Bilbao Arena

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Bilbao Arena
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Bilbao Arena
Location Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
Coordinates 43°15′08.00″N2°55′33″W / 43.2522222°N 2.92583°W / 43.2522222; -2.92583
Public transit Cercanias Logo.svg at Miribilla
OperatorBilbao City Council
Capacity Basketball: 10,014 [1] [2]
Construction
OpenedSeptember 2010
Construction cost 38 million
ArchitectACXT-Idom
Tenants
Bilbao Basket (2010–present)

Bilbao Arena is an indoor arena in the neighbourhood of Miribilla in Bilbao, Spain. [3] The central hall can hold up to 10,014 people for basketball games. [4] [5] The central hall is also used for concerts and other kinds of shows. The facilities also include swimming pools and gymnasiums for the use of the local residents.

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History

Since it opened in September 2010, it is the home arena of the Bilbao Basket club of the Spanish League. The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was contested at the venue.

Attendances

This is a list of league and European competition games attendances of Bilbao Basket at Bilbao Arena.

Domestic competition [a] European competitions
SeasonTotalHighLowAverageSeasonTotalHighLowAverage
2010–11 ACB 165,2358,7937,0147,868Did not enter any European competition
2011–12 ACB 156,01610,0148,0398,668 2011–12 EL 88,68610,0147,4368,869
2012–13 ACB 170,56210,0146,9179,476 2012–13 EC 62,42910,0066,0987,804
2013–14 ACB 154,65010,0007,6109,097 2013–14 EC 44,4298,4314,5835,554
2014–15 ACB 168,24310,0147,3148,855Did not enter any European competition
2015–16 ACB 154,07610,0047,7049,063 2015–16 EC 38,3635,7804,0704,795
2016–17 ACB 139,3229,8337,7928,708 2016–17 EC 21,6586,4384,1325,415
2017–18 ACB 148,7869,8427,8038,752 2017–18 EC 20,3194,3753,7114,064
2018–19 Oro [b] 132,7719,6445,0276,639Did not enter any European competition
2019–20 ACB [c] 93,50210,0017,3338,500
2020–21 ACB Season played behind closed doors 2020–21 BCL Season played behind closed doors
2021–22 ACB [d] 100,8098,4872,7475,930Did not enter any European competition
2022–23 ACB 133,3759,9726,1737,846 2022–23 BCL 21,7454,1582,8233,624
2023–24 ACB 142,5699,8976,1388,386 2023–24 FEC 43,4007,6003,2505,425
  1. Including playoff games
  2. Not included Final Four matches, as Bilbao Arena was considered as neutral venue for that event.
  3. Season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. Some games were played with limited attendance.

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References

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  3. Deia.com - El Bilbao Arena se engalana para los grandes eventos (in Spanish).
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