Pavelló Nou Congost

Pavelló Nou Congost
Interactive map of Pavelló Nou Congost
Full namePavelló Nou Congost
LocationManresa, Catalonia
Coordinates41°43′31.2″N 1°48′33.62″E / 41.725333°N 1.8093389°E / 41.725333; 1.8093389
OwnerManresa city council
Capacity5,000
SurfaceParquet Floor
Construction
Broke groundOctober 1990
Opened11 September 1992
Construction cost4,000,000 €
Tenants
Bàsquet Manresa (1992–present)

Pavelló Nou Congost is an indoor arena in Manresa, Catalonia, with a capacity of 5,000 people. It is primarily used for basketball and has been the home arena of Bàsquet Manresa since 1992.[1]

History

The arena was inaugurated in September 1992, when it hosted the Lliga Catalana de Bàsquet.[2] Since then, the Nou Congost has hosted the tournament three more times (1996, 2011 and 2021).[3]

The arena's construction started in October 1990, with the purpose of replacing Manresa's original arena, the Congost, which had been built in 1968 and had a capacity of only 2,500.[4] The works had a cost of 670 million pesetas (around 4 million Euro). The new arena was built next to the former, only 100 meters apart.[2] The 'old' Congost, which was renovated in 2010, is currently used as a training facility.[1][5][6]

In November 2025, Bàsquet Manresa and the Manresa city council announced an agreement to pursue a renovation and expansion project of the Nou Congost. The project would increase the arena's capacity to 6,500.[7]

Attendances

This is a list of league attendances of Bàsquet Manresa playing in the Liga ACB since the 2012–13 season.

Season Total High Low Average
2012–13 ACB 72,700 5,000 3,550 4,276
2013–14 ACB 64,361 4,900 2,100 4,023
2014–15 ACB 72,300 4,700 3,700 4,253
2015–16 ACB 73,610 4,825 3,870 4,330
2016–17 ACB 63,760 4,420 3,530 3,985
2018–19 ACB 84,695 5,000 4,450 4,705
2019–20 ACB 54,180 5,000 3,740 4,515
2021–22 ACB 67,572 5,000 1,400 3,754
2022–23 ACB 79,764 5,000 4,062 4,692
2023–24 ACB 87,449 5,000 4,460 4,858
2024–25 ACB 82,878 5,000 4,633 4,875

References

  1. ^ a b "El Congost". basquetmanresa.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Huguet, José Ignacio (10 September 1992). "El pabellón del Nou Congost, que cumple un viejo sueño de la ciudad, tiene capacidad para albergar 5.000 espectadores, 4.000 de ellos sentados" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ "The Nou Congost will be the venue for the 2021 ACB and Women's Catalan Leagues". basquetmanresa.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ Vila, Mireia (31 July 2018). "La construcció del Vell Congost (1968)". elpou.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  5. ^ Sánchez, Pere (31 July 2010). "La ciutat de Manresa acomiadarà el septembre el vell congost per donar pas el nou complex esportiu de la ciutat". castellvilarenc.info (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. ^ "The City Council and Bàsquet Manresa present the proposal to expand, modernize and adapt the Nou Congost Pavilion to the regulations". basquetmanresa.com. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Manresa impulsa el Nou Congost con una ampliación histórica" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.