Record attendance in the Barcelona School Cup

On May 10, the Olimpic Arena hosted the finals of the Barcelona School Cup, the most successful sporting event at the school level. In this 11th edition, the BCN Colegial Cup brought together 105 teams from 73 different schools in a tournament from January to May. With up to 11 schools and institutes from Badalona signed up from the beginning, two of them – Sant Andreu Natzaret and La Llauna – reached the final round. In this one, as we said, played at the Olimpic Arena, the absolute record for spectators in a college basketball game in Europe was broken, with more than 3,000 fans who passed through our pavilion in the afternoon.

The final itself was a spectacle worthy of High School Experience, more typical of the US than here, with a brutal display: speakers, DJ’s, dance groups, prizes, raffles… even our mascot joined the party! And, to top it all off, the match was spectacular: the Badalona derby did not disappoint and not even the mayor of the city, Xavier Garcia Albiol, missed it, commenting on the duel with the president of Joventut de Badalona, Juanan Morales. La Llauna won 61 to 67 with a match with constant changes on the scoreboard, including several in the last minutes. In this way, with a stellar performance by Aleix Sempere -who was proclaimed MVP of the competition-, the Institut La Llauna was proclaimed champion for the 2nd consecutive year (3rd in total) of the Barcelona Colegial Cup, which next year will grow and It will expand through territories such as Maresme, Central Catalonia or Girona.

From the Olimpic Arena we want to congratulate the organization for the success of the event, which received the support of the city council, the Youth of Badalona and the Badalona European Capital of Basketball Foundation.

Photographs: David Grau and Manu Rueda

Copa colegial barcelona basket

Copa colegial barcelona basket

Copa colegial barcelona basket

Copa colegial barcelona basket

Copa colegial barcelona basket