The 2025 European North Basketball league Glasora Final Four will take place on April 8-9, at the Gopass Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Gopass Arena – formerly known as Hala Pasienky, Hant Arena and Eurovia Arena – is a renovated multi-use arena in Bratislava, known for its distinct shape made of two crossing parabolic arches.
Architect Jozef Chovanec designed arena as a partial copy of J. S. Dorton arena – Paraboleum – in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the grounds of the North Carolina State Fair.
Gopass Arena has become an icon of Slovak modern construction.
Arena has hosted major sports events – the 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 2017 Women`s World Floorball championship and FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
Capacity – 3 200 seats. Year of opening – 1962. Address – Trnavska cesta 29, 831 04 Bratislava.
2025 Glasora Final Four schedule, Central European Time
Tuesday, April 8, semifinals
17.30 Inter Bratislava – CSO Voluntari
20.30 Newcastle Eagles – Dziki Warszawa
Wednesday, April 9, medal games
17.30 Bronze medal game
20.30 Final
Ticketing information
Tickets will be available for purchase on www.gopassarena.sk .
Accessibility
Gopass Arena is located close to two international airports.
Vienna airport (VIE) is a major international hub, located 55 kilometers from Slovakian capital.
Driving distance from Austrian capital is 80 kilometers.
Bratislava airport (BTS) is served by Ryanair and connects Slovakian capital with five destinations in the United Kingdom | flights map https://www.bts.aero/en/flights/flights-map/ .
Host city
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and the fourth largest city on the Danube river.
Population – 475 000.
Slovakia parted ways with Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993 in entirely peaceful way known as a Velvet divorce.
Inter Bratislava
Inter Bratislava was founded in 1963.
The first golden era of the club followed less than 20 years later.
Inter won the Czechoslovakia championship in 1979, 1980, 1983 and 1985.
Bratislava club had some success shortly after a Velvet divorce, winning the Slovak Cup in 1995 and Slovakia championship in 1996, followed by the second Slovak Cup win in 2003.
Another golden era followed after 2012, highlighted by winning four Slovakia championships (2013, 2014, 2017, 2019) and two more Slovak Cups (2015, 2016).
Inter legend Stanislav Kropilák won four Czechoslovak league championships with Bratislava club – then Inter Slovnaft – and one more with Pardubice in 1984.
Center earned a silver medal at the EuroBasket 1985 and two bronze medals – in 1977 and 1981.
Kropilák entered FIBA Hall of Fame in 2021, shortly before his passing in 2022.
Richard Petruška played for Inter Bratislava (1988-1990) before studying at the Loyola Marymount (1990-1991) and University of Colorado at Los Angeles (1992-1993).
A Levice born center was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 46th pick in the 1993 NBA draft.
Petruška won the 1994 NBA title with the Texas club.
He accidentally dropped the Larry O`Brien Championship Trophy during team celebration.
The dent in the trophy`s basketball remained a part of the trophy until 2018.
The other Yellow and Black legends are Rado Rančík, Martin Rančík, Peter Rajniak, Juraj Žuffa and Justín Sedlák.
Dontay Caruthers was named the first ever ENBL Defensive Player of the Year.
Isaiah Cousins was named the 2025 ENBL Most Valuable Player.
Head coach Aramis Naglič earned a silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
You can visit club`s website at www.bkinter.sk .
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