Salle Gaston Médecin
Salle Omnisports | |
Salle Gaston Médecin, in 2016, when the arena's seating capacity was 3,200. | |
| Full name | Stade Louis II Salle Omnisports Gaston Médecin |
|---|---|
| Location | Monaco, Monaco |
| Coordinates | 43°43′39.38″N 7°24′56.21″E / 43.7276056°N 7.4156139°E |
| Capacity | Basketball: 5,000 |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Renovated | 2014–2016, 2018, 2021–2022 |
| Expanded | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 |
| Construction cost | €14 million euros (2021–2022 renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| AS Monaco (1985–present) | |
Salle Gaston Médecin, or Salle Omnisports, is an multi-purpose indoor sports arena, that is located in the Fontvieille district, within the Principality of Monaco. It is primarily used to host basketball, volleyball, and handball games, judo and fencing matches, and weightlifting and gymnastics competitions. The arena is a part of the Stade Louis II multi-sports complex, and is owned by the Monaco-based multi-sports club AS Monaco. The arena is named after Gaston Médécin, a Monegasque athlete who died in 1983. The arena's seating capacity is 5,000 people for basketball games.