PalaLido

PalaLido
	Old picture of PalaLido before the renovation
Full name	Palazzetto Lido Sport
Location	Milan (Lombardy, Italy)
Owner	Municipality of Milan
Type	Arena
Genre(s)	Multi-purpose
Capacity	5,420
Surface	Parquet
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Opened	1961
Construction cost	€9 million euros (2016 reconstruction)
Tenants
	Powervolley Milano

The Allianz Cloud previously known as Palazzetto Lido Sport, commonly known as PalaLido, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in the Italian city of Milan, capital of Lombardy. The arena's primary use is to host basketball and volleyball games, but it can also be used to host handball, tennis, gymnastics, and wrestling. The arena currently has a seating capacity of 5,420 for sports events. It will host ice sledge hockey in the 2026 Winter Paralympics.

History[]

PalaLido originally opened in 1961.^[1] In 2005, the arena's seating capacity was increased from 3,500 to 3,800. In 2011, a rebuild of the arena began. Finally, in 2016, the arena was rebuilt, with a new seating capacity of 5,420.

The arena was once used as the home arena of the top-tier level Italian League basketball club Olimpia Milano.

On June 17, 1980, Devo performed at the arena during their Freedom of Choice tour. The show was originally planned to happen at the Velodromo Vigorelli, but due to rain, it was moved to the Palalido.

Wrestling and Combat Sports[]

On October 3, 2020, it was the venue for Bellator Milan 3.

2026 Winter Olympics[]

It is one of two venues to be used for ice hockey, along with PalaItalia Santa Giulia.

References[]

^ Floris, Francesco (September 8, 2015). "Palalido di Milano, il nuovo tempio del basket nella cittadella dello sport" [Palalido of Milan, the New Temple of Basketball in the Citadel of Sport]. Linkiesta (in Italian). Archived from the original on August 28, 2016.

Coordinates: 45°28′57″N 9°08′32″E / 45.4826°N 9.1423°E / 45.4826; 9.1423

[1] Floris, Francesco (September 8, 2015). "Palalido di Milano, il nuovo tempio del basket nella cittadella dello sport" [Palalido of Milan, the New Temple of Basketball in the Citadel of Sport]. Linkiesta (in Italian). Archived from the original on August 28, 2016.

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v t Venues of the 2026 Winter Olympics (Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo)
Milan Cluster	San Siro Mediolanum Forum PalaItalia Santa Giulia PalaLido
Valtellina Cluster	Mottolino/Sitas - Tagliede/Carosello 3000
Cortina d'Ampezzo Cluster	Pista Eugenio Monti Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio Südtirol Arena
Val di Fiemme Cluster	Stadio del salto "Giuseppe Dal Ben" Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium Ice Rink Piné
Verona	Verona Arena

v t Olympic venues in ice hockey
20th century	1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena (final), Olympic Stadium 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion (final), Riessersee 1948: Kulm, Olympic Stadium (final), Suvretta 1952: Dæhlenenga, Jordal Amfi (final), Kadettangen, Lillestrøm stadion, Marienlyst stadion 1956: Apollonio Stadium, Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena (final), Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Messehalle, Olympiahalle 1968: La Patinoire Municipale, Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Messehalle, Olympiahalle (final) 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall (final) 1988: Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: Méribel Ice Palace 1994: Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Håkon Hall (final) 1998: Aqua Wing, Big Hat (final)
21st century	2002: E Center (final), Peaks Ice Arena 2006: Palasport Olimpico (final), Torino Esposizioni 2010: Rogers Arena (final), UBC Thunderbird Arena 2014: Bolshoy Ice Dome (final), Shayba Arena 2018: Gangneung Hockey Centre (final), Kwandong Hockey Centre 2022: Wukesong Sports Center (final), Beijing National Indoor Stadium 2026: PalaItalia Santa Giulia (final), PalaLido