Fernando Buesa Arena

Fernando Buesa Arena is an indoor sports arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of Saski Baskonia.

Fernando Buesa Arena

Buesa Arena
Former names	Pabellón Araba (1991–2000)[1]
Location	Torre 12 01013 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba, Spain
Coordinates	42°51′51.97″N 2°38′28.22″W
Owner	Diputación Foral de Álava
Capacity	Basketball: 15,716 [2] Boxing / Martial arts: 16,164 [2]
Record attendance	15,544 (Baskonia vs Real Madrid, 3 January 2016)
Construction
Opened	1991[3]
Expanded	2012
Tenants
Saski Baskonia (1991–present)
Website
Official Website

History

The history and evolution of this sports enclosure has been closely tied to its main user, the basketball team Saski Baskonia of the League ACB.

The arena's seating capacity, for basketball, is up to 15,504 people. Works to increase the arena's seating capacity from 9,923 to 15,504 people began in March 2011, and finished in April 2012.[4][5][6]

Buesa Arena again beat the record of attendance against Real Madrid on 3 January 2016, with 15,544 spectatos.[7]

Major events

View of the arena during the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four

The arena hosted the 1996 European Cup Final, in which local Saski Baskonia won the title and also hosted the 2010 EuroCup Finals.[8]

The Final Eight of the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) was played four times at Buesa Arena (2000, 2002, 2008 and 2013).[9]

On 9 April 2012, at the game of Caja Laboral against Real Madrid, Fernando Buesa Arena registered the record of attendance in a basketball game of the Spanish Liga ACB with 15,504 spectators.[10]

The arena has hosted the Euskalgym since 2014, which is one of the biggest and greatest rhythmic gymnastics gala events in the world.

On 3 January 2016, at the game of Laboral Kutxa against Real Madrid, Fernando Buesa Arena registered the new record of attendance in a basketball game of Liga ACB with 15,544 spectators.[11]

It hosted the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, registering an average attendance of 13,239 spectators in the four hosted games.

Attendances

This is a list of league and EuroLeague games attendances of Baskonia at Fernando Buesa Arena since the last expansion was completed.

Liga ACB						EuroLeague
Season	Total	High	Low	Average		Season	Total	High	Low	Average
2011–12[lower-alpha 1]	94,038	15,504	10,512	13,434		2011–12	All games played at Iradier Arena
2012–13	189,449	14,381	7,143	9,971		2012–13	168,416	15,068	9,936	12,030
2013–14	165,412	14,623	6,824	9,190		2013–14	128,106	14,196	8,246	10,676
2014–15	160,517	11,246	7,812	8,918		2014–15	117,882	12,619	7,689	9,824
2015–16	208,276	15,544	6,729	9,918		2015–16	153,265	13,964	8,366	10,948
2016–17	195,169	14,316	7,382	9,758		2016–17	186,133	14,875	9,437	11,633
2017–18	224,265	15,512	8,102	10,194		2017–18	192,959	14,923	9,196	11,351
2018–19	164,645	15,544	6,429	9,417		2018–19	189,352	12,847	9,743	11,138
2019–20[lower-alpha 2]	107,170	11,589	7,625	8,931		2019–20[lower-alpha 2]	149,252	13,628	8,725	10,661

1. Only seven games played since the expansion was completed.
2. Season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gallery

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  Buesa Arena on 2007
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  Buesa Arena at night, on 2007
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  Fernando Buesa Arena, in the day of the Liga ACB record of attendance

References

1. El Pabellón Araba pasa a llamarse Fernando Buesa Arena
2. "Sports Competitions". buesa-arena.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
3. Fernando Buesa Arena Archived 2009-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
4. ACB.com Caja Laboral Saski-Baskonia S.A.D. Fernando Buesa Arena (9.900 espectadores) (Spanish).
5. elcorreo.com El Buesa Arena se reforma para alcanzar las 15.000 localidades
6. as.com Vitoria estrena a lo grande el Buesa Arena
7. "Baskonia-Real Madrid set a new record for Liga Endesa with 15.544 spectators". Sportando. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
8. Eurocupbasketball.com - An arena that grows with basketball's popularity.
9. Eurocup'96 Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
10. ¡15.504 espectadores! El Buesa Arena establece un nuevo récord de asistencia
11. "Récord histórico de público en Liga Endesa: 15,544 espectadores en el Buesa". acb.com (in Spanish). 3 January 2016.

External links

• Fernando Buesa Arena Official Website
• 2011-2012 Expansion Report

Preceded by Abdi İpekçi Arena Istanbul	European Cup Final Venue 1996	Succeeded by Eleftheria Indoor Hall Nicosia
Preceded by PalaVela Turin	Eurocup Final Venue 2010	Succeeded by Palaverde Treviso