Basket-Hall Kazan () is a basketball specialized

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that is located in

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. It is primarily used for

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, but it can also be used for

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and

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. It contains two basketball halls. The large main hall, called Basket-Hall 1,FIBAEurope.com Team UNICS KAZAN THE ARENA.
/ref> has a seating capacity of 7,482 people for basketball and 8,000 for concerts. The large main hall also includes an amphitheater section. The small hall, called Basket-Hall 2, which is mainly used for training, has a seating capacity of 1,500.

History

The arena opened in August 2003, at a construction cost of $14 million. In 2011, it hosted the

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. Basket-Hall was also a venue of the

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. The arena has been used as the regular home arena of the Russian

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basketball club

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS (russian: БК УНИКС) is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 ...

. It was also previously used by the Russian volleyball club

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. The arena was renovated in 2017.

References

External links

Basket Hall Kazan info at Odak GroupBasket-Hall Kazan at UNICS Kazan Website

Image Of Basket-Hall Kazan 1 InteriorImage of Basket-Hall Kazan 2 Interior
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History

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