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Unipol Arena

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Operator
  
Claudio Sabatini

Opened
  
1993

Phone
  
+39 051 758758

Built
  
1993

Province
  
Province of Bologna

Unipol Arena

Former names
  
PalaMalaguti (1993–2008) Futurshow Station (2008–2011)

Location
  
Via Gino Cervi, 2 40033 Casalecchio di Reno (BO)

Capacity
  
Basketball: 11,000 Concerts: 18,000

Address
  
Via Gino Cervi, 2, 40033 Casalecchio di Reno BO, Italy

Similar
  
Pala Alpitour, Mediolanum Forum, Nelson Mandela Forum, PalaLottomatica, Adriatic Arena

Profiles

Unipol arena tv time lapse due settimane di eventi


Unipol Arena (previously known as Futureshow Station and PalaMalaguti) is an indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno, Province of Bologna, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 11,000 people, and the seating capacity for concerts is 18,000 people. It was opened in December 1993. It is currently home to the Virtus Bologna basketball team.

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During the year 2008, the arena had restyling works, which included a new museum dedicated to Virtus' history, four new JumboTrons, new white seats and black stairs, and new white parquet. In October 2011, the arena changed its name to the current Unipol Arena, in a name sponsorship marketing deal, which was scheduled to last through 2016.

In summer 2016, the capacity of the arena for basketball games will rise from 8,650 up to 11,000. The arena will also be connected to a suburban train station. Other museums will also be built, one dedicated to Futurshow, and one dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti.

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References

Unipol Arena Wikipedia