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| Former names | Palasport Casalecchio (1993–1998) PalaMalaguti (1998–2008) Futurshow Station (2008–2011) |
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| Location | Via Gino Cervi, 2 40033 Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna |
| Coordinates | 44°29′9.01″N 11°14′53.26″E / 44.4858361°N 11.2481278°E |
| Owner | Costructa Spa - Bologna |
| Operator | Claudio Sabatini |
| Capacity | Basketball: 11,000 Concerts: 20,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1991–1993 |
| Opened | December 1993 |
| Renovated | 2008–2009, 2016–2017 |
| Expanded | 2016 |
| Architect | Studio Arco (Mauro Checcoli, Maria Beatrice Bergamaschi), Luigi Villano and Franco Zarri[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Virtus Bologna (1996–2017) Fortitudo Bologna (1997–1999, 2020–present) | |
| Website | |
| www.unipolarena.it | |
Unipol Arena (previously known as Futurshow Station, PalaMalaguti and originally Palasport Casalecchio) is an indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno, Province of Bologna, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 11,000 people, and the seating capacity for concerts is 20,000 people.[2] It was opened in December 1993.[3] It was home to the Virtus Bologna basketball team from 1996 to 2017.
It is served by Casalecchio Palasport railway station.
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