Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona (also known as the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona) is an arena in the Gorg neighborhood of Badalona, Catalonia, Spain. The arena holds 12,760 people, and it is primarily used for basketball. It is also used as the venue for music concerts and other municipal events.
It is also the home arena of Joventut de Badalona, one of the most successful professional basketball teams in Spain. Before the Pavelló Olímpic was built, the 3,300-seat Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona hosted the city basketball games and most of the other indoor sports.
History The arena was inaugurated on September 17, 1991 with an exhibition game between Joventut and Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.
In 1992, it hosted a basketball game between Catalonia and Croatia; the Croatians won by 118-82 led with 30 points of Toni Kukoč and 21 points of Dražen Petrović.Crošarka Prije 20 godina: Sve utakmice Hrvatske do Olimpijskih igara u Barceloni, Autor: Sanjin Vučković/ Foto: Olimpijci.hr, Aug 08, 2012
The arena hosted the basketball tournament of the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was designed by the architects Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius, who won the 1992 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture for this building.
On 14 March 2025, the arena hosted an episode of WWE SmackDown, marking the first SmackDown episode to broadcast from Spain.
In January 2026, the arena was selected to host the 2026 Basketball Champions League Final Four.
Transportation The closest Barcelona Metro station is Gorg, served by lines L2 and L10. Gorg is also served by the Trambesòs system tram line T5.
Concerts
+DateAct(s)Tour12 October 2012Romeo SantosThe King Stays King16 November 2012Jason MrazTour is a Four Letter Word22 May 2013One DirectionTake Me Home Tour31 October 2013Thirty Seconds to MarsLove Lust Faith + Dreams14 November 2013Bruno MarsThe Moonshine Jungle Tour16 November 2013Arctic MonkeysAM Tour25 November 2013Avenged SevenfoldHail to the King16 December 2021Jhay Cortez7 May 2022GhostImperatour25 June 2022Bizarrap13 November 2022Okean Elzy26 November 2023Thomas Anders4 May 2024Zemfira28 May 2024J BalvinQue Bueno Volver a Verte Tour14 December 2024Natos y Waor17 May 2025JC Reyes1 October 2026Evanescence
See also List of indoor arenas in Spain
References
External links
1992 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 276–9.