Eagles Community Arena

The Eagles Community Arena is a multi-purpose built sports arena in the Elswick area of the city of Newcastle, England. The arena has a seating capacity for 3,000 spectators and is home to the Newcastle Eagles.

Eagles Community Arena
The ECA, home of the Newcastle Eagles
LocationNewcastle, England
OwnerEagles Community Foundation
CapacityBasketball: 3,000
Construction
Opened2019
Construction cost£6.5 million
Tenants
Newcastle Eagles (2019-present)
Website
newcastle-eagles.com/arena/

Background

It had been a stated aim of Newcastle Eagles owner Paul Blake "for at least 10 years, probably longer" for the club and its foundation to own and control their own facility.[1] The club had previously been based at the Metro Radio Arena and Northumbria University's Sport Central.

In partnership with Newcastle City Council, the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, Sport England and Newcastle College, planning permission was approved and construction work on the arena began in November 2017.[2][3][4][5] The arena was officially opened in January 2019, when the Eagles hosted the Plymouth Raiders in a BBL Championship match.[6][7]

The arena was awarded three prizes in special achievement, community value and social accessibility at the 2020 Lord Mayor's Design Awards.[8][9]

International basketball matches
Date Competition Home team Result Away team Ref.
24 February 2020 FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifier Great Britain  81-73  Germany [10]

References
  1. Stuart Rayner. "New arena chance for Newcastle Eagles to keep up as British basketball ratchets up a notch". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "Work Begins on Newcastle Eagles' New Facility". Hoopsfix.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. "Work begins on the new Eagles Community Arena - British Basketball League". bbl.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. "Newcastle Eagles Community Arena". Esh Group. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. Katie Dickinson. "Inside one of the West End's biggest developments - as Newcastle Eagles' stadium nears completion". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. "Newcastle Eagles Community Arena Prepares for Official Opening". Hoopsfix.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. Simon Meechan. "Basketball's Newcastle Eagles to play in front of capacity crowd at Eagles Community Arena". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  8. Coreena Ford. "Newcastle's best buildings are crowned at the Lord Mayor's Design Awards". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. Bdaily Business News. "Award-winning planning consultancy targets milestone year". Bdaily. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  10. "EuroBasket 2021: Great Britain beat Germany 81-73 - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

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