Casal España Arena

Roig Arena
Former names
  • Valencia Arena
  • Casal España Arena
LocationValencia, Spain
Coordinates39°26′57.16″N 0°21′51.34″W / 39.4492111°N 0.3642611°W / 39.4492111; -0.3642611
CapacityBasketball: 15,600
Concerts: 18,600
Construction
Broke ground29 June 2020
Openedend of 2024 (planned)
Construction cost€220 million
General contractorLicampa 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 end of 2024.[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 2024.[2] It is expected to replace La Fonteta as main venue of Valencia Basket.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The new home of Valencia Basket will be called Roig Arena". Eurohoops. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. ^ a b Valero, Jorge (2022-03-16). "El Casal España Arena de València se retrasa a 2024". Levante-EMV (in Spanish).
  3. ^ a b c d Vázquez, Marga (16 November 2020). "Así será al detalle el Casal España Arena que construye Juan Roig". El Periódico Mediterráneo.
  4. ^ Villena, Juan Carlos (10 August 2020). "Los cimientos del Casal España Arena". Las Provincias.
  5. ^ "Arrancan las obras del Casal España Arena, el macrocentro de eventos de Juan Roig". Expansión. 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Así es el Casal España Arena, la última genialidad de Juan Roig de 220 millones en Valencia". El Español. 29 June 2020.
  7. ^ Burgos, Julián (29 June 2020). "Roig da inicio a las obras del pabellón 'Casal España Arena'". As.
  8. ^ "Juan Roig se alia con el FIB para explotar el futuro pabellón del Valencia Basket". Palco23. 16 November 2020.

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