Pavelló Nou Congost is an arena

Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...

 in Manresa

Manresa

Manresa is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa María de la Seo....

, Catalonia

Catalonia

Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...

, with a capacity of 5,000 spectators. It is primarily used for basketball

Basketball

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. It is the home arena of Bàsquet Manresa

Basquet Manresa

Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., known as Assignia Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Manresa, Catalonia, Spain, playing in Liga ACB. The team was founded in 1931. They are currently playing their home games at the Pavelló Nou Congost...

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It was opened in September 1992 with the celebration of the XIII edition of the Catalan basketball league

Catalan basketball league

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. The installation replaced the old "Pavelló Congost" that had become obsolete and did not fulfill the regulations of the ACB

Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto

The Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...

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The old "Congost" was opened in 1968 on the occasion of the promotion of the club to the first division. At present, this installation is used for training. Previously in this pavilion the club played their matches on an uncovered track placed beside the football field of the Pujolet.