PalaLeonessa

PalaLeonessa
Full name PalaLeonessa Sport & Events
Former names PalaEIB
Address Via Caprera 5
25125 Brescia BS, Lombardy Italy
Location Brescia
Coordinates 45°31′38″N 10°10′29″E / 45.52722°N 10.17472°E / 45.52722; 10.17472Coordinates: 45°31′38″N 10°10′29″E / 45.52722°N 10.17472°E / 45.52722; 10.17472
Owner City of Brescia
Operator Centro Sportivo S.Filippo SpA
Capacity 5,200
Construction
Opened May 21, 1967
Renovated 2017–2018
Construction cost €6,8 Million
Architect Eliseo Papa[1]
Tenants
Brescia Leonessa (LBA, EuroCup) (2018–present)

The PalaLeonessa (originally the PalaEIB) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Brescia, Italy. The arena has a seating capacity of 5,200[2] and is primarily used for basketball. The venue is the home ground of the Italian League professional basketball team Germani Basket Brescia.

In June 18, 2018, the new logo of the arena was revealed at Brescia City Hall with the Mayor of the city, Emilio Del Bono, and Graziella Bragaglio, president of the club.[3]

Sports

The arena will host the 2018 Italian Basketball Supercup on 29 and 30 September 2018.[4]

From September 2018, the PalaLeonessa will be home arena for the basketbal club Germani Basket Brescia in LBA and EuroCup matches.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "La Germani Basket Brescia presente all'Open Day del PalaLeonessa" [Germani Basket Brescia at the Open Day in PalaLeonessa]. basketinside.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Il PalaLeonessa prende forma: il viaggio nel nuovo palazzetto" [PalaLeonessa is growing: the trip inside the new arena]. giornaledibrescia.it (in Italian). 28 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tolti i veli al logo del PalaLeonessa" [New logo of PalaLeonessa revealed]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Egidio Bianchi: La Supercoppa sarà al PalaLeonessa a settembre" [Egidio Bianchi: PalaLeonessa will host the Supercup in September]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ecco il PalaLeonessa, nuova casa della Germani" [New PalaLeonessa, new home for Germani]. bresciaoggi.it (in Italian). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Preceded by
Unieuro Arena
Forlì		 Italian Basketball Supercup
Venue
2018		 Succeeded by
TBD
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