Navarra Arena

Navarra Arena
Location Pamplona, Spain
Coordinates 42°47′46″N 1°38′08″W / 42.795990°N 1.635437°W / 42.795990; -1.635437
Owner Government of Navarre
Capacity 9,850 (main court)[1]
3,000 (fronton)[1]
Surface Parquet Floor
Construction
Broke ground 2009
Built 2012
Opened 29 September 2018
Construction cost €60m[2]

Navarra Arena is an indoor sporting arena and fronton located in Pamplona, Spain. Its capacity is 9,808 people in the main court and 3,000 in the fronton.

History

Located in the place of the old swimming pools property of local football club CA Osasuna, Reyno de Navarra Arena started to be built in 2009. In May 2013, despite being the works very close to be completed, Reyno de Navarra Arena continues closed.[2]

In May 2016, the two main enterprises of Basque pelota ruled out an opening in 2016.[3]

The Navarra Arena was finally inaugurated on 29 September 2018 with a final of a Basque pelota championship.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Plano de aforos". Information - Navarra Arena. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "¿Y ahora qué hacemos con este pabellón de 60 millones?" (in Spanish). El País. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Un futuro sin resolver" (in Spanish). Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "El Navarra Arena cobra vida tras nueve años de dudas: así ha sido su gran inauguración" (in Spanish). El Español. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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