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The Mediolanum Forum (formerly known as FilaForum di Assago, DatchForum di Assago and Forum di Assago) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, near Milan, Italy. The arena has a seating capacity of 12,500 for basketball〔(Euroleague.net Milan, Italy to host 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. )〕 and is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball, and tennis. It also hosts live concerts. The Forum received the European Prize for Architecture for sports venues awarded by CONI and the Council of Europe. It is also one of two facilities in Italy, along with Palalottomatica in Rome, to be part of the ''European Arenas Association'' network.〔(MediolanumForumn.it Chi Siamo . )〕 The Forum is the home floor of the Italian League professional basketball team EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. ==History== The arena opened in 1990. Since then, it has hosted several important sports and musical events. Among them, the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the 2003 IIHF Continental Cup Superfinal of ice hockey (Together with Lugano's Pista Resega), the WWE ''RAW'' and SmackDown! in 2007, and the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships. In January 2009, the arena changed its name to the current name of Mediolanum Forum, replacing the old name of Datch Forum.〔(Numeroventi.com Il Datchforum cambia nome, nasce il MEDIOLANUM FORUM . )〕 Since 2011, the Forum has also been home to La Grande Sfida, the annual tennis exhibition event played every Christmas. The arena also hosted the 2014 edition of the Euroleague Final Four.〔(Euroleague.net Milan, Italy to host 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. )〕 Since 2013, Bootcamps, finals and Auditions of ''The X Factor Italy'' are held at the forum by Sky Italia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mediolanum Forum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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