Full name Pavilhão da Luz Nº 1 Address 1500-313 Lisbon, Portugal Capacity 2,400 Owner S.L. Benfica | Architect Damon Lavelle Opened 28 February 2004 Phone +351 707 200 100 | |
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Former names Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros
Pavilhão Império Bonança Location Avenue General Norton de Matos, 1500-313 Lisbon Public transit Alto dos Moinhos and Colégio Militar/Luz
Lisbon Metro Blue Line Built Between March 2002 and February 2004 Similar Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Dragão Caixa, Campo de Benfica, Estádio da Luz, Campo de Sete Rios | ||
The Pavilhão da Luz Nº 1, known as Pavilhão Fidelidade for sponsorship reasons, is the main arena of Portuguese multi-sport club S.L. Benfica. It has a capacity of 2,400 seats and it is mainly used by the basketball, futsal and roller hockey departments of the club.
Built at the same time as the new Estádio da Luz, it was designed from the start to replace the 37-year old Pavilhão da Luz, which was torn down in March 2003. Opened on 28 February 2004, during the celebrations of the club centenary, its first game opposed the basketball section against Ovarense. Its features include a NBA-style scoreboard, and other standard amenities like safety nets behind the goals, press boxes, five locker rooms, bars, medical offices and accommodation to handicapped fans. Eight months after its opening, Benfica sold the arena naming rights to Açoreana Seguros for a fee rumoured to be close to €1 million.