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Full name Palacio de Deportes de Málaga “José María Martín Carpena” Former names Palacio de Deportes de Málaga (1999–2000) Location Avenida Miguel Mérida Nicolich 2, 29004 Málaga, Spain Capacity Tennis: 14,000
Basketball: 10,642
Boxing: 11,300 Address Calle Miguel de Merida Nicolich, 2, 29004 Málaga, Spain Hours Open today · 8AM–6PMTuesday8AM–6PMWednesday8AM–6PMThursday8AM–6PMFriday8AM–6PMSaturday8AM–6PMSunday8AM–6PMMonday8AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Málaga City Stadium, Palacio de Deportes de la Co, Pavelló Municipal Font de S, Fernando Buesa Arena, Automobile Museum and Fashi Profiles | ||
Palacio de deportes jos mar a mart n carpena m laga
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena (English: Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena) is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Málaga, Spain. The seating capacity of the arena varies from between 10,642–14,500, depending on the event configuration.
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History
Martín Carpena arena opened in 1999. It has been the long-time home arena to one of Spain's top basketball teams, Unicaja Málaga, of the Liga ACB.
The arena originally had a seating capacity of 9,743 spectators, and an area of around 22,000 square meters. In 2007, a project was proposed to expand the capacity of the venue to 17,000 spectators, due to the high demand for seats and tickets by fans of Unicaja Málaga. Ultimately, the expansion project was approved, but to a new capacity of 13,000 spectators, rather than the originally planned 17,000. The expansion project was then scheduled to be completed in separate phases. The first expansion phase, which was completed in 2010, increased the seating capacity from 9,743 to 11,300. The next expansion phase will increase it to 13,000.