Forum di Milano
| Map Interactive map of Unipol Forum | |
Full name | Unipol Forum |
|---|---|
Former names | Forum di Assago (1990–93) FilaForum (1993–2006) DatchForum (2006–08) Mediolanum Forum (2009–24) |
| Address | Via Giuseppe di Vittorio 6 20090 Assago, MI, Italy |
| Location | Grande Milano |
| Coordinates | 45°24′4′′N 9°8′32′′E / 45.40111°N 9.14222°E / 45.40111; 9.14222 |
| Owner | ForumNet Group |
| Capacity | 15,800 |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 1988 |
| Opened | 26 October 1990 |
| Renovated | 2014, 2017 |
| Architect | Giuseppe and Luca Cabassi |
Main contractors | Cabassi Group |
| Tenants | |
| Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano (LBA) (1990–present) | |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
Unipol Forum (formerly the FilaForum, DatchForum and Mediolanum Forum; known as the Forum di Milano in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, Italy.[1] The arena has an official seated capacity of 12,800,[2] but can hold 15,800 with standing,[3] and is primarily used for basketball, ice hockey, tennis and live concerts.
The venue is the home ground of the EuroLeague and Italian Serie A professional basketball team AX Armani Exchange Milan. In May 2024, the current sponsor, Unipol, took over naming rights in a deal that will run to 2027.[4]
History
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The Forum of Assago was built by Giuseppe Cabassi and his son Luca in 1990. It was named in several different way due to different sponsorships during the years: from 1993 to 2006 it was named FilaForum, from 2006 to 2008 DatchForum and then, from 2009 to 2023, MediolanumForum.
The venue is located in the Milanofiori complex and covers 40,000 square metres (430,000 sq ft). The area has four tiers of seating, in addition to luxury suites. The Forum received the 1994 European Prize for Architecture for sports venues awarded by the Italian National Olympic Committee and the Council of Europe. It is also one of two facilities in Italy, along with Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, to be part of the European Arenas Association network.[5]
The arena has been renvoated three times, with the 2014 Euroleague Final Four seeing the arena's seating capacity increase from 11,500 to 12,700, and then re-signage and floor re-grading in 2017.
Entertainment events
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The arena has hosted the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the 2003 IIHF Continental Cup Superfinal of ice hockey (together with Lugano's Pista La Resega), WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown in 2007, and the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
Since 2011, the Forum has also been home to La Grande Sfida, an annual tennis exhibition event played every Christmas. The arena also hosted the EuroLeague Final Four in 2014.[19]
The forum was the venue for the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships.[20]
Some matches of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship were held at the venue. The venue also hosted some group phase matches of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 which Italy hosted alongside Czech Republic in Prague, Georgia in Tbilisi and Germany in Berlin and Cologne.
In July 2024 the 19th World Kendo Championship was held at the forum.[21] In February 2025, the 6th stage of the ISU Short Track World Tour is held at the Forum.[22]
It also hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ↑ "HOW TO REACH US" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021年12月18日. Retrieved 2021年10月02日.
- ↑ "CHI SIAMO " (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017年11月10日. Retrieved 2013年07月04日.
- ↑ Gottfried, Gideon (2026年02月05日). "Live Nation Acquires Italy's Unipol Arena - Pollstar News". news.pollstar.com. Retrieved 2026年04月28日.
- ↑ "Unipol is the new Title Sponsor of the Forum di Milano". Gruppo Unipol. Retrieved 2024年07月26日.
- ↑ "MediolanumForumn.it Chi Siamo". Archived from the original on 2017年11月10日. Retrieved 2013年07月04日.
- ↑ "Milano: Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour dal 23 al 24 Febbraio Mediolanum Forum di Assago". nicedie.it. Archived from the original on 2016年10月09日. Retrieved 2016年10月08日.
- ↑ "Ci sono tutte le hit nella scaletta dei Nickelback a Milano". Jacopo Casati. Archived from the original on 2016年10月18日. Retrieved 2016年09月30日.
- ↑ Odelli, Elena (2014年11月18日). "Gli One Republic si scaldano solo a fine serata. A Milano concerto a due velocità". On Stage. Archived from the original on 2016年10月09日. Retrieved 2016年10月06日.
- ↑ "One Republic conquistano Milano con un concerto di classe e rock". TGCOM24. 2014年11月18日. Retrieved 2016年10月06日.
- ↑ "5 Seconds of Summer announce 2015 "Rock Out with Your Socks Out" UK & European Tour". SuprTickets. 2014年07月09日. Retrieved 2016年10月06日.
- ↑ "Biglietti concerto 5 Seconds Of Summer a Torino e Milano Maggio 2015". Team World. 2014年09月06日. Archived from the original on 2016年10月09日. Retrieved 2016年10月06日.
- ↑ "5 Seconds Of Summer: concerto a Torino, 8 maggio 2015 – foto". Cube Magazine. 2015年05月09日. Retrieved 2016年10月06日.
- ↑ "Lo show di Ellie Goulding colora Milano". Laura Ritagliati. Archived from the original on 2016年10月18日. Retrieved 2016年09月30日.
- ↑ "Muse Milano 2016 biglietti: polemica per il sold out; ticket ancora disponibili". daringtodo.com. Retrieved 2016年09月30日.
- ↑ "twenty one pilots announce world tour dates". .altpress.com. Retrieved 2016年09月30日.
- ↑ Ascione, Arianna (2016年11月17日). "Bruno Mars tour 2017, appuntamento a Bologna e Milano: date e biglietti". Milano Weekend. Retrieved 2016年11月28日.
- ↑ Italia, Rolling Stone. "Elio e le storie tese, il nuovo album è 'Arrivedorci'". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2018年09月27日.
- ↑ Scott Bernstein (2 October 2019). "Eric Clapton Announces European Tour 2020". Jam Base Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ Euroleague.net Milan, Italy to host 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. and, in the same year, the finals of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
- ↑ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2024年09月23日.
- ↑ "Wkc2024 Venue" . Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ "ISU Short Track World Tour - Milano | Milano Cortina 2026". milanocortina2026.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025年02月11日.
External links
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- Tennis venues in Italy
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- Sports venues completed in 1990
- Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano
- 1990 establishments in Italy
- 1998 Davis Cup
- Venues of the 2026 Winter Olympics
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