Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona (also known as the Pavelló OlÃÂmpic de Badalona) is an arena in the Gorg neighborhood of Badalona, Catalonia, Spain. The arena holds 12,760 people, and it is primarily used for basketball. It is also used as the venue for music concerts and other municipal events.
It is also the home arena of Joventut de Badalona, one of the most successful professional basketball teams in Spain. Before the Pavelló OlÃÂmpic was built, the 3,300-seat Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona hosted the city basketball games and most of the other indoor sports.
The arena was inaugurated on September 17, 1991 with an exhibition game between Joventut and Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.
In 1992, it hosted a basketball game between Catalonia and Croatia; the Croatians won by 118-82 led with 30 points of Toni Kukoàand 21 points of Draà ¾en PetroviÃÂ.
The arena hosted the basketball tournament of the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Olympic Basketball Tournament. It was designed by the architects Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius, who won the 1992 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture for this building.
On 14 March 2025, the arena hosted an episode of WWE SmackDown, marking the first SmackDown episode to broadcast from Spain.
In January 2026, the arena was selected to host the 2026 Basketball Champions League Final Four.
The closest Barcelona Metro station is Gorg, served by lines L2 and L10. Gorg is also served by the Trambesòs system tram line T5.