Topsportcentrum (Almere) Explained

Stadium Name:Topsportcentrum
Location:Almere, Netherlands
Coordinates:52.3414°N 5.16°W
Broke Ground:2005
Built:2007
Opened:7 October 2007
Owner:City of Almere
Operator:Sportbedrijf Almere
Construction Cost:14 million
Tenants:VC Allvo (Volleyball) (2007–present)
Almere Sailors (Basketball) (2020–2021)
Almere Pioneers (Basketball) (2007–present)
Seating Capacity:3,000 (Volleyball, Basketball)

The Topsportcentrum is an indoor sports arena, located in Almere, Netherlands. Designed by architectural studio ZJA, it opened on the 7th of October in 2007. Its operator is the city of Almere and its main hall has a capacity of 3,000 people.[1] The sports it is used most for are volleyball and basketball, with VC Allvo and Almere Pioneers use the venue as their home arena.

The hall was finished in 2007 and costed €14 million.[2] From 2007 until 2013, the hall was used for the final of the NBB Cup, the main cup competition for men's basketball teams.

On 24 February 2020, Basketball Nederland announced the national basketball team will play its international home games in Almere until 2023.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Topsportcentrum Almere - Gemeente Almere. sportbedrijf.almere.nl. 23 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Met unieke Topsporthal gaat Almere grote tijden tegemoet. 5 April 2004. de Volkskrant. 23 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Basketballers Oranje spelen thuisduels in Almere. 24 February 2020. RTL Nieuws. 23 April 2020.