Pabellón Jorge Garbajosa Explained

Pabellón Jorge Garbajosa
Former Names:Pabellón Parque Corredor (1996–2006)
Location:Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
Address:Carretera Torrejón-Ajalvir, km 1,200, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
Opened:1996[1]
Owner:Torrejón de Ardoz Town Hall
Surface:Parquet Floor
Capacity:3,136
Tenants:Carnicer Torrejón (1987–2014)
Inter Movistar (1996–2004, 2015–present)
Real Madrid (1998-1999)[2]

Pabellón Jorge Garbajosa, formerly known as Pabellón Parque Corredor,[3] is an indoor arena located in Torrejón de Ardoz, Community of Madrid, Spain. It is mainly used by Inter Movistar for its futsal games.

History

Opened in 1996, in June 2006, the arena changed its name in homage of basketball player Jorge Garbajosa, born in Torrejón de Ardoz.

In July 2015, Inter FS decided to come back to Pabellón Jorge Garbajosa twelve years later since the futsal club left the arena for playing at Alcalá de Henares.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Pabellón Jorge Garbajosa amplía su capacidad y mejora sus sistemas de evacuación . torrejonnoticias.es . 23 November 2016 . es. The Jorge Garbajosa Pavilion expands its capacity and improves its evacuation systems.
  2. Web site: Las diez canchas del Real Madrid . . 10 October 2010 . es. The ten fields of Real Madrid.
  3. Web site: El pabellón de Torrejón llevará el nombre de Jorge Garbajosa. Solobasket. 8 September 2006. 16 June 2016. es.
  4. Web site: Movistar Inter cambia Alcalá por Torrejón. ABC. 22 July 2015. 17 June 2016. es.