The Bilbao Arena pavilion of the Biscayan city will host the ‘Final Four’ of the ‘Basketball Champions League’, a continental competition organized by FIBA, from May 6 to 8 and this is the first time that the organization has opted for a unique venue for your fight for the title.
“Bilbao will host the next ‘Final Four’ of the ‘Basketball Champions League’ 2022 from May 6 to 8 and it will be the first time that the big BCL event is played in the city of a non-participating team,” the organization announced. of the championship.
The Bilbao Arena, with a capacity for 10,000 spectatorswill be the neutral venue for a competition that in this edition has had 32 teams in the Regular League from 19 different countries with 9 current national champions and another 15 from previous editions.
“We are very excited that Bilbao will host the ‘Final Four’ of the ‘Basketball Champions League’. We thank the city of Bilbao, the Spanish local and regional authorities, the Spanish Basketball Federation and the ACB for their commitment to help us organize this event in the best and safest way possible,” assured the CEO of the ‘Basketball Champions League’, Patrick Comninos.
For its part, the mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto, He was very satisfied with the celebration of this event in Bilbao. “Once again, Bilbao proves to be an attractive city for major international sporting events. We will host this great basketball event at the Bilbao Arena and I hope that both the fans and all those who visit us can enjoy a fantastic event, and that they take advantage of also to get to know and discover our city”, he added.
also made this agreement the president of the FEB, Jorge Garbajosa. “For the Federation it is a great pleasure and an honor to see Bilbao host the BCL Final Four, a great competition where Spanish teams usually play very well,” defended the also member of the FIBA Central Board.
Antonio Martin, president of the ACB and member of the Board of the BCL, stated that having the final four in Bilbao is “great news” for Spanish basketball. “Bilbao will be a perfect host, it has a great field and the city is perfectly prepared for an event that is growing every year,” he stressed.
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– Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) February 7, 2022
Source: Eitb
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