PalaElio | |
Full name | Palazzetto dello Sport "Elio Pentassuglia" |
---|---|
Location | Brindisi, Italy |
Capacity | Basketball: 3,534 |
Surface | Parquet |
Construction | |
Opened | 1981 |
Renovated | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015 |
Tenants | |
New Basket Brindisi |
PalaPentassuglia, or PalaElio, is an indoor arena that is located in Brindisi, Italy. The arena's full name is Palazzetto dello Sport "Elio Pentassuglia". The arena is named in honor or of the Italian basketball player and basketball coach Elio Pentassuglia. The arena has mainly been used to host volleyball, basketball, boxing, fencing, and gymnastics. The current capacity of the arena for basketball games is 3,534. [1]
The arena opened in 1981, originally having a capacity of 2,390. In 2007, the first renovation of the arena was done, with the structure's roof being reconstructed. In 2008, the arena's first expansion was done, with the capacity being increased to 2,502. That renovation also included new baskets, a revamped area around the court, remodeled and expanded locker rooms, a new gym, a new infirmary room, and a new press room.
Its capacity was then increased to 3,534 in 2010, in order to meet the 3,500 seat minimum requirement of the Italian League for the home games of New Basket Brindisi. In 2015, the arena was updated again, in order to meet the minimum arena rules and standards of the Eurocup. Future plans have been approved to again renovate and expand the arena's seating capacity to about 6,000, so that it would meet minimum standards for Euroleague games. [2]
Unipol Forum is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, Italy. The arena has a seating capacity of 12,800 and is primarily used for basketball, ice hockey, tennis and live concerts.
Morača Sports Centre is a multi-sports venue that is located in Podgorica, Montenegro.
Palazzo dello Sport or PalaEUR, formerly known as PalaLottomatica, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in Rome, Italy. It is located in the heart of the well known modern EUR complex. The arena hosted the 1960 Olympic basketball tournaments.
Palaverde is an indoor sporting arena located in Villorba near Treviso, Italy. Opened in September 1983 it has been used mainly for basketball and volleyball.
Unipol Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno, Province of Bologna, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 11,000 people, and the seating capacity for concerts is 20,000 people. It was opened in December 1993. It was home to the Virtus Bologna basketball team from 1996 to 2017.
The PalaDesio is an arena located in Desio, Lombardy, Italy. Opened in 1992, the arena – with a capacity of 6,700 or 8,000 depending on the layout – has hosted a number of sporting and artistic events, chief of which have been basketball and gymnastics.
PalaBarbuto, also known by its sponsorship name of PalaEldo, is an indoor sporting arena located in Naples, Italy. The facility is located in Viale Giochi del Mediterraneo, in close proximity to the Olympic swimming pool Piscina Felice Scandone.
PalaFantozzi is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Capo d'Orlando, Italy. The arena is named after former Italian professional basketball player, Alessandro Fantozzi. The seating capacity of the arena is 3,613 people.
The Italian Basketball Supercup, also known as Discovery+ Supercoppa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball super cup competition. From the 2020 Supercup edition, all the teams of LBA took part in the competition. Created in 1995, it is organised by the Lega Basket – who run the LBA and the Italian Cup – in partnership with RCS Sport, and it traditionally opens the season.
Khimki Basketball Center, or Khimki Basketball Center of Moscow Region, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Khimki, Russia. The total seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 5,025, which includes the arena's lounge areas. The arena's regular fan seating capacity is 4,000. It is the home arena of the VTB United League professional basketball club Khimki Moscow Region.
PalaRuffini, formerly known as Palasport di Torino, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Turin, Italy. It is used for basketball, volleyball, boxing, and concerts. The arena's seating capacity is 4,500 people.
New Basket Brindisi, for sponsorship reasons named Valtur Brindisi or shortly Brindisi, is a professional Italian basketball based in Brindisi, Apulia. They compete in Serie A2, second level of Italian basketball system.
Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez, or Palais des Sports de Nanterre, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France, near Paris. The arena is named after former minister Maurice Thorez. The capacity of the arena for basketball games is 3,000. It is the home arena of the French League basketball club Nanterre 92 for French national domestic league games and also for EuroCup and Champions League games.
Palasport Roberta Serradimigni, commonly known as PalaSerradimigni, is a multi-use indoor sporting arena that is located in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. The arena can be used to host basketball, volleyball, and handball games. The current seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 5,000.
The 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A was the 93rd season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.
The Allianz Cloud Arena, formerly known as PalaLido, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the Italian city of Milan, capital of Lombardy. The arena's primary use is to host basketball and volleyball games, but it can also be used to host handball, tennis, gymnastics, and wrestling. The arena currently has a seating capacity of 5,420 for sports events.
The 2019–20 LBA season was the 98th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system. The regular season started on September 25, 2019, and was scheduled to finish on April 26, 2020. However, the season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup, also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2019 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
The 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup, also known as Eurosport Supercoppa 2020 for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
The 2020–21 LBA season was the 99th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system. The regular season started on September 26, 2020, and finished on May 2, 2021.