PalaDozza

PalaDozza
Il Madison
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Former names	PalaDozza
Location	Bologna, Italy
Capacity	Basketball: 5,721
Opened	1956
Tenants
	Virtus Bologna (1957–1996, 2017–present); Fortitudo Bologna (1957–1996, 1999–2019); Volley Forlì Bologna 2002 (2012–2013)

PalaDozza is an indoor sporting arena located at Piazza Azzarita Manfredi 8, in Bologna, Italy. It was named after Giuseppe Dozza, the long-time communist mayor of Bologna, who served from 1945 to 1966. In Italy, the arena is frequently nicknamed Il Madison, after Madison Square Garden. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 5,721 people. It is currently home to the Virtus and Fortitudo Bologna professional basketball teams.

History[]

The arena was inaugurated in 1956. The arena hosted the FIBA European Champions Cup's 1965–66 season's Final Four, in which the Italian club Simmenthal Milano, won the competition.^[1] It was played in front of an 8,000 capacity crowd.^[2]

Iron Maiden performed at the arena in October 1981 as part of its Killer World Tour, with Bruce Dickinson making his premiere as lead vocalist.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "I Luoghi Del Basket Bolognese" [Sites of Bolognese Basketball] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
^ "Champions Cup 1965-66". LinguaSport. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
^ Wall, Mick (2001). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (2-Revised ed.). Sanctuary. pp. 217–219. ISBN 978-1860742873.
^ "Killer World Tour - 1981". Iron Maiden. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

External links[]

Official website (in Italian)
PalaDozza.org Video of the Arena
BolognaWelcome.com PalaDozza (in Italian)

Preceded by Two legged Final	FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four venue 1966	Succeeded by Sports Ciry of Real Madrid Pavilion Madrid

Coordinates: 44°30′00″N 11°19′56″E / 44.49988°N 11.33220°E / 44.49988; 11.33220

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[sites-1] "I Luoghi Del Basket Bolognese" [Sites of Bolognese Basketball] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

[Cup65-2] "Champions Cup 1965-66". LinguaSport. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

[3] Wall, Mick (2001). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (2-Revised ed.). Sanctuary. pp. 217–219. ISBN 978-1860742873.

[4] "Killer World Tour - 1981". Iron Maiden. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

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Tenants
Il Madison

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Former names	PalaDozza
Location	Bologna, Italy
Capacity	Basketball: 5,721
Opened	1956
Virtus Bologna (1957–1996, 2017–present) Fortitudo Bologna (1957–1996, 1999–2019) Volley Forlì Bologna 2002 (2012–2013)