List of indoor arenas in Portugal

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The following is a list of indoor arenas in Portugal (ordered by capacity) with a minimum required capacity of 1,000. The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (e.g. for concerts).

Current arenas

ImageStadiumCapacityCityTeamInaugurated
Pavilhao Atlantico - dynamosquito.jpg MEO Arena 20,000 Lisbon None1998
Forum Braga (12).jpg Forum Braga 12,000 Braga None1981/2017
Nave Polivalente de Espinho12,000 Espinho None1996
Europarque (Santa Maria da Feira).jpg Europarque 10,000 Santa Maria da Feira None1995
Praca de Touros do Campo Pequeno September 2014.jpg Sagres Campo Pequeno 8,898 Lisbon Bullfighting 1892
Palaciodecristalporto.jpg Super Bock Arena 8,500 Porto None1954
Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar - Portugal (40789801132).jpg Multiusos de Gondomar 8,400 Gondomar None2007
Portimão Arena8,000 Portimão None2006
Coliseu Comendador Rondão Almeida - Coliseu de Elvas 7,500 Elvas Bullfighting 2006
Multiusos Guimaraes.jpg Multiusos de Guimarães 7,000 Guimarães None2001
Viseu Arena 7,000 Viseu None2003/2018
Arena de Ovar6,000 Ovar Ovarense Basquetebol 2007
Arena d´Évora 5,000 Évora Bullfighting 1889/2007
Pavilhão Flávio Sá Leite5,000 Braga Basketball 1990
Coliseu dos Recreios 4,300 Lisbon None1890
Coliseu Porto Ageas 4,000 Porto None1908
Interior do Pavilhao Joao Rocha.jpg Pavilhão João Rocha 3,001 Lisbon Sporting CP (basketball)
Sporting CP (futsal)
Sporting CP (handball)
Sporting CP (roller hockey)
Sporting CP (volleyball)
2017
Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo de Sesimbra2,850 Sesimbra None1977/2020
Pavilhão Unidade Vimaranense2,500 Guimarães Vitória de Guimarães (basketball)
Vitória de Guimarães (volleyball)
1997
Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim 2,500 Póvoa de Varzim None1998
Different view of Pavilhao da Luz n.o1.JPG Pavilhão Fidelidade 2,456 Lisbon Benfica (basketball)
Benfica (futsal)
Benfica (roller hockey)
2003
Pavilhão Multidesportos Dr. Mário Mexia 2,239 Coimbra Académica de Coimbra (basketball) 2003
Estadio do Dragao.JPG Dragão Arena 2,179 Porto FC Porto (basketball)
FC Porto (handball)
FC Porto (roller hockey)
2009
View of Pavilhao da Luz.JPG Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2 1,800 Lisbon Benfica (handball)
Benfica (volleyball)
2003

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