Gran Canaria Arena
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| Former names | Palacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria |
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| Location | Las Palmas, Spain |
| Coordinates | 28°06′10″N 15°27′26″W / 28.10278°N 15.45722°W |
| Owner | Cabildo of Gran Canaria |
| Capacity | 11,500[1] |
| Record attendance | 10,200 (United States vs Slovenia, 26 August 2014) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 2011 |
| Opened | 15 March 2014 |
| Construction cost | € 67 million |
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| CB Gran Canaria (2014–present) | |
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Gran Canaria Arena, originally known as Palacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria,[2] is an indoor sporting arena located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The arena, opened in 2014 by Mariano Rajoy,[3] has a capacity of 11,470 spectators and is the home arena of CB Gran Canaria.
The first game in Gran Canaria Arena was the game of the 28th round of the 2013–14 ACB season between Herbalife Gran Canaria and FC Barcelona, played on 1 May 2014.
The arena hosted of the groups of the main round of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the basketball's Copa del Rey in February 2015.
Attendances
[edit]This is a list of games attendances of CB Gran Canaria at Gran Canaria Arena.
| Liga ACB | European competitions | |||||||||
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| Season | Total | High | Low | Average | Season | Total | High | Low | Average | |
| 2013–14[a] | 31,088 | 9,332 | 5,855 | 7,772 | did not enter any European competition | |||||
| 2014–15 | 112,652 | 9,056 | 4,125 | 6,258 | 2014–15 EC | 53,371 | 9,875 | 2,913 | 4,478 | |
| 2015–16 | 121,765 | 9,097 | 4,859 | 6,765 | 2015–16 EC | 45,727 | 7,908 | 2,053 | 4,157 | |
| 2016–17 | 109,883 | 8,661 | 4,283 | 6,464 | 2016–17 EC | 29,896 | 5,202 | 2,393 | 3,737 | |
| 2017–18 | 111,434 | 6,978 | 4,176 | 5,865 | 2017–18 EC | 36,526 | 5,567 | 2,725 | 4,058 | |
| 2018–19 | 89,467 | 7,349 | 1,849 | 5,263 | 2018–19 EL | 72,348 | 7,430 | 3,648 | 4,823 | |
| 2019–20[b] | 67,342 | 7,271 | 5,364 | 6,122 | did not enter any European competition | |||||
- ^ Only four games were played in this arena.
- ^ Season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
[edit]References and notes
[edit]- ^ "Herbalife Gran Canaria" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Se llamará Gran Canaria Arena Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine; Canarias7, 30 August 2013(in Spanish)
- ^ El Gran Canaria Arena abrirá sus puertas el 15 de marzo; Canarias ahora; 6 March 2014
External links
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Media related to Gran Canaria Arena at Wikimedia Commons
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