Palau Blaugrana
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| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
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| Owner | Futbol Club Barcelona |
| Capacity | 7,585 |
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| Opened | 23 October 1971 |
| Renovated | 1994, 2016 |
| Expanded | 1994 |
| Architect | Francesc Cavaller |
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FC Barcelona Bàsquet (ACB) FC Barcelona Handbol (ASOBAL) FC Barcelona Hoquei (OK Liga) FC Barcelona Futsal (Primera División) |
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Palau Blaugrana (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈɫaw ˌβɫawˈɣɾanə], meaning in English "Blue and deep red Palace") is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, belonging to FC Barcelona. The 7,585 seating capacity arena is home to the basketball, handball, roller hockey, and futsal divisions of FC Barcelona. Palau Blaugrana is located between Mini Estadi and the Camp Nou.
Built in 1971, the stadium originally held 5,696 spectators, but the facility was remodeled in 1994 to fit the current capacity of 7,585. During the 1992 Summer Olympics, the arena hosted several events, including roller hockey, taekwondo and judo.
Several basketball, handball and roller hockey players have had their jerseys retired:
4 Andrés Jiménez, 7 Nacho Solozábal and 15 Epi for basketball and 2 Òscar Grau, 7 Iñaki Urdangarin, 14 Joan Sagalés, 16 David Barrufet for handball and 21 Alberto Borregan for Roller Hockey
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