Fernando Buesa Arena

Fernando Buesa Arena
	The Fernando Buesa Arena
Earlier names
	Pabellón Araba (1991-2000)
Data
place	Calle Portal de Zurbano, s / n 01013 Vitoria-Gasteiz , Álava , Spain;
Coordinates	42 ° 51 '50.7 " N , 2 ° 38' 30" W Coordinates: 42 ° 51 '50.7 " N , 2 ° 38' 30" W.
owner	City of Vitoria-Gasteiz
opening	1991
Extensions	2011–2012
surface	Concrete ; parquet
capacity	15,504 places
Societies)
	Caja Laboral (basketball);
Events
	Final in the FIBA European Cup 1995/96; Final Four in the ULEB Eurocup 2010 ; Final Eight of the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2000, 2002, 2008, 2013, 2017; Final Four of the EuroLeague 2018/19 ;

The Fernando Buesa Arena (until 2000: Pabellón Araba ) is a multi-purpose hall in the Spanish city of Vitoria-Gasteiz , Autonomous Community of the Basque Country . After expansion between 2011 and 2012, the arena can hold 15,504 visitors for the games of the Caja Laboral basketball club .

history

Originally established in 1975 as a cattle market; it was converted into an event hall and opened in 1991. Until 2000 the hall was named Pabellón Araba ; then it was named after the politician Fernando Buesa . He was killed by a car bomb on February 22nd, 2000 by the Basque underground organization ETA . There are 2,500 parking spaces for cars and 40 buses around the arena. The events held in the hall include a. the final in the FIBA European Cup 1995/96 , the Final Four tournament in the ULEB Eurocup 2009/10 and the Final Eight tournaments of the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2000, 2002, 2008, 2013 and 2017.

The arena was expanded within a year. To do this, the dome roof was removed ; a fourth tier was added, increasing the capacity to around 15,000 seats. Construction work began in March 2011. The costs were estimated at around € 25 million . The reopening of the expanded arena took place in early April 2012. In the first game on April 9th, the home team Caja Laboral beat Real Madrid in front of 15,504 spectators 67:66. With a crowd of 15,504 visitors, a new record would be set for the Spanish ACB league .

In mid-May 2018, the ULEB announced that the hall in 2019 will be the venue for the Final Four of the EuroLeague 2018/19 .

gallery

The arena before expansion
During the renovation in September 2011
The interior after the renovation

and display information about the image

Game for 3rd place in the Final Four of the EuroLeague 2018/19 between Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Real Madrid

Web links

Commons : Fernando Buesa Arena - collection of images, videos and audio files

baskonistas.wordpress.com: La Historia del Pabellón Araba / Buesa Arena (Spanish)
Pictures of the old arena ( Memento from May 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Pictures of the old arena (English)
Fernando Buesa Arena ( Memento from February 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)

Individual evidence

↑ El nuevo Buesa Arena arranca con la elaboración de su primer anteproyecto ( Memento of August 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
↑ elpais.com: El Pabellón Araba pasa a llamarse Fernando Buesa Arena Article from March 1, 2000 (Spanish)
↑ eurocupbasketball.com: An arena that grows with basketball's popularity article from March 25, 2010 (English)
↑ acb.com: Match report Caja Laboral against Real Madrid (Spanish)
↑ as.com: Vitoria estrena a lo grande el Buesa Arena Article from April 10, 2012 (Spanish)
↑ basketball.de: Euroleague Final Four 2019 in Vitoria Article from May 15, 2018

[1] El nuevo Buesa Arena arranca con la elaboración de su primer anteproyecto ( Memento of August 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)

[2] s.com: El Pabellón Araba pasa a llamarse Fernando Buesa Arena Article from March 1, 2000 (Spanish)

[3] urocupbasketball.com: An arena that grows with basketball's popularity article from March 25, 2010 (English)

[4] .com: Match report Caja Laboral against Real Madrid (Spanish)

[5] s.com: Vitoria estrena a lo grande el Buesa Arena Article from April 10, 2012 (Spanish)

[6] sketball.de: Euroleague Final Four 2019 in Vitoria Article from May 15, 2018