RTL Spiroudome
| RTL Spiroudome | |
|---|---|
|
|
| The RTL Spiroudome in Charleroi | |
| Data | |
| place |
 Charleroi , Belgium
|
| Coordinates | 50 ° 25 '26.5 " N , 4 ° 26' 46.4" E |
| owner | City of Charleroi |
| opening | April 5, 1992 |
| Extensions | 2002 |
| surface | parquet |
| capacity | 6,300 seats |
| Societies) | |
| Events | |
The RTL Spiroudome (officially: Palais des sports du Pays de Charleroi ) is a multi-purpose hall in the Belgian city of Charleroi . The basketball team of Spirou BC Charleroi has been welcoming their opponents to home games here since 1996. The arena holds a total of 6,300 spectators, who are distributed in 5,440 seats, 16 VIP boxes with 10 seats each and 700 business seats.
Originally designed as a tennis hall for a Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy ; the hall became too small. Especially for the requirements of the Spirou BC Charleroi and for this reason the arena was expanded in 2002. The concrete dome was erected over the existing building, but gaming operations were not affected.
The European basketball association ULEB selected the RTL Spiroudome as the venue for the final of the ULEB Cup 2004. In the three following years (2005, 2006, 2007) the final of the competition remained in the Belgian city in Hainaut .
In tennis , the Belgian Fed Cup team also uses the multi-purpose hall as a venue; the Fed Cup final took place on September 16 and 17, 2006. The Belgians were defeated by the Italians 2: 3 games in front of their home crowd. Between March 4 and 6, 2011, the Belgian Davis Cup team in Charleroi lost to the Spaniards with Rafael Nadal in the first round with 1: 4 games.
Furthermore, z. B. Concerts (including Night of the Proms , Kim Wilde , Alison Moyet , Midge Ure , Simple Minds ), games by the Harlem Globetrotters basketball troupe and dance events. The election for Miss Belgium 2009 was hosted on RTL Spiroudome. Zeynep Sever , of Turkish origin , was chosen as the winner at the event on December 23, 2008.
ULEB Cup finals
-
Apr. 13, 2004: Hapoel Jerusalem - Real Madrid 83:72
-
Apr 19, 2005: BC Lietuvos Rytas - Makedonikos 78:74
-
April 10, 2006: MBK Dynamo Moscow - Aris Thessaloniki 73:60
-
Apr 11, 2007: Real Madrid - BC Lietuvos Rytas 87:75
Web links
- spiroudome.be: Homepage of RTL Spiroudome (French)
- worldstadiums.com: image of the interior (English)
- globaltennisdesign.com: Plan for the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy ( PDF , 300 kB, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ dhnet.be: data on the conversion (French)
- ↑ dhnet.be: Report on the renovation (French)
- ↑ eurocupbasketball.com: ULEB Cup season 2003/04 ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ eurocupbasketball.com: ULEB Cup season 2004/05 ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ eurocupbasketball.com: ULEB Cup season 2005/06 ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ eurocupbasketball.com: ULEB Cup Season 2006/07 ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ en.rafa-nadal.com: Davis Cup Belgium - Spain ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2012 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. (English)
