Budapest Sportcsarnok

Budapest Sportcsarnok
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Coordinates	47°30′6.99″N 19°6′19.41″E / 47.5019417°N 19.1053917°E
Capacity	12,500
Construction
Broke ground	1978
Opened	February 12, 1982
Demolished	December 15, 1999

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 Budapest Sports Arena.

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[]

^ "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[]

Unofficial homepage (in Hungarian)

Events and tenants
Preceded by Palazzo dello Sport Milan	European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1983	Succeeded by Scandinavium Gothenburg
Preceded by Peace and Friendship Stadium Athens	FIBA European Champions Cup Final Venue 1986	Succeeded by Patinoire de Malley Lausanne
Preceded by Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati	World Figure Skating Championships Venue 1988	Succeeded by Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris
Preceded by Stade couvert régional Liévin	European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1988	Succeeded by The Hague
Preceded by Hoosier Dome Indianapolis	IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1989	Succeeded by Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo Seville

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[1] "Index - Sport".

[2] Our history Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

[3] 1995 Final Four: A title for the giants:Interview: Arvydas Sabonis of Real Madrid^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Szabari János : Edzésnapló - Drazsen Petrovics Archived September 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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