Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor is a multi-purpose

sports arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...

A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...

, Galicia,

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. Located at Riazor's sports complex, the venue has 4,425 seats and a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. The arena is owned by the A Coruña City Hall and faces

Estadio Riazor Estadio Municipal de Riazor (), also known as Estadio ABANCA-RIAZOR for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seater stadium in A Coruña, Spain. The stadium is the home of Deportivo de La Coruña, and accommodates a total of 32,660 spectators, making ...

History

Construction started in November 1968 and finished with its opening on August 1, 1970, hosting a roller hockey match between

and a World Team composed of several players. Riazor hosted the Roller Hockey World Cups of

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

and

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

. In 2018, Riazor was the venue for one of that season's

Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...

Playoffs, featuring

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teams from the United States, Argentina, England, France, Finland and Sweden. The tournament was held from August 31 through September 2, and won by Arch Rival Roller Derby from St. Louis, United States. The arena was renovated in 2011.El Ayuntamiento ultima las obras del Palacio de Deportes de Riazor
La Opinión de A Coruña, 16 March 2011 Currently, it is the home court of roller hockey team HC Liceo and basketball team

Básquet Coruña Club Básquet Coruña, more commonly referred by its sponsorship name of Leyma Básquet Coruña, is a professional basketball team based in A Coruña, Galicia. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro. History CB Coruña was founded in 1996 a ...

References

External links

Riazor at A Coruña town hall website
Sport in A Coruña Basketball venues in Spain Sports venues in Galicia (Spain) {{Spain-sports-venue-stub