Unipol Arena


Unipol Arena 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 20,000 people. It was opened in December 1993. It is currently home to the Virtus Bologna basketball team.

History

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 increased from 8,650 up to 11,000. The arena was also connected to a suburban train station. Other museums were also built, one dedicated to Futurshow, and one dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti.

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