Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor

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Full name Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor
Location A Coruña, Galicia
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Owner A Coruña City Hall
Capacity 4,425 (expandable to 5,000)
Surface Parquet Floor
Construction
Broke ground November 1968
Opened 1 August 1970
Renovated 2011
Architect Santiago Rey Pedreira
Tenants
HC Liceo
Básquet Coruña

Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor is a multi-purpose sports arena in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Located in the neighbourhood of A Guía, thus also called, has 4,425 seats and a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. It is owned by the A Coruña City Hall and it is facing Estadio Riazor.

History

Its construction started on November 1968 and finished with its opening on August 1, 1970, with a roller hockey match between Spain and a World Team composed by several players.

Riazor hosted the Roller Hockey World Cups of 1972 and 1988.

The arena was renovated in 2011.[1]

Nowadays, it is the home court of roller hockey team HC Liceo and basketball team Básquet Coruña.

References

  1. El Ayuntamiento ultima las obras del Palacio de Deportes de Riazor; La Opinión de A Coruña, 16 March 2011 (Spanish)

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