Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Oviedo
| Full name | Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Oviedo |
|---|---|
| Location | Oviedo, Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°22′2.87″N 5°49′53″W / 43.3674639°N 5.83139°W |
| Owner | Oviedo City Hall |
| Capacity | 3,713 |
| Surface | Parquet Floor |
| Opened | 1975, September |
The Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Oviedo is a multi-purpose sports arena in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. It has 3,713 seats and a maximum capacity of 6,000 and it is owned by the Oviedo City Hall.
The construction started in 1961 and was inaugurated in 1975. It has a roof shaped like the shell of a turtle. The indoor track has four lanes around the center and eight in the middle.
It was the main arena of the local rink hockey club CP Cibeles and the nowadays dissolved basketball teams CB Oviedo and CB Vetusta.
Events held at Palacio de Deportes
Since its inauguration, the Palacio de Deportes held several important championships.[1]
- 1976 Roller Hockey World Cup
- 1981 CERH Cup Winners' Cup Finals: First leg match, Club Patín Cibeles Oviedo v Sporting CP Lisbon
- 1983 1982–83 Liga Española de Baloncesto Finals: Final match, FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
- 1986 FIBA World Championship: Semifinal round, Group B
- 1987 CERH European Roller Hockey Championship
- 2008 Rink Hockey European Championship
- 2012 Davis Cup World Group: First round, Spain v Kazakhstan
- 2013 Copa del Rey de Hockey Patines
References
- ↑ Deportes con Historia (Spanish)
External links
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