2014 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP SPAIN BILBAO BILBAO ORGANIZERS
3 BASQUE COUNTRY
ECONOMY: The Basque economy, thanks to its business and industrial tissue, has achieved to position itself as one of the most competitive, innovative and productive regions in Europe.
GASTRONOMY: Basque cuisine enjoys a reputation for being one of the richest in the world.
IDENTITY: The Basque Country is of particular interest for its unique, age-old culture, the most remarkable feature of which is the Basque language, Euskera, which is 2.179.815 inhabitants unrelated to any other Indo-European language.
4 BILBAO
Home to around half the population and economic activity of the Basque Country
POPULATION: Basque Country: 2.179.815 Bizkaia: 1.200.00 Metropolitan Bilbao: 1.000.000 Municipality of Bilbao: 350.000
PER CAPITA GDP: € 37.000
th largest Metropolitan 5 Area in Spain 5 SPACES
Airport
Bizkaia Arena
Meliá Hotel
Bilbao Arena
La Casilla
6 TRANSFER TIMES
Origin Destination Estimated transfer time by car
Airport Bizkaia Arena 12 minutes
Airport Meliá Bilbao Hotel 12 minutes
Meliá Bilbao Hotel Bizkaia Arena 11 minutes
Meliá Bilbao Hotel Bilbao Arena 10 minutes
Meliá Bilbao Hotel La Casilla 6 minutes
Bizkaia Arena Bilbao Arena 10 minutes
7 Playground BIZKAIA ARENA BIZKAIA ARENA
Bizkaia Arena is the venue of choice for the 2014 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP in Bilbao.
Bizkaia Arena, is an integral part of BEC – Bilbao Exhibition Centre and meets all the requirements to host an event of such a magnitude as a FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP.
Bizkaia Arena has already hosted diverse important Basketball Events that obtained record attendance and were implemented to the highest standards.
9 BEC – BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE
With its open plan layout and maximum clearance of 18 m, BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE, has 150.000 m² of exhibition space distributed in 6 halls, all of them without any columns.
10 BEC – IN NUMBERS
Total Area: 255.000 m² Exposition Area: 150.000 m² Congress Hall: 18.000 m² Internal Access space: 6.500 m² Office Space: 6.500 m² Main Lobby and Restaurants: 41.500 m² Open Area: 100.000 m² Parking: 4.000 car spaces
11 BIZKAIA ARENA – MULTIPURPOSE VENUE
This 30.000 m² multipurpose venue with a capacity for more than 20.000 people, where many concerts, theatre plays, movie premiers and sports events took place in the past 8 Years.
• Bruce Springsteen • Cirque de Soleil • Disney on Ice • Sting
are just a few of the world recognized names that had their performances seen in Bizkaia Arena with great success and even greater attendance.
12 BIZKAIA ARENA – MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
As a multipurpose venue and with a Concerts up to 20.000 people modular construction it can be adapted to Sports Event up to 18.700 people different shows and events as its mobile Theatre up to 11.000 people standing platform permits different seating configurations. Cinema shows up to 13.000 people
13 ACCESS
From Vitoria - Madrid, on the A-8 towards "Santander" junction 8: Barakaldo/ BEC! From Santander, on the A-8 towards “Bilbao”, join the N637 towards Barakaldo/ BEC! From San Sebastian-France, on the N637 towards “Santander” Barakaldo/ BEC!
From Bilbao, Line 3136 Bizkaibus (Bilbao-Cruces-Barakaldo) From Barakaldo, city bus KBus.
“Ansio” station, line 2, next to the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (north entrance) to BEC!
“Bilbao airport is 13 km from BEC!
The closest RENFE railway station is Barakaldo
Brittany Ferries terminal. Bilbao port. A-3 Zierbena dock After 2 km on the A8 towards "Bilbao", Barakaldo/ BEC! junction 14 MAJOR BASKETBALL EVENTS
15 SUPERCOPA 2007
23.700 11.850 95%
Total attendance for Average Average two games played attendance occupancy rate (2 games)
16 KING´S CUP 2010
500+ 14.814 13.950 90% 97.650
Press Record attendance Average Average Total attendance accreditations in the Final Game attendance occupancy rate issued of any King’s Cup (7 games) to date
17 NBA GLOBAL GAMES IN BILBAO
NBA GLOBAL 3 GAMES 13.500 TOUR
Days of basketball On October, 6 2013 a Total attendance events in the city game took place between Bilbao Basket and Philadelphia 76ers.
18 HOME OF BILBAO BASKET SEASON 2009 - 2010
25 10.500 350.000
Games played during Average people in total the season attendance during attended the 25 games Bizkaia Arena that season 19 Training facility BILBAO ARENA MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDING
Housing a sports centre, the main characteristic of this 30.800 m² municipal building is functionality, which includes a swimming pool and gymnasiums for the residents of Miribilla district.
21 OFFICIAL VENUE OF THE ACB LEAGUE
Bilbao Arena is the official venue where the games of the ACB League and European competitions of the local basketball team are played. The court has the added attraction of being able to be divided into three smaller courts for multi- purpose sports events, such as smaller basketball and football matches. The total of 25.985 m² of surface contains changing rooms for professional athletes and large-scale events, along with the standard infirmary and drug testing area, storage space, and other service facilities.
22 SEATING CAPACITY OF 9.800 SPECTATORS
With a seating capacity of 9.800 spectators for a Basketball configuration. The facilities are also available for all types of events when not in use by our local basketball team.
23 EQUIPPED WITH A SPORTS CENTRE
The Sports Centre, with its total surface area of 4.823 m², is equipped with a six lane, 26 m. long swimming-pool, along with a smaller one for young children. There are also different changing rooms for individuals, for groups, disabled people, technicians, and so on. Other facilities include a 520 m² multi- functional gymnasium, which can be divided into three spaces to be used for administration, monitoring, or similar purposes.
24 ACCESS
Lines: 30, 71, 11, 22, 50, 56, 68, 75, 77, 85, G4 and G7
“Casco Viejo” station, line 1. Unamuno Exit
“Ribera” Station
Euskotren: “Atxuri” stop Renfe Cercanías C3: “Miribilla” Stop.
25 Second training facility LA CASILLA PAVILION FIRST MUNICIPAL SPORTS FACILITY
La Casilla Pavilion was the first sports facility built by Bilbao City Council, it was inaugurated in 1967.
Until the opening of the Bizkaia Arena it was the biggest covered facility in the city with a capacity of 4.500 seats.
27 VENUE OF DIVERSE SPORTS COMPETITIONS
La Casilla Pavilion has hosted all kind of sports competitions and it was the venue of historical teams of Biscay such as: Aguilas, Kas, Patronato, Fiber Urcelay, Juventus, Hockey Santutxu and Kaixo.
It has also hosted the Junior World Basketball Championship for Women and it was one of the Pre-Olympic Basketball venues for the Olympic Games of Barcelona in 1992.
28 HOST OF THE ACB LEAGUE UNTIL SEASON 2008 - 2009
During the past years it has experienced a mayor transformation, being the official playground of the local Basketball team of the ACB League until season 2008-2009.
29 ACCESS
Bilbobus Lines: 18 - 48 - 58 - 85 – 88 Bizkaibus buses with destination to Barakaldo - Santurtzi - Sestao - S. Julián de Muskiz
“Indautxu” station, line 1. Dr. Areilza Exit
“La Casilla - Atxuri” Station
30 Hotel MELIÁ BILBAO 32 FIVE STAR HOTEL
Located in the city centre, Meliá Bilbao perfectly combines comfort, quality, superb service, business and pleasure. It is located opposite the Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall, Doña Casilda Park, Ría Nervión and it is only 15 minutes from the International Airport of Bilbao. Furthermore, it is a short walk from the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Fine Art and the new Maritime Museum.
33 MAIN FEATURES
• 211 rooms and suites, all outward facing with fabulous panoramic views of the city, the Ría or the mountains • Fine dining specializing in traditional Basque cuisine with a modern flair. • Wellness Center with fully equipped gym, semi-outdoor heated pool and saunas
• Free Wi-Fi internet throughout the hotel • Easy access to any part of the city • Private parking (with charge) and direct access to reception
• Spacious lounges, ideal for any type of event.
34 35 CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
• Bilbao has demonstrated its capability to organize major sporting events. • Bilbao counts on the infrastructure, venues and human resources required to organize an event such as the FIBA Basketball World Cup. • The Bizkaia Arena, the venue where the matches will take place, as well as the Bilbao Arena, the venue where the trainings will be carried out, are both first class facilities where high-level sporting events have already been celebrated. • Bilbao, as a host city, has the support of the three main public institutions in the territory (City Council, Regional Government of Bizkaia and Basque Government).
• Bilbao wants to become a leader in the organization of the World Cup and, therefore, all the efforts will be made so that the national teams visiting Bilbao have a great stay in our city and can develop their sporting activity in the best conditions.
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