Pavelló Girona-Fontajau is an

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in Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, that holds 5,500 people. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of Uni Girona CB and Bàsquet Girona. The building was designed in 1993 by the architects

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and Josep M. Gil and was opened on September 4, 1993. It is structured in two levels, one for the public (the high level) and another, of which use is restricted to the sportsmen (the low level), with differentiated entries. Apart from basketball, it is used also for other sports like Indoor motorcycle trials and tennis matches.

Notable events

Fontajau hosted the matches of three groups of the EuroBasket 1997 and the

2007 FIBA EuroCup Final Four The 2007 FIBa EuroCup Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2006–07 FIBA EuroCup. CB Girona, Akasvayu Girona won its first title, after beating BC Azovmash, Azovmash 79–72 in the Final. Bracket Final standings

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, that local club Akasvayu Girona won. In 2017, it hosted the Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto.

Attendances

This is a list of league attendances of CB Girona when it played in the

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References

External links

Pavelló Girona-Fontajau at Girona Town Hall website
{{Liga ACB venues Girona Indoor arenas in Spain Girona Girona Buildings and structures in Girona Sports venues completed in 1993 1993 establishments in Spain