BN Arena, Sports arena in Hatillo 2, Costa Rica.
BN Arena is a multi-use gymnasium and the main building of the Ciudad Deportiva de Hatillo, in Hatillo 2, San José. It was built to host the 10th Central American Sports Games and serves as an indoor court for national games and as home venue of Costa Rica's national futsal team. It opened in 2014.
Costa Rica was chosen by ORDECA to host the 2013 Central American Sports Games, and San José was named the main host city. The Municipalidad de San José and sponsors proposed a sports complex, built in Hatillo to support local sport and improve security. The BN Arena opened in 2014 and hosted the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup that same year.
The arena's name comes from its sponsor, the Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, and the complex was placed in Hatillo 2 partly to support sport there and improve security in the area. It is the home venue of Costa Rica's national futsal team, which won the 2016 Concacaf Futsal Championship on this court, its second title after 2012.
The arena sits inside the Ciudad Deportiva de Hatillo, in Hatillo 2, in the central canton of San José. It is the main building of that sports complex and also serves as the home court of Costa Rica's national futsal team, so the hall is often busy with squad sessions and national games. Check the venue's programme before travelling, since access depends on whether a match, a Teletón broadcast or another event is taking place.
The 2014 FIFA Women's Futsal World Championship was the first international football event held at this court, excluding qualifiers; all matches of the tournament took place here, and Costa Rica finished fourth. In 2016 the arena hosted the Concacaf Futsal Championship, which Costa Rica won for a second consecutive title.
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