National Basketball Performance Centre

National Basketball Performance Centre
Location	Manchester, United Kingdom
Owner	Manchester City Council
Capacity	2,000
Opened	March 2016
Tenants
	Basketball England ; Manchester Mystics (2016-present); Manchester Thunder (2019-present)

The National Basketball Performance Centre is a 2,000 capacity, 3-court basketball arena located in Manchester, England.

Background

Construction on the £11m Belle Vue Sports Village, including the 2,000 seat FIBA-standard arena, began in early 2015. [1] [2] [3] The arena was funded by Manchester City Council, Basketball England and Sport England. [4] [5]

Tenants

In August 2016, it was announced that the Manchester Mystics were to relocate to the NPBC ahead of the 2016-17 WBBL season. [6]

The NBPC is the home of the Basketball England age-group teams. The arena also hosts the governing body's end-of-season National Basketball League playoff finals.

In 2019, Manchester Thunder of the Netball Superleague began to play some home fixtures at the arena. From 2020, all Thunder home games will be played at the NBPC. [7]

On 24th July 2020, it was announced that the Manchester Giants will play at the NBPC from the 20/21 season.

International basketball matches

Date	Competition	Home team	Result	Away team	Ref.
20 February 2016	EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualifier	Great Britain	122-36	Albania	[8]
24 February 2016	EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualifier	Great Britain	71-67	Montenegro	[9]
11 November 2017	EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier	Great Britain	90-87 (ot)	Israel	[10]
17 November 2018	EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier	Great Britain	79-77	Greece	[11]
21 November 2018	EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier	Great Britain	83-42	Portugal	[12]
29 November 2018	EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier	Great Britain	82-96	Austria	[13]
21 February 2019	EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier	Great Britain	84-47	Cyprus	[14]
10 August 2019	EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier	Great Britain	71-54	Luxembourg	[15]
17 August 2019	EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier	Great Britain	101-79	Kosovo	[16]
17 November 2019	EuroBasket Women 2021 Qualifier	Great Britain	59-90	Belarus	[17]

References

External links

Official website

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[1] ttps://secure.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/7123/major_building_programme_at_belle_vue_sports_village_underway

[2] ttps://www.greatersport.co.uk/news/construction-starts-in-manchester-on-belle-vue-sports-village

[3] ttps://www.hoopsfix.com/2015/03/new-national-basketball-performance-centre-construction-starts-at-belle-vue-sports-village/

[4] ttp://www.fiba.basketball/news/national-basketball-performance-centre-completed-in-uk

[5] ttps://www.hoopsfix.com/2016/02/new-national-basketball-performance-centre-in-manchester-completed/

[6] ttp://www.manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk/news/post/17/mystics-to-move-to-national-basketball-performance-centre-.aspx

[7] ttps://www.manchesterthunder.co.uk/superleague/fixtures/

[8] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/35623319

[9] ttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/basketball/great-britain-71-67-montenegro-10947617

[10] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/41958239

[11] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/46250734

[12] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/46297494

[13] ttps://www.hoopsfix.com/2018/11/great-britain-start-eurobasket-2021-pre-qualifiers-with-loss-to-austria/

[14] ttps://gb.basketball/2019/02/21/gb-power-to-84-47-win-over-under-strength-cyprus/

[15] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/49293552

[16] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/49384676

[17] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/50453773