 8°34′55″W / 41.162784°N 8.581879°W |
| Owner | FC Porto |
| Capacity | 2,179 |
| Acreage | 8,300 m2 (2.1 acres) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 23 April 2009 |
| Architect | Manuel Salgado |
| Tenants | |
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FC Porto (basketball) FC Porto (handball) FC Porto (roller hockey) | |
The Dragão Caixa is an indoor arena located in Porto, Portugal, which houses the basketball, handball and roller hockey teams of FC Porto. It was inaugurated on 23 April 2009 and has a capacity of 2,179 spectators. The construction project was done in partnership with Portuguese state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos, which got the naming rights.[1]
Designed by the architect of the Estádio do Dragão, the Dragão Caixa was projected to reunite the club's major collective sports teams (basketball, handball and roller hockey) under the same roof, following years of playing at loaned arenas in neighbouring municipalities as a result of the demolition of the previous arena, the Pavilhão Americo de Sá, in 2001.[2]
References
- ↑ Amaral, Nuno (23 April 2009). "Dragão Caixa é inaugurado esta quinta-feira" [Dragão Caixa is inaugurated this thursday]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Dragão Caixa". FC Porto. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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