NBPC | |
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| Location | Belle Vue, Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 53°27′36″N2°11′29″W / 53.4600°N 2.1913°W |
| Owner | Manchester City Council |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Opened | March 2016 |
| Tenants | |
| Basketball England Manchester Giants (2020-present) Manchester Mystics (2016-present) Manchester Thunder (2019-present) Manchester Titans (2018-present) | |
The National Basketball Performance Centre (NBPC) is a 2,000 capacity, three-court basketball arena located in Manchester, England.
Construction on the £11m Belle Vue Sports Village, including the 2,000 seat FIBA-standard arena, began in early 2015. [1] [2] [3] The arena was funded by Manchester City Council, Basketball England and Sport England. [4] [5]
In August 2016, it was announced that the Manchester Mystics were to relocate to the NPBC ahead of the 2016–17 WBBL season. [6]
The NBPC is the home of the Basketball England age-group teams. The arena also hosts the governing body's end-of-season National Basketball League playoff finals.
In 2019, Manchester Thunder of the Netball Superleague began to play some home fixtures at the arena. From 2020, all Thunder home games will be played at the NBPC. [7]
On 24 July 2020, it was announced that the Manchester Giants will play at the NBPC from the 2020–21 season.
| Date | Competition | Home team | Result | Away team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February 2016 | EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualifier | Great Britain  | 122-36 |  Albania | [8] |
| 24 February 2016 | EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualifier | Great Britain | 71-67 |  Montenegro | [9] |
| 11 November 2017 | EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier | Great Britain | 90-87 (ot) |  Israel | [10] |
| 17 November 2018 | EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier | Great Britain | 79-77 |  Greece | [11] |
| 21 November 2018 | EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier | Great Britain | 83-42 |  Portugal | [12] |
| 29 November 2018 | EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier | Great Britain | 82-96 |  Austria | [13] |
| 21 February 2019 | EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier | Great Britain | 84-47 |  Cyprus | [14] |
| 10 August 2019 | EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier | Great Britain | 71-54 |  Luxembourg | [15] |
| 17 August 2019 | EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier | Great Britain | 101-79 |  Kosovo | [16] |
| 17 November 2019 | EuroBasket Women 2021 Qualifier | Great Britain | 59-90 |  Belarus | [17] |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2022 |  England | 62–48 |  France | Fassolette-Kielty Trophy | [18] |
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