Gran Canaria Arena

Gran Canaria Arena
Exterior view of the arena (April 2014)
Earlier names
Palacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria (construction phase)
Data
place	c / Fondos de Segura, s / n 35019 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Gran Canaria , Spain
Coordinates	28 ° 6 '10.7 "  N , 15 ° 27' 24.9"  W Coordinates: 28 ° 6 '10.7 "  N , 15 ° 27' 24.9"  W.
owner	Cabildo Insular Gran Canaria
start of building	January 2011
opening	March 15, 2014
First game	May 1, 2014 Herbalife Gran Canaria - FC Barcelona 74:82
surface	Parquet concrete
costs	€ 67 million
architect	Eduardo Pérez Gómez Miguel Ángel Sánchez García (LLPS Arquitectos)
capacity	11,500 seats
Societies)
Herbalife Gran Canaria
Events
Basketball World Cup 2014 Final Eight of the 2015 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto Final first leg in the Eurocup 2014/15

The Gran Canaria Arena is a multi-purpose hall in the Spanish city ​​of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Gran Canaria . During the construction phase it was also known as the Palacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria .

history

Interior view of the arena on May 18, 2014 during the game Herbalife Gran Canaria against Unicaja Málaga (67:65)

The arena, which opened in March 2014, is located in the southwest of the city, in the sports complex Ciudad Deportiva Siete Palmas , immediately north of the Estadio de Gran Canaria football stadium . The hall, which was built for the 2014 basketball world championship among other things , has a seating capacity of 11,500 and hosts the home games of the Spanish basketball club Herbalife Gran Canaria .

The first game in the hall took place on May 1st, 2014. On the 28th day of the Liga ACB matchday , Herbalife Gran Canaria lost against FC Barcelona 74:82. The Brazilian Marcelo Huertas scored the first basket in the hall for Barça . The Final Eight of the Spanish basketball cup Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2014/15 took place in the Gran Canaria arena from February 19-22, 2015 . Real Madrid won the final against FC Barcelona 77:71. Herbalife Gran Canaria reached the final of the Eurocup 2014/15 . In the first leg of the final on April 24, 2015, they lost in front of their own audience to BK Chimki from Russia with 66:91.

Web links

Commons : Gran Canaria Arena  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• grancanariadeportes.com: Sports facilities of the Ciudad Deportiva Siete Palmas (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Se llamará Gran Canaria Arena. In: canarias7.com. August 30, 2013, Retrieved April 5, 2014 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ baloncesto.as.com: Marcelinho estrena el libro de visitas del Gran Canaria Arena article from May 1, 2014 (Spanish)
3. ↑ eurocupbasketball.com: Match report Herbalife Gran Canaria against BK Chimki (English)