Former names | Palazzetto dello sport di Firenze, Palasport |
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Address | Piazza Enrico Berlinguer, Florence, Italy |
Coordinates | 43°46′37″N 11°16′59″E / 43.776859°N 11.283045°E |
Capacity | 7,500 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1985 |
Renovated | 2004 |
Tenants | |
Il Bisonte Firenze (2014–present) | |
Website | |
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Nelson Mandela Forum, formerly Palazzetto dello sport di Firenze and Palasport, is an indoor sports arena that is located in Florence, Italy. Inaugurated in 1985, the arena was renamed to Nelson Mandela Forum in 2004.[1]
The seating capacity of the arena is 7,500 people for basketball games,[2][3] and the maximum capacity for rock concerts, with general admission tickets, is 8,262 people. It was the home arena of the Italian basketball club Pool Firenze Basket, before the club's relegation to the minor leagues in 2009. It is the home venue of women's volleyball club Il Bisonte Firenze since 2014.[4]