Country Hall Liège (formerly Country Hall du Sart Tilman) is a multi-purpose arena in Liège , Belgium . The arena has 5,600 seats in its sport configuration and 7,200 in the concert configuration. It hosts indoor sporting events as well as concerts.
21-486: Notable sporting events hosted by the arena include the 1973 European champions cup final in which Ignis Varese defeated CSKA Moscow 71–66, and the 1977 European basketball championship . The arena is the regular home venue of Belgacom Liège Basket who competes in the Basketball League Belgium . [REDACTED] Media related to Country Hall Ethias Liège at Wikimedia Commons This article about
42-541: A Belgium sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Suproleague The 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague was FIBA Europe 's professional club basketball tournament for the 2000–01 season. Up until that season, there was one cup, the FIBA European Champions' Cup (which is now called the EuroLeague ), though in this season of 2000–01, the leading European teams split into two competitions:
63-481: The 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague . Source: FIBA Europe Source: FIBA Europe Source: FIBA Europe Source: FIBA Europe In May 2001, Europe had two continental champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv of the FIBA SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna of Euroleague Basketball Company 's EuroLeague . The leaders of both organizations realized the need to come up with a new single competition. Negotiating from
84-589: The 2019 League of Legends World Championship Finals. On January 24, 2020, it hosted an NBA regular season game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets , who would be represented by Frenchman Nicolas Batum . The Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 126–108 at the arena on January 19, 2023, during the 2022–23 NBA season . The 2023–24 NBA season saw the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat
105-646: The Brooklyn Nets 111–102 at the arena on January 11, 2024. The 2024–25 NBA season will see two games between the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs on January 23 and 25, with the games coming after the Spurs signed French star Victor Wembanyama . The arena hosted France's first UFC event on 3 September 2022, for UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa . UFC returned to the arena on 2 September 2023 for UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak . The promotion returned to
126-634: The EuroCup . Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Accor Arena (originally known as the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy ), also known as Bercy Arena , is an indoor sports arena and concert hall in the neighbourhood of Bercy , on the Boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris , France. The closest Métro station is Bercy , which also serves the Finance Ministry . Designed by
147-515: The FIBA Europe League competition, while Euroleague Basketball would also organize its own second-tier level league, combining FIBA's long-time FIBA Saporta Cup and FIBA Korać Cup competitions into one new competition, the EuroCup . In 2005, Euroleague Basketball and FIBA decided to cooperate with each other and did so until 2016. In essence, the authority in European professional basketball
168-551: The basketball bronze and gold medal games for both genders. Due to Olympic rules regarding naming rights of venues, the venue temporarily reverted its name to Bercy Arena. The arena is one of the main concert venues in Paris . British rock band Queen performed at Bercy in 1984. Norwegian band A-ha played 2 concerts at Bercy in 1988. Among those who have performed there the most are French rock singer Johnny Hallyday with 93 solo concerts from 1987 to 2016 and eight concerts with
189-519: The European gymnastics championship in 2000, the 1991 and 1996 FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours , and the FIBA EuroBasket championship in 1999 , among others. It also hosted the 2009–10 EuroLeague Final Four . It was co-host of the 2017 IIHF World Championship and the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 . The arena hosted the 2017 European League of Legends Championship Series Summer Finals and
210-659: The FIBA EuroLeague) and the brand new Euroleague . Top clubs were split between the two leagues: Panathinaikos , Maccabi Tel Aviv , CSKA Moscow , and Efes Pilsen stayed with FIBA, while Olympiacos , Kinder Bologna , Real Madrid , FC Barcelona , Tau Cerámica , and Benetton Treviso joined Euroleague Basketball. The first phase was a regular season, in which the twenty competing teams were drawn into two groups, each containing ten teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 18 games for each team. The top 8 teams in each group advanced to
231-457: The FIBA SuproLeague and Euroleague Basketball Company 's Euroleague 2000–01 . The season started on 18 October 2000, and ended on 13 May 2001. The competition's Final Four took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , in Paris, France . The 2000–01 SuproLeague was the last European top tier club competition organised by FIBA. The European Champions' Cup was originally established by FIBA and it operated under its umbrella from 1958 until
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#1732858175303252-490: The FIBA SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna of the Euroleague Basketball Company's EuroLeague. A year later, Euroleague Basketball Company and FIBA decided that Euroleague Basketball's EuroLeague competition would be the main basketball tournament on the continent, to be played between the top-level teams of Europe. FIBA Europe from 2002 would also organize a European league for third-tier level teams, known as
273-620: The Round of 16, and the winners of this round advanced to the Quarterfinals. Both of the rounds were played in a Best-of-three playoff system. The winning teams of the Quarterfinals qualified to the SuproLeague Final Four , which was held in the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , in Paris , on 10–13 May 2001. If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Teams in bold advanced to
294-582: The architectural firm Andrault-Parat, Jean Prouvé and Aydin Guvan , the pyramidal arena's sloping walls are covered with a lawn. It can seat 7,000 to 20,300 people, depending on the event. The arena was renamed Bercy Arena after renovations on 1 January 2015, AccorHotels Arena in October 2015, and its current name in June 2020. Since 1985, the arena has hosted the annual Festival des Arts Martiaux . The Accor Arena
315-526: The arena in 2024 for UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis . In May 2023, the arena hosted the BLAST.tv Major for the video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , in what would be the final major played on Global Offensive before Counter-Strike 2 was released in September 2023. The arena was a venue for the 2024 Summer Olympics , hosting the artistic and trampoline gymnastics events, followed by
336-479: The next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. 11 May, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , Paris 13 May, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , Paris 13 May, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , Paris All official awards of
357-480: The position of strength, Euroleague Basketball Company dictated proceedings and FIBA essentially had no choice but to agree to their terms. As a result, the EuroLeague was fully integrated under Euroleague Basketball Company's umbrella, and teams that competed in the FIBA SuproLeague during the 2000–01 season joined it as well. It is today officially admitted that European basketball had two champions that year, Maccabi of
378-427: The summer of 2000, concluding with the 1999–2000 season . Euroleague Basketball was created on 1 July 2000. FIBA had never trademarked the "EuroLeague" name and had no legal recourse on the usage of that name. Therefore, FIBA had to find a new name for their league and chose " SuproLeague ". The 2000–01 season started with two top European professional club basketball competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague (renamed from
399-526: Was divided over club-country lines. FIBA stayed in charge of national team competitions (like the FIBA EuroBasket , the FIBA World Cup , and the Summer Olympics ), while Euroleague Basketball took over the European professional club competitions. From that point on, FIBA Saporta Cup and FIBA Korać Cup competitions lasted only one more season before folding, which was when Euroleague Basketball launched
420-589: Was founded by Karaté Bushido and showcases martial arts masters from around the world. From 1993 to 2011, the arena hosted the Masters of Paris-Bercy , a all-star kart racing competition frequently contested by Formula One drivers and world champions in other auto racing disciplines. The inaugural 1993 edition marked the last duel on the track between Formula One World Drivers' Champions Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna . POPB (Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy) hosted
441-607: Was until 2024 the main venue for the Paris Masters ATP Tour tennis tournament, and hosts the annual LNB All-Star Game basketball event and the Grand Slam Paris judo tournament. It is also used for many other sports events, such as table tennis , handball , basketball , boxing , gymnastics , track cycling and show jumping . Since 1985, the Accor Arena hosts the annual Festival des Arts Martiaux . The event
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