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| Location | Barcelona,Spain |
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| Coordinates | 41°22′48″N2°07′12″E / 41.3801°N 2.1201°E /41.3801; 2.1201 |
| Owner | Futbol Club Barcelona |
| Capacity | 7,585 |
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| Opened | 23 October 1971 |
| Renovated | 1994, 2016 |
| Expanded | 1994 |
| Architect | Francesc Cavaller |
| Tenants | |
| FC Barcelona Bàsquet (ACB) FC Barcelona Handbol (ASOBAL) FC Barcelona Hoquei (OK Liga) FC Barcelona Futsal (Primera División) | |
Palau Blaugrana (Catalan pronunciation:[pəˈlawˌβlawˈɣɾanə], meaning inEnglish "Blue andGarnet Palace") is anarena inBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain, belonging toFC Barcelona. The 7,585seating capacity arena is home to thebasketball,handball,roller hockey, andfutsal divisions ofFC Barcelona. Palau Blaugrana is located in the same complex that houses theCamp Nou stadium.
Built in 1971, the stadium originally held 5,696 spectators, but the facility was remodeled in 1994, to fit the current capacity of 7,585. During the1992 Summer Olympics, the arena hosted several events, includingroller hockey,taekwondo andjudo.[1] The arena's main court area was renovated in 2016.[2][3]
Several basketball, handball, roller hockey and futsal players have had their jerseys retired:
UnderSandro Rosell's presidency,FC Barcelona announced that by 2013, it planned to build a new Palau Blaugrana for itshandball andbasketball teams, with a capacity of 12,000 seats. Also included in the plan, was a smaller campus with a capacity of 3,000 seats, plus [a special conditions] for hotel partners (operated by a specialist company located on the corner of Aristides Maillol with John XXIII), new parking spaces and an auditorium, with a 2,000 capacity, for the foundation, including the offices of the club. These plans, however, were later dropped in favour of the Espai Barça project.
Under the Espai Barça project, the current Palau Blaugrana will be demolished, and a new arena is expected to be built on the site previously occupied by theMini Estadi, which was demolished to make way for the new arena.[4] Work is expected to start by the 2017–18 basketball season.[5] The Nou Palau Blaugrana will have a capacity of about 12,500 people with an adjacent, smaller court that will seat approximately 2,000. Additionally, the New Palau will have 24 VIP boxes and 4 sky bars with court views.[6]
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| Preceded by | Masters Cup Venue 1972 | Succeeded by Boston Garden Boston |
| Preceded by | FIBA Intercontinental Cup Final Venue 1985 | Succeeded by |
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