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Vertu Motors Arena
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Home of the Newcastle Eagles
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Former namesEagles Community Arena
LocationNewcastle, England
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OwnerEagles Community Foundation
CapacityBasketball: 2,800
Boxing: 3,500
Entertainment: 3,300
Construction
OpenedJanuary 2019
Construction cost£6.5 million
Tenants
Newcastle Eagles (2019–present)
Website
vertumotorsarena.com

The Vertu Motors Arena (formerly the Eagles Community Arena) is a multi-purpose built venue for events, meetings, sports and the community in the Elswick area of the city of Newcastle, England. The arena has a capacity for up to 3,500 spectators and is home to the Newcastle Eagles of the Super League Basketball and Women's Super League Basketball.

Background

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It had been a stated aim of Newcastle Eagles owner Paul Blake 'for at least 10 years, probably longer' for the club and its foundation to own and control their own facility.[1] The club had previously been based at the Metro Radio Arena and Northumbria University's Sport Central.

In partnership with Newcastle City Council, the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, Sport England and Newcastle College, planning permission was approved and construction work on the arena began in November 2017.[2][3][4][5] The arena was officially opened in January 2019, when the Eagles hosted the Plymouth Raiders in a BBL Championship match.[6][7]

The arena was awarded three prizes in special achievement, community value and social accessibility at the 2020 Lord Mayor's Design Awards.[8][9]

International basketball matches

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Date Competition Home team Result Away team Attendance Ref.
24 February 2020 FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifier Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 81–73 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2,800 [10]
25 November 2021 FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup Qualifier Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 78–69 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 2,600
3 July 2022 FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup Qualifier Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 71–85 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2,300
28 August 2022 FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup Qualifier Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 80–87 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 2,300
11 November 2022 FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup Qualifier Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 68-74 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 2,003
24 February 2023 FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup Qualifier Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 59-88 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2,239
23 February 2024 FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 98-94 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2,213
24 February 2025 FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 96-75 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 2,181

Boxing matches

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Date Competition Main event Result Ref.
23 September 2023 MF & DAZN: X Series 009 Idris Virgo vs Aaron Chalmers Virgo — TKO (3/5) [11]
14 September 2024 MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament Card Elle Brooke vs Jenny Savage Brooke — UD [12]

References

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