José Abreu Coliseum
Sports venue in Isabela, Puerto Rico
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Jose "Buga" Abreu Coliseum (Spanish: Coliseo Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez) is a sports arena that is located in Isabela, Puerto Rico that seats 5,000 for basketball & volleyball games. The home of the Isabela Bantams (Spanish: Gallitos de Isabela) men's basketball team and the Isabela Pullets (Spanish: Pollitas de Isabela) women's basketball team. The Coliseum was the venue for the Taekwwondo events for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]
 Interactive map of Coliseo Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez | |
Full name | Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez |
|---|---|
| Location | Isabela, Puerto Rico 00662 |
| Capacity | 5,000+ |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1996, 2022 |
| Tenants | |
| Gallitos de Isabela (BSN) (1996-2005; 2010-2011; 2017-2018) Pollitas de Isabela (BSNF) (1998-2017; 2023-now) Playeras de Isabela (FSVL) (2003-2005) Gallitos de Isabela (LPVS) (2024-now) | |
The coliseum was named after a basketball player, Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez, who died in a car accident after a Bantams away game during a BSN season in the 1990s.
The original Jose Abreu Coliseum was opened in 1996 and demolished in 2018; the new one was reconstructed and refurnished in 2022, following damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017.[2]
