Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena

Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
The Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena of Málaga
Earlier names
Palacio de Deportes de Málaga (1999-2000)
Data
place	Avenida Miguel Mérida Nicolich 2 29004 Málaga , Spain
Coordinates	36 ° 40 '56.9 "  N , 4 ° 27' 38.3"  W Coordinates: 36 ° 40 '56.9 "  N , 4 ° 27' 38.3"  W.
owner	City of Málaga
opening	1999
Renovations	2010
surface	Concrete parquet
capacity	11,300 seats (maximum)
Societies)
Unicaja Málaga (since 1999)
Events
Final of the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2001, 2007, 2014 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2004, 2006, 2015 NBA Europe Live Tour 2007 Matches of the ACB league Games of the ULEB Euroleague 2003 Davis Cup semi-finals Master de Málaga (tennis, 2006-2008)

Inside view during a basketball game.

The Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena (previously: Palacio de Deportes de Málaga ) is a multi-purpose hall in the southern Spanish city ​​of Málaga , Andalusia .

history

The Palacio de Deportes de Málaga was inaugurated in 1999. A year later it was named after the politician José Maria Martín Carpena of the Spanish People's Party Partido Popular . On July 15, 2000, the Basque underground organization ETA carried out an attack on Carpena. He was fatally shot in front of his house.

The arena has been the sporting home of the Unicaja Málaga basketball club since it opened . The event hall has a maximum audience capacity of 11,300 seats. In addition to the Unicaja Málaga games, the facility is also used for other sporting events. Find it u. a. Motocross , freestyle motocross , motorcycle trials , futsal and horse shows take place. The 2003 Davis Cup semi-finals were held in the Málaga arena. The Spanish Davis Cup team defeated the Argentinians 3-2 games. On October 9, 2007, Unicaja Málaga and the Memphis Grizzlies met on the NBA Europe Live Tour . The team from Málaga defeated the NBA team 102-99.

Also concerts, opera performances ( Aida ), ice shows ( Disney on Ice , Bugs Bunny on Ice , Nemo on Ice ), galas and shows ( Apassionata , Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus ) as well as exhibitions, conferences and gatherings (e.g. the witnesses Jehovah's ) are performed in the arena.

Concerts

A selection of artists and groups; who gave a concert in the arena in Malaga.

• 2001: Tom Jones , La Oreja de Van Gogh , Joaquín Sabina , Revolver , Jarabe de Palo , Víctor Manuel and Ana Belén , Paulina Rubio
• 2002: Supertramp , Pablo Milanés , Estopa , Julio Iglesias , Chenoa , David Bisbal , Chayanne
• 2003: Luz Casal , La Oreja de Van Gogh
• 2004: David Bisbal , Álex Ubago , Joan Manuel Serrat , Carlinhos Brown
• 2005: Juanes , Amaral
• 2006: La Oreja de Van Gogh , Joaquín Sabina
• 2007: Fito & Fitipaldis , Antonio Orozco
• 2008: Maelo Ruíz , Chambao , Chambao, Alejandro Fernández , Pereza , Juanes , Estopa , Miguel Bosé

From 2009 the concerts took place more and more on the open-air stage Auditorio Municipal “Cortijo de Torres” with a maximum of 13,000 seats.

Web links

Commons : Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• palaciodeportesmalaga.com: Hall on the Malaga Sports Venues website (Spanish)
• malagadeporteyeventos.com: List of past events since 2001 (Spanish)
• worldstadiums.com: Images of Halle (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ que.es: La ampliación del palacio de deportes José María Martín Carpena concluirá en octubre (Spanish) article from September 15, 2010
2. ↑ interbook.net: EL ASESINATO DEL CONCEJAL JOSÉ Mª MARTÍN CARPENA ( Memento from September 21, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ malagadeporteyeventos.com: data on the hall ( memento of the original from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) 
4. ↑ malagadeporteyeventos.com: Data on the Auditorio Municipal “Cortijo de Torres” ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish)