Gran Canaria Arena

Gran Canaria Arena
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Former namesPalacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria
LocationLas Palmas, Spain
Coordinates28°06′10″N 15°27′26″W / 28.10278°N 15.45722°W / 28.10278; -15.45722
OwnerCabildo of Gran Canaria
Capacity11,500[1]
Record attendance10,200 (United States vs Slovenia, 26 August 2014)
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 2011
Opened15 March 2014
Construction cost 67 million
Architect
  • Eduardo Pérez Gómez
  • Miguel Ángel Sánchez García
(LLPS Arquitectos)
Tenants
CB Gran Canaria (2014–present)
Gran Canaria Arena

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.

  1. ^ "Herbalife Gran Canaria" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ Se llamará Gran Canaria Arena Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine; Canarias7, 30 August 2013(in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Gran Canaria Arena abrirá sus puertas el 15 de marzo; Canarias ahora; 6 March 2014

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