Budapest Sportcsarnok was an indoor arena in Budapest

Budapest

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, Hungary. It was primarily used for basketball

Basketball

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, figure skating

Figure skating

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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 and other indoor sporting events until it burned down on December 15, 1999. The arena had a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators and opened on 1982. While it was opened it hosted the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 1986 basketball European Champions cup

Suproleague

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 final in which Cibona Zagreb defeated Žalgiris Kaunas

BC Žalgiris

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 94-82., 1988 World Figure Skating Championships

1988 World Figure Skating Championships

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, 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships

1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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. It was replaced by the current Budapest Sports Arena

Budapest Sports Arena

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