Poliesportiu d'Andorra, also known as Poliesportiu de Govern,[2] is an indoor sporting arena located in Andorra la Vella, Andorra.
La BMB | |
Location | Andorra La Vella, Andorra |
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Capacity | 5,000 |
Record attendance | 5,012 Festina Andorra v Real Madrid (24 January 1993)[1] |
Surface | Parquet Floor |
Construction | |
Opened | 1991 |
Expanded | 1993, 2014 |
Tenants | |
BC Andorra |
History
editOpened in 1991, the initial capacity of the arena was 3,000 people. It was temporarily expanded to 5,000 with additional seats from 1993 to 1996 when BC Andorra played in Liga ACB. It also hosts various sporting events such as team handball and futsal matches.[3]
In 2011, the Poliesportiu d'Andorra hosted the Final Eight of the roller hockey's European League[3][4] and the 2021 WSE Cup.[5]
In 2014, after the second promotion of BC Andorra to the Spanish top basketball league, the National Government decided to expand the arena to 5,000 seats.[6] The venue has other complementary spaces such as a weight training gym, meeting rooms and VIP spaces.[7]
League attendances
editThis is a list of games attendances of BC Andorra at Poliesportiu d'Andorra since its expansion in 2014.
Liga ACB | European competitions | |||||||||
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Season | Total | High | Low | Average | Season | Total | High | Low | Average | |
2014–15 | 61,181 | 4,774 | 2,480 | 3,599 | Did not enter any European competition | |||||
2015–16 | 68,625 | 4,630 | 3,623 | 4,037 | ||||||
2016–17 | 71,869 | 4,873 | 3,423 | 4,228 | ||||||
2017–18 | 76,032 | 5,000 | 3,620 | 4,224 | 2017–18 EC | 15,642 | 3,479 | 2,462 | 3,128 | |
2018–19 | 68,778 | 4,500 | 3,518 | 4,046 | 2018–19 EC | 29,775 | 4,124 | 1,874 | 2,978 | |
2019–20[a] | 47,888 | 4,523 | 3,194 | 3,991 | 2019–20 EC | 19,597 | 3,614 | 1,790 | 2,450 |
- ^ Season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ Andorra 63–73 Real Madrid boxscore at ACB.com
- ^ POLIESPORTIU DE GOVERN at estadios.org
- ^ a b Rubén Gazapo Ramos (2023-10-28). "Así es el Poliesportiu d'Andorra" [This is the Poliesportiu d'Andorra] (in Catalan). baskonistas.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "El Liceo, campeón de la Liga Europea" [El Liceo, champion of the European League] (in Catalan). marca.com. 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Andorra corona el Lleida Llista Blava com a 'virrei' de l'hoquei sobre patins continental" [Andorra crowns Lleida Llista Blava as 'viceroy' of continental roller hockey] (in Catalan). altaveu.com. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Adjudicats els treballs de reforma del Poliesportiu d'Andorra; Cadena Ser, 22 August 2014
- ^ "Poliesportiu d'Andorra" (in Catalan). andorrasportstraining.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.