Unipol Arena
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 Unipol Arena in January 2014 | |
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| Former names | Palasport Casalecchio (1993–1998) PalaMalaguti (1998–2008) Futurshow Station (2008–2011) |
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| Location | Via Gino Cervi, 2 40033 Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna |
| Coordinates | 44°29′9.01″N 11°14′53.26″E / 44.4858361°N 11.2481278°E |
| Owner | Costructa Spa - Bologna |
| Operator | Claudio Sabatini |
| Capacity | Basketball: 11,000 Concerts: 20,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1991–1993 |
| Opened | December 1993 |
| Renovated | 2008–2009, 2016–2017 |
| Expanded | 2016 |
| Architect | Studio Arco (Mauro Checcoli, Maria Beatrice Bergamaschi), Luigi Villano and Franco Zarri[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Virtus Bologna (1996–2017) Fortitudo Bologna (1997–1999, 2020–present) | |
| Website | |
| www.unipolarena.it | |
Unipol Arena (previously known as Futurshow Station, PalaMalaguti and originally Palasport Casalecchio) 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.[2] It was opened in December 1993.[3] It was home to the Virtus Bologna basketball team from 1996 to 2017.
It is served by Casalecchio Palasport railway station.
History
[edit]During the year 2008, the arena had restyling works, which included a new museum dedicated to Virtus' history, four new JumboTrons, new white seats and black stairs, and new white parquet. In October 2011, the arena changed its name to the current Unipol Arena, in a name sponsorship marketing deal, which was scheduled to last through 2016.[4]
In summer 2016, the capacity of the arena for basketball games increased from 8,650 up to 11,000. Other museums were also built, one dedicated to Futurshow, and one dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti.
Entertainment
[edit]| Entertainment events at the Unipol Arena |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Una costruzione adeguata per il successo della cittÃ". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "STRUTTURA | Unipol Arena" (in Italian). Unipol Arena. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24.
- ^ Salaborsa, Biblioteca. "1993 - Il PalaMalaguti di Ceretolo - Cronologia di Bologna dal 1796 a oggi". Biblioteca salaborsa. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Virtus nell'arena Unipol Archived March 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ Jones, Abby (May 8, 2018). "Shawn Mendes Announces Self-Titled International Arena Tour". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ Scott Bernstein (2 October 2019). "Eric Clapton Announces European Tour 2020". Jam Base Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
External links
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- Official website (in Italian)
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