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Budapest Sportcsarnok was an indoor arena in Budapest, Hungary. The arena had a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators and opened in 1982. It was primarily used for basketball, figure skating, volleyball and other indoor sporting events until it burned down on December 15, 1999.[1][2] It was replaced by the current László Papp Arena.
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| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
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| Coordinates | 47°30′6.99″N 19°6′19.41″E / 47.5019417°N 19.1053917°E |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
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| Broke ground | 1978 |
| Opened | February 12, 1982 |
| Demolished | December 15, 1999 |
It hosted the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 1986 basketball European Champions cup final in which Cibona Zagreb defeated Žalgiris Kaunas 94–82.,[3][4] 1988 World Figure Skating Championships, 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
References
edit- ^ "Index - Sport".
- ^ Our history Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1995 Final Four: A title for the giants:Interview: Arvydas Sabonis of Real Madrid[permanent dead link]
- ^ Szabari János : Edzésnapló - Drazsen Petrovics Archived September 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Budapest Sportcsarnok at Wikimedia Commons
- Unofficial homepage (in Hungarian)
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| Preceded by | European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1983 |
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| Preceded by | FIBA European Champions Cup Final Venue 1986 |
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| Preceded by | World Figure Skating Championships Venue 1988 |
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| Preceded by | European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1988 |
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| Preceded by | IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1989 |
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