Palau Blaugrana

Palau Blaugrana
Location Barcelona, Spain
Owner Futbol Club Barcelona
Capacity 7,585
Construction
Opened 23 October 1971
Renovated 1994, 2016
Expanded 1994
Architect Francesc Cavaller
Tenants
FC Barcelona Bàsquet (ACB)
FC Barcelona Handbol (ASOBAL)
FC Barcelona Hoquei (OK Liga)
FC Barcelona Futsal (Primera División)

Palau Blaugrana (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈɫaw ˌβɫawˈɣɾanə], meaning in English "Blue and deep red Palace") is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, belonging to FC Barcelona. The 7,585 seating capacity arena is home to the basketball, handball, roller hockey, and futsal divisions of FC Barcelona. Palau Blaugrana is located between Mini Estadi and the Camp Nou.

History

Built in 1971, the stadium originally held 5,696 spectators, but the facility was remodeled in 1994 to fit the current capacity of 7,585. During the 1992 Summer Olympics, the arena hosted several events, including roller hockey, taekwondo and judo.[1]

Several basketball, handball and roller hockey players have had their jerseys retired:
4 Andrés Jiménez, 7 Nacho Solozábal and 15 Epi for basketball and 2 Òscar Grau, 7 Iñaki Urdangarin, 14 Joan Sagalés, 16 David Barrufet for handball and 21 Alberto Borregan for Roller Hockey

The arena's main court area was renovated in 2016.[2][3]

Nou Palau Blaugrana

Under Sandro Rosell's presidency, the club of FC Barcelona announced that by 2013, it planned to build a new Palau Blaugrana arena, for its handball and basketball teams, with a capacity of 12,000 seats. Also included in the plan, was a smaller campus with a capacity of 3,000 seats, plus [a special conditions] for hotel partners (operated by a specialist company located on the corner of Aristides Maillol with John XXIII), new parking spaces and an auditorium, with a 2,000 capacity, for the foundation, including the offices of the club. These plans, however, were later dropped in favour of the Espai Barça project.

Under the Espai Barça project, the current Palau Blaugrana will be demolished, and a new arena is expected to be built on the site currently occupied by the Mini Estadi, which will also be demolished to make way for the new arena.[4] Work is expected to start by the 2017–18 basketball season.[5] The Nou Palau Blaugrana will have a capacity of about 12,500 people with an adjacent, smaller court that will seat approximately 2,000. Additionally, the New Palau will have 24 VIP boxes and 4 sky bars with court views.[6]

Panoramical view during a Euroleague Basketball game in February 2008

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 217-20.
  2. ↑ La nova cara del parquet del Palau Blaugrana (Catalan).
  3. ↑ Et presentem la nova imatge del Palau Blaugrana per al curs 2016/17. Què et sembla? (Catalan).
  4. ↑ "The New Palau Blaugrana".
  5. ↑ "HOK Reveals Design Details for FC Barcelona's New Palau Blaugrana Arena". 16 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "The features of the New Palau Blaugrana".
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Coordinates: 41°22′48.29″N 2°07′12.18″E / 41.3800806°N 2.1200500°E / 41.3800806; 2.1200500

Preceded by
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Paris		 Masters Cup
Venue
1972 		Succeeded by
Boston Garden
Boston
Preceded by
Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo		 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Final Venue
1985 		Succeeded by
Estadio Obras Sanitarias
Buenos Aires
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