Pavelló Girona-Fontajau is an

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, northern

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, that holds 5,500

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. It is primarily used for

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and is the home arena of Uni Girona CB and

Bàsquet Girona Club Bàsquet Girona 2014, SAD, commonly known as Bàsquet Girona (), is a professional basketball club based in Girona, Spain. It was founded in 2014 by former NBA player Marc Gasol. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Its home arena is Fontajau. ...

. 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

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matches.

Notable events

Fontajau hosted the matches of three groups of the

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and the 2007 FIBA EuroCup Final Four, that local club

Akasvayu Girona Club Bàsquet Sant Josep was a professional basketball team based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. History The club was founded in 1962 by Ramon Sitjà as CB Sant Josep. In 1989 it became the Anonymous Sport Association (SAD). In 1987, when the ACB ...

won. In 2017, it hosted the

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Attendances

This is a list of league attendances of

CB Girona Club Bàsquet Sant Josep was a professional basketball team based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. History The club was founded in 1962 by Ramon Sitjà as CB Sant Josep. In 1989 it became the Anonymous Sport Association (SAD). In 1987, when the ACB ...

when it played in the

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References

External links

Pavelló Girona-Fontajau at Girona Town Hall website
{{Liga ACB venues

Indoor arenas in Spain

Buildings and structures in Girona Sports venues completed in 1993 1993 establishments in Spain