Roig Arena
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| Location | Valencia, Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°26′57.16″N 0°21′51.34″W / 39.4492111°N 0.3642611°W |
| Capacity | Basketball: 15,600 Concerts: 18,600 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 29 June 2020 |
| Opened | Half of 2025 (planned) |
| Construction cost | €220 million |
| General contractor | Licampa 1617 S.L. |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Roig Arena, previously proposed as Casal España Arena,[1] is a planned multi-purpose indoor arena in Valencia, Spain, that is expected to open by the half of 2025.[2]
History
The plot is located between the streets Ángel Villena, Bomber Ramón Duart and Antonio Ferrandis, next to La Fonteta;[3] it was used as parking lot for the attendants to the former venue and L'Alqueria.[4] The arena is being funded by Juan Roig, who created the company Licampa 1617 S.L. in order to carry out the project.[5] After a 50-year concession, the facilities will revert to the municipality.[3] It will host matches for the 2028 European Men's Handball Championship.
The venue is expected to have a capacity of 15,600 for basketball fixtures and 18,600 for concerts.[6] It will also feature around 1,300 parking spaces.[3]
Building works started on 29 June 2020.[7]
In 2020 the arena was expected to open in 2023,[3] but was later delayed to 2025. It is expected to replace La Fonteta as main venue of Valencia Basket.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "The new home of Valencia Basket will be called Roig Arena". Eurohoops. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ Valero, Jorge (2022-03-16). "El Casal España Arena de València se retrasa a 2024". Levante-EMV (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c d Vázquez, Marga (16 November 2020). "Así será al detalle el Casal España Arena que construye Juan Roig". El Periódico Mediterráneo.
- ^ Villena, Juan Carlos (10 August 2020). "Los cimientos del Casal España Arena". Las Provincias.
- ^ "Arrancan las obras del Casal España Arena, el macrocentro de eventos de Juan Roig". Expansión. 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Así es el Casal España Arena, la última genialidad de Juan Roig de 220 millones en Valencia". El Español. 29 June 2020.
- ^ Burgos, Julián (29 June 2020). "Roig da inicio a las obras del pabellón 'Casal España Arena'". As.
- ^ "Juan Roig se alia con el FIB para explotar el futuro pabellón del Valencia Basket". Palco23. 16 November 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)