Poliesportiu d'Andorra, also known as Poliesportiu de Govern, is an indoor sporting arena located in

Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella french: Andorre-la-Vieille is the capital (political), capital of the Andorra, Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of Andorra, parish ...

Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...

History

Opened in 1991, the initial capacity of the arena was 3,000 people. It was temporarily expanded to 5,000 with additional seats from 1993 to 1996 when

BC Andorra Bàsquet Club Andorra S.A., also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The ...

played in

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

. It also hosts various sporting events such as

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

and

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

matches. In 2011, the Poliesportiu d'Andorra hosted the Final Eight of the roller hockey's

European League The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues. The current champions are Italian side Trissino, which secured thei ...

. In 2014, after the second promotion of

to the Spanish top basketball league, the National Government decided to expand the arena to 5,000 seats.Adjudicats els treballs de reforma del Poliesportiu d'Andorra
Cadena Ser, 22 August 2014

League attendances

This is a list of games attendances of

at Poliesportiu d'Andorra since its expansion in 2014.

References

External links

The arena at Andorra Tourism website
Handball venues in Andorra Sport in Andorra la Vella Indoor arenas in Andorra Basketball venues in Andorra Volleyball venues in Andorra {{Andorra-sports-venue-stub