Palau Blaugrana
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| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
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| Owner | Futbol Club Barcelona |
| Capacity | 7,585 |
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| Opened | 23 October 1971 |
| Architect | Francesc Cavaller |
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| FC Barcelona Bàsquet (ACB) FC Barcelona Handbol (ASOBAL) FC Barcelona Hoquei (OK Liga) FC Barcelona Futsal (Primera División) |
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Palau Blaugrana (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈɫaw ˌβɫawˈɣɾanə], meaning in English "Blue and deep red Palace") is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, belonging to FC Barcelona. The 7,585 seating capacity arena is home to the basketball, handball, roller hockey, and futsal divisions of FC Barcelona. Palau Blaugrana is located between Mini Estadi and the Camp Nou.
History
Built in 1971, the stadium originally held 5,696 spectators, but the facility was remodeled in 1994 to fit the current capacity of 7,585. During the 1992 Summer Olympics, the arena hosted several events, including roller hockey, taekwondo and judo.[1]
Several basketball, handball and roller hockey players have had their jerseys retired:
4 Andrés Jiménez, 7 Nacho Solozábal and 15 Epi for basketball and 2 Òscar Grau, 7 Iñaki Urdangarin, 14 Joan Sagalés, 16 David Barrufet for handball and 21 Alberto Borregan for Roller Hockey
The future
Under Sandro Rosell's presidency, the club announced that by 2013 it plans to build a new Palau Blaugrana for the handball and basketball teams, with a capacity of 12,000 seats. Also included in the plan, is a smaller campus with a capacity of 3,000 seats, plus [a special conditions] for hotel partners (operated by a specialist company located on the corner of Aristides Maillol with John XXIII), new parking spaces and an auditorium, with a 2,000 capacity, for the foundation, including the offices of the club.
See also
- FC Barcelona (Main body and football club)
- UB-Barça (Women's basketball)
- FC Barcelona (handball)
- FC Barcelona-Institut Guttman (wheelchair basketball)
- Regal FC Barcelona (basketball)
References
- ↑ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 217-20.
External links
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- Palau Blaugrana at fcbarcelona.com
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| Preceded by | Masters Cup Venue 1972 |
Succeeded by Boston Garden Boston |
| Preceded by | FIBA Intercontinental Cup Final Venue 1985 |
Succeeded by Estadio Obras Sanitarias Buenos Aires |
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- FC Barcelona
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet
- FC Barcelona Handbol
- FC Barcelona Hoquei
- 1992 Summer Olympic venues
- Olympic judo venues
- Olympic taekwondo venues
- Sports venues in Barcelona
- Handball venues
- Indoor arenas in Catalonia
- Indoor arenas in Spain
- Basketball venues in Spain
- Buildings and structures completed in 1971
- Boxing venues in Spain
