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Dragão Arena

The arena (bottom) located next to the Estádio do Dragão.
Location	Porto, Portugal
Coordinates	41°09′46″N 8°34′55″W / 41.162784°N 8.581879°W / 41.162784; -8.581879
Owner	FC Porto
Capacity	2,179
Acreage	8,300 m (2.1 acres)
Construction
Opened	23 April 2009
Architect	Manuel Salgado
Tenants
Basketball, handball and roller hockey teams

The Dragão Arena (formerly named Dragão Caixa for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena located in Porto, Portugal, that houses the basketball, handball and roller hockey teams of FC Porto. It was inaugurated on 23 April 2009 and has a capacity of 2,179 spectators. The construction project was done in partnership with Portuguese state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos, which secured the naming rights for a period of 10 years.

The arena was designed by Manuel Salgado, the architect of the Estádio do Dragão. It was projected to house the club's basketball, handball and roller hockey teams under the same roof for the first time since 2001, when the previous ground – Pavilhão Americo de Sá – was demolished ahead of the stadium construction works.

References

1. Amaral, Nuno (23 April 2009). "Dragão Caixa é inaugurado esta quinta-feira" [Dragão Caixa is inaugurated this thursday]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2013.
2. "Dragão Caixa". FC Porto. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

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