The PalaLeonessa (originally the PalaEIB) is an
indoor sports arena that is located in
Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
, Italy. The arena has a seating capacity of 5,200 and is primarily used for
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
. The venue is the home ground of the
Italian League professional basketball team
Germani Basket Brescia
The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 seaso ...
.
On 18 June 2018 the new logo of the arena was revealed at
Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
City Hall with the Mayor of the city,
Emilio Del Bono
Emilio Del Bono (born 26 November 1965) is an Italian politician from the Democratic Party and former mayor of Brescia.
Biography
After graduating in Law at the University of Milan, in 1991 Del Bono entered into politics being elected city co ...
, and Graziella Bragaglio, president of the club.
Sports
The arena hosted the
2018 Italian Basketball Supercup
The 2018 Italian Basketball Supercup (), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2018 for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
AX Armani Exchange Milano were the def ...
on 29 and 30 September 2018.
Since September 2018 the PalaLeonessa has been home arena for the basketball club
Germani Basket Brescia
The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2016–17 seaso ...
in
LBA and
EuroCup matches.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Italy
The following is a list of Arena, indoor arenas in Italy with capacity for at least 4,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list are multi-purpose venues, used for individual sports, team sport as well as cultural and political events.
Curre ...
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List of basketball arenas
References
External links
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Basketball venues in Italy
Indoor arenas in Italy
Sports venues in Italy
Sports venues completed in 2018
2018 establishments in Italy