Pabellón Príncipe Felipe is an
arena
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in
Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
, Spain. Opened on 17 April 1990, the arena holds 10,744 people. It is primarily used for
basketball
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(home of
Basket Zaragoza
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) and
handball
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(home of
Caja3 Aragón).
Events hosted
The arena hosted the
1990
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and
1995
1995 was designated as:
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* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
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Euroleague Final Four
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s, as well as the
1999 Saporta Cup Final in which
Benetton Treviso defeated
Pamesa Valencia.
The arena frequently hosts rock bands, such as
David Bowie
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,
Oasis
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and
Depeche Mode
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.
The arena hosted 2010, 2018, 2023 and 2025
Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto
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.
The arena hosted the
2024–25 EuroLeague Women Final Six, and will also be the main venue in 2026 and 2027.
Controversy about naming
On 24 July 2015, the Zaragoza City Hall changed the name of Pabellón
Príncipe Felipe to Pabellón José Luis Abós, in honor of the beloved coach of
CAI Zaragoza
Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the FIBA Europe Cup. ...
, who died in October 2014.
As a result of a controversy about changing the name of the pavilion, approved without majority in the voting in the City Hall, CAI Zaragoza did not support the change.
Finally, the process of changing the name was stopped judicially.
See also
*
Las Fuentes, Zaragoza
*
List of indoor arenas in Spain
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Spain, ordered by capacity.
The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (e.g. for concerts). All venues with at ...
References
External links
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Basketball venues in Spain
Handball venues in Spain
Indoor arenas in Spain
Sport in Zaragoza
Sports venues in Aragon
Boxing venues in Spain
1990 establishments in Spain
Sports venues completed in 1990