Bizkaia Arena

  • CB Bilbao Berri (2009-2010)
  • Basketball World Cup 2014

The Bizkaia Arena is an indoor hall in Barakaldo in the Greater Bilbao, in the Spanish Basque Country. It is equipped with a capacity of up to 26,000 people, the largest multi-purpose arena in Spain. The arena is part of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC ) complex, which opened in April 2004 exhibition and congress center of Bilbao and Vizcaya.

History

The arena was opened in November 2004.

Sports events

The hall is regularly the venue for basketball games. In the 2009/2010 season, it was the home stadium of the Spanish basketball club CB Bilbao Berri. Furthermore, the hall was the venue for the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2009/2010. The Bizkaia Arena will be one of six venues of the Basketball World Championship 2014.

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