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| Full name | Pavelló Girona-Fontajau |
|---|---|
| Owner | Town Hall of Girona |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| Record attendance | 7,450 (Valvi Girona v Breogán; 30 April 1995)[1] |
| Surface | Parquet Floor |
| Opened | 4 September 1993 |
| Tenants | |
| CB Sant Josep (1993–2013) Uni Girona CB Bàsquet Girona | |
Pavelló Girona-Fontajau is an indoor arena in Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, that holds 5,500 people. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of Uni Girona CB and Bàsquet Girona.
The building was designed in 1993 by the architects Esteve Bonell and Josep M. Gil and was opened on September 4, 1993. It is structured in two levels, one for the public (the high level) and another, of which use is restricted to the sportsmen (the low level), with differentiated entries.
Apart from basketball, it is used also for other sports like Indoor motorcycle trials[2] and tennis matches.
Notable events
Fontajau hosted the matches of three groups of the EuroBasket 1997 and the 2007 FIBA EuroCup Final Four, that local club Akasvayu Girona won.
In 2017, it hosted the Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto.[3]
Attendances
This is a list of league attendances of CB Girona when it played in the Liga ACB.
| Season | Total | High | Low | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 ACB | 101,839 | 7,450 | 3,000 | 4,629 |
| 1995–96 ACB | 94,652 | 6,082 | 4,071 | 4,982 |
| 1996–97 ACB | 75,352 | 6,515 | 2,432 | 4,432 |
| 1997–98 ACB | 80,008 | 5,899 | 4,133 | 4,706 |
| 1998–99 ACB | 81,765 | 5,930 | 2,840 | 4,543 |
| 1999–2000 ACB | 72,543 | 3,033 | 4,988 | 4,267 |
| 2000–01 ACB | 70,459 | 5,013 | 2,438 | 4,145 |
| 2001–02 ACB | 74,169 | 4,989 | 3,759 | 4,363 |
| 2002–03 ACB | 65,273 | 5,369 | 2,890 | 3,840 |
| 2003–04 ACB | 75,331 | 5,981 | 3,155 | 4,431 |
| 2004–05 ACB | 77,263 | 5,942 | 3,234 | 4,545 |
| 2005–06 ACB | 94,934 | 5,972 | 4,123 | 4,997 |
| 2006–07 ACB | 86,039 | 5,227 | 3,825 | 4,528 |
| 2007–08 ACB | 75,303 | 5,220 | 2,824 | 4,184 |
References
- ↑ Valvi Girona 77–67 Breogán Lugo; ACB.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ Trial Girona
- ↑ "La Copa de la Reina 2017 se pone de largo en Girona" (in Spanish). FEB.es. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
External links
- Pavelló Girona-Fontajau at Girona Town Hall website (in Catalan)