Pabellón Raimundo Saporta

Pabellón Raimundo Saporta
Earlier names
	Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva (1966–1999)
Data
place	Madrid , Spain
Coordinates	40 ° 28 '37.6 " N , 3 ° 41' 12.8" W Coordinates: 40 ° 28 '37.6 " N , 3 ° 41' 12.8" W.
owner	real Madrid
opening	January 6, 1966
Renovations	1998-1999
demolition	August 2004
surface	parquet
capacity	5200
Societies)
	Real Madrid (1966-1986, 1999-2004);
Events
	Final European Cup in 1967; Intercontinental Cup finals 1966, 1977;

The Pabellón Raimundo Saporta (until 1999 still Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva ) was a multifunctional hall in the north of the Spanish capital Madrid . The sports facility, which was located on Real Madrid's old training ground , Ciudad Deportiva , has long been home to the club's basketball team's home games and has space for around 5,200 spectators. In August 2004 the building was torn down and gave way to the construction site of the Cuatro Torres Business Area .

history

The opening of the arena under the name Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid took place on January 6, 1966 as part of the Intercontinental Cup organized by Real Madrid , in which Pallacanestro Varese , the Chicago Jamaco Saints and Corinthians São Paulo took part in addition to the host . From March 30th to April 1st, 1967, the Final Four of the European Cup took place in the Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva . Real Madrid beat Olimpia Milano in the final 93:91 and won the competition for the third time.

For more than 20 years, the arena was to remain the home of the "royal family" , during which time the team celebrated numerous successes, including winning five European championship cups, four Intercontinental Cups, one European cup winners' cup , 17 Spanish championships , 10 Spanish cups and of a supercup .

Due to the growing audience interest, the club decided in 1986 to change the basketball team in the much larger Palacio de Deportes .

Renovation and renaming

At the end of the 1990s, the Real Madrid basketball team went through a sporting low, which was also reflected in falling audience numbers. In 1998 the club decided to renovate the old arena and make it their home stadium again. On February 4, 1999, the inauguration of the sports facility renamed in Pabellón Raimundo Saporta in honor of the former club official Raimundo Saporta, who died in 1997, now had 5,200 seats.

Real Madrid would play in the arena for more than five years and celebrated the championship title here in 1999/2000. The club's own training grounds on the Paseo de la Castellana , which also housed the Pabellón Raimundo Saporta, were sold in 2001 for debt repayment. In August 2004 the hall was demolished. Today the Cuatro Torres Business Area skyscraper complex is located on the grounds of the sports facility.

Individual evidence

↑ Euroleague final back in Madrid after 41 years. In: euroleague.net. May 4, 2008, accessed May 12, 2013 .
↑ Cae el Raimundo Saporta y con él un santuario del baloncesto. In: As . August 7, 2004, accessed May 12, 2013 (Spanish).
↑ El derribo del pabellón Raimundo Saporta da paso a la construcción de cuatro rascacielos. In: El País . August 11, 2004, accessed May 12, 2013 (Spanish).

[1] Euroleague final back in Madrid after 41 years. In: euroleague.net. May 4, 2008, accessed May 12, 2013 .

[2] Cae el Raimundo Saporta y con él un santuario del baloncesto. In: As . August 7, 2004, accessed May 12, 2013 (Spanish).

[3] El derribo del pabellón Raimundo Saporta da paso a la construcción de cuatro rascacielos. In: El País . August 11, 2004, accessed May 12, 2013 (Spanish).