{{Short description|Indoor multi-purpose arena in Assago, Italy}} {{Infobox venue | name = Unipol Forum | nickname = | image = File:Forum Assago esterno.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | logo_image = Unipol Forum logo.webp | caption = | fullname = Unipol Forum | location = Grande Milano | address = Via Giuseppe di Vittorio 6<br>20090 Assago, MI, Italy | coordinates = {{coord|45|24|4|N|9|8|32|E|type:landmark_region:IT|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = 1988 | built = | opened = 26 October 1990 | renovated = 2014, 2017 | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = ForumNet Group | operator = | surface = | construction_cost = | architect = Giuseppe and Luca Cabassi | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | project_manager = | main_contractors = Cabassi Group | former_names = Forum di Assago (1990–93)<br>FilaForum (1993–2006)<br>DatchForum (2006–08)<br>{{nowrap|Mediolanum Forum (2009–24)}} | tenants = Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano {{small|(LBA) (1990–present)}} | capacity = 15,800 | dimensions = | scoreboard = | website = {{URL|http://www.forummilano.com|Venue Website}} }}
'''Unipol Forum''' (formerly the '''FilaForum''', '''DatchForum''' and '''Mediolanum Forum'''; known as the '''Forum di Milano''' in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, Italy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mediolanumforum.it/en/howtoreachus/ |title=HOW TO REACH US. |access-date=2021-10-02 |language=it |archive-date=2021-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218002146/http://www.mediolanumforum.it/en/howtoreachus/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The arena has an official seated capacity of 12,800,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mediolanumforum.it/it/chisiamo/ |title=CHI SIAMO . |access-date=2013-07-04 |language=it |archive-date=2017-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110170924/http://www.mediolanumforum.it/it/chisiamo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> but can hold 15,800 with standing,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gottfried |first=Gideon |date=2026-02-05 |title=Live Nation Acquires Italy's Unipol Arena - Pollstar News |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2026/02/05/live-nation-acquires-italys-unipol-arena/ |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=news.pollstar.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and is primarily used for basketball, ice hockey, tennis and live concerts.
The venue is the home ground of the EuroLeague and Italian Serie A professional basketball team AX Armani Exchange Milan. In May 2024, the current sponsor, Unipol, took over naming rights in a deal that will run to 2027.<ref>{{cite web |title=Unipol is the new Title Sponsor of the Forum di Milano |url=https://www.unipol.it/en/unipol-new-title-sponsor-forum-di-milano |website=Gruppo Unipol |access-date=2024-07-26 |ref=Unipol}}</ref>
== History == [[File:Forum Assago Parquet 2.jpg|thumb|left|The central arena during the 2014 Euroleague Final Four]] The Forum of Assago was built by Giuseppe Cabassi and his son Luca in 1990. It was named in several different way due to different sponsorships during the years: from 1993 to 2006 it was named FilaForum, from 2006 to 2008 DatchForum and then, from 2009 to 2023, MediolanumForum.
The venue is located in the Milanofiori complex and covers {{convert|40,000|sqm|sqft}}. The area has four tiers of seating, in addition to luxury suites. The Forum received the 1994 European Prize for Architecture for sports venues awarded by the Italian National Olympic Committee and the Council of Europe. It is also one of two facilities in Italy, along with Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, to be part of the European Arenas Association network.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mediolanumforum.it/it/chisiamo/ |title=MediolanumForumn.it Chi Siamo. |access-date=2013-07-04 |archive-date=2017-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110170924/http://www.mediolanumforum.it/it/chisiamo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The arena has been renvoated three times, with the 2014 Euroleague Final Four seeing the arena's seating capacity increase from 11,500 to 12,700, and then re-signage and floor re-grading in 2017.
== Entertainment events == {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! colspan="4" |Entertainment events at Forum di Milano |- ! width=100| Date ! width=100| Artist ! width=150| Tour ! width=150| Opening act |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''1993''' |- | February 18 | rowspan=2| Paul McCartney | rowspan=2| The New World Tour |- | February 19 |- | May 5 | Iron Maiden | Real Live Tour |- | May 17 | rowspan=2|Peter Gabriel | rowspan=2|Secret World Tour |- | November 22 |- |October 7 | rowspan="2" |Whitney Houston | rowspan="2" |The Bodyguard World Tour |- |October 8 |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''1996''' |- | May 17 | AC/DC | Ballbreaker World Tour |- | September 19 | Tina Turner | Wildest Dreams Tour |- |October 30 |Celine Dion |Falling into You: Around the World |- | November 1 | Gloria Estefan | Evolution Tour |- | November 13 | Pearl Jam | No Code Tour | Fastbacks |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''1998''' |- | March 8 | rowspan="2" |Spice Girls | rowspan="2" |Spiceworld Tour |- | March 9 |- | May 5 | Janet Jackson | The Velvet Rope Tour | Another Level |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''1999''' |- | June 23 | Alanis Morissette | Junkie Tour |- | September 23 | Iron Maiden | The Ed Hunter Tour |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2000''' |- | February 17 | Mariah Carey | Rainbow World Tour |- | May 23 | Santana | Supernatural Tour |- | June 13 | rowspan=3| Madonna | rowspan=3| Drowned World Tour |- | June 14 |- | June 15
|- | June 22 | Pearl Jam | Binaural Tour | The Dismemberment Plan |-
| October 24
| Oops!... I Did It Again Tour |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2002''' |- | June 18 | Kylie Minogue | KylieFever2002 |- | November 18 | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour | 1 Giant Leap |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2003''' |-
|April 17 |Shakira |Tour of the Mongoose |- | May 8 | rowspan=2|Peter Gabriel | rowspan=2|Growing Up Tour / Growing Up Live DVD |- | May 9 |- |October 20 |Christina Aguilera |Stripped World Tour |So Solid Crew |- | October 27 | Iron Maiden | Dance of Death World Tour |- | November 10 | Mariah Carey | Charmbracelet World Tour |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2004''' |-
| May 11
| Still Growing Up Tour
|- | May 19
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| October 16 | Avril Lavigne | Bonez Tour |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2005''' |- | May 26 | Destinys Child | Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It |- | November 14 | Coldplay | Twisted Logic Tour | Goldfrapp |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2006''' |- | September 17 | Pearl Jam | 2006 World Tour | |- | December 2 | rowspan=2| Iron Maiden | rowspan=2| A Matter of Life and Death Tour |- | December 3 |- | December 4 | Muse | Black Holes and Revelations Tour | Noisettes |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2007''' |- | February 27 | Shakira | Oral Fixation Tour |- | May 10 | Beyoncé | The Beyonce Experience | Lemar |- |June 1 |Justin Timberlake |FutureSex/LoveShow | |- | October 16 | Gwen Stefani | The Sweet Escape Tour | CSS |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2008''' |- | March 29 | Alicia Keys | As I Am Tour |- | June 13 | Avril Lavigne | The Best Damn World Tour | Jonas Brothers |- | July 3 | Celine Dion | Taking Chances World Tour |- | September 30 | Coldplay | Viva la Vida Tour | High Wire<br />Albert Hammond Jr. |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2009''' |- | March 19 | rowspan="2" |AC/DC | rowspan="2" |Black Ice World Tour | rowspan="2" |The Answer |- | March 21 |- | July 16 | Gloria Estefan | 90 Millas World Tour |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4"|'''2010''' |- | March 16 | The Cranberries | 20 Years Tour | Outside Royalty |- | April 12 | Tokio Hotel | Humanoid City World Tour |- | May 3 | Whitney Houston | Nothing but Love World Tour | Karima |- | May 12 | The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. World Tour | Cheryl Cole |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2011''' |-
| March 11
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| March 15
| Emma Marrone |-
|May 3 |Shakira |The Sun Comes Out World Tour
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| September 11
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| December 11
| Rihanna
|- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2012''' |- | May 7 | LMFAO | Sorry for Party Rocking Tour
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| October 2
| The Darkness<br />Lady Starlight |- |October 29 |The Cranberries |Roses Tour |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2013'''
|- | February 23
| rowspan=2| Cirque de Soleil
| rowspan=2| Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicedie.it/home/interessi/milano-michael-jackson-the-immortal-world-tour-dal-23-al-24-febbraio-mediolanum-forum-di-assago.html|title=Milano: Michael Jackson ''The Immortal World Tour'' dal 23 al 24 Febbraio Mediolanum Forum di Assago|work=nicedie.it|access-date=2016-10-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009210438/http://www.nicedie.it/home/interessi/milano-michael-jackson-the-immortal-world-tour-dal-23-al-24-febbraio-mediolanum-forum-di-assago.html|archive-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>
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| February 24 |- | May 7
| Kassidy |-
| May 18
| Beyoncé
| The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour
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| May 20
| Camryn
|- | October 7
| Back to Front Tour |- | October 29 | Nickelback | Here and Now Tour<ref>{{cite web|title=Ci sono tutte le hit nella scaletta dei Nickelback a Milano|url=http://www.onstageweb.com/scaletta-concerto/nickelback-milano-29-ottobre-2013-scaletta/|work=Jacopo Casati|access-date=2016-09-30|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018155951/http://www.onstageweb.com/scaletta-concerto/nickelback-milano-29-ottobre-2013-scaletta/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- | November 2 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Love Lust Faith and Dream Tour | You Me at Six<br />Twin Atlantic |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2014''' |- | January 3 | rowspan=3| Violetta | rowspan=3| Violetta - Il concerto |- | January 4 |- | January 5
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| June 8
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| November 4
| Lady Starlight |-
| November 17 | OneRepublic | Native Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onstageweb.com/recensione-concerto/one-republic-milano-17-novembre-2014-recensione/|title=Gli One Republic si scaldano solo a fine serata. A Milano concerto a due velocità|first=Elena|last=Odelli|work=On Stage|date=2014-11-18|access-date=2016-10-06|archive-date=2016-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009113703/http://www.onstageweb.com/recensione-concerto/one-republic-milano-17-novembre-2014-recensione/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/one-republic-conquistano-milano-con-un-concerto-di-classe-e-rock_2079977201402a.shtml|title=One Republic conquistano Milano con un concerto di classe e rock|work=TGCOM24|date=2014-11-18|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref> |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2015''' |-
| January 25
| x Tour
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| January 30 | rowspan=2| Violetta | rowspan=2| Violetta Live |- | January 31
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| February 13 | Lionel Richie
| All the Hits, All Night Long
| Marion Raven |-
| February 21
|- | May 9
| Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=https://suprtickets.com/blog/5-seconds-summer-announce-2015-rock-socks-uk-european-tour/|title=5 Seconds of Summer announce 2015 "Rock Out with Your Socks Out" UK & European Tour|work=SuprTickets|date=2014-07-09|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamworld.it/concerti-festival/biglietti-concerto-5-seconds-of-summer-a-torino-e-milano-maggio-2015/|title=Biglietti concerto 5 Seconds Of Summer a Torino e Milano Maggio 2015|work=Team World|date=2014-09-06|access-date=2016-10-06|archive-date=2016-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009115003/http://www.teamworld.it/concerti-festival/biglietti-concerto-5-seconds-of-summer-a-torino-e-milano-maggio-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cubemagazine.it/5-seconds-of-summer-foto-concerto-8-maggio-2015-torino/|title=5 Seconds Of Summer: concerto a Torino, 8 maggio 2015 – foto|work=Cube Magazine|date=2015-05-09|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref>
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| May 25
| Rixton
|- | June 12 | Maroon 5 | Maroon V Tour | Magic!<br />Nick Gardner<br />Mike Watson |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2016''' |- | February 1 | Ellie Goulding | Delirium World Tour<ref>{{cite web|title=Lo show di Ellie Goulding colora Milano|url=http://www.onstageweb.com/recensione-concerto/ellie-goulding-milano-1-febbraio-2016/|work=Laura Ritagliati|access-date=2016-09-30|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018161457/http://www.onstageweb.com/recensione-concerto/ellie-goulding-milano-1-febbraio-2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Sara Hartman |- | May 14 | rowspan=6| Muse | rowspan=6| Drones World Tour<ref>{{cite web|title=Muse Milano 2016 biglietti: polemica per il sold out; ticket ancora disponibili|url=http://www.daringtodo.com/tv/muse-milano-2016-biglietti-polemica-per-il-sold-out-ticket-ancora-disponibili.php|work=daringtodo.com|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref> | rowspan=6| De Staat |- | May 15 |- | May 17 |- | May 18 |- | May 20 |- | May 21 |- | July 22
| The Book of Souls World Tour
| Anthrax<br />Sabaton |- | November 7 | Twenty One Pilots | Emotional Roadshow World Tour<ref>{{cite web|title=twenty one pilots announce world tour dates|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/twenty_one_pilots_announce_world_tour_dates|work=.altpress.com|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref> | Bry |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2017''' |- | February 21
| |-
| March 28
| Got Me Started Tour
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| May 6
| James TW
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| May 20
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| May 30
| The Vamps |-
| June 15
| 24K Magic World Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milanoweekend.it/2016/11/17/bruno-mars-tour-2017-biglietti/81276#.WDvL6XE2vcc|title=Bruno Mars tour 2017, appuntamento a Bologna e Milano: date e biglietti|first=Arianna|last=Ascione|work=Milano Weekend|date=2016-11-17|access-date=2016-11-28}}</ref>
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| December 19
| Farewell Concert<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/news-musica/elio-e-le-storie-tese-il-nuovo-album-e-arrivedorci/399699/|title=Elio e le storie tese, il nuovo album è 'Arrivedorci'|last=Italia|first=Rolling Stone|work=Rolling Stone Italia|access-date=2018-09-27|language=it-IT}}</ref> |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2018''' |- | January 18 | Lady Gaga | Joanne World Tour |- | January 20 | David Guetta | European Arena Tour 2018 |- | January 27 | Depeche Mode | Global Spirit Tour | Algiers |- | February 2 | rowspan="2" |Soy Luna cast | rowspan="2" |Soy Luna Live |- | February 3 |- | April 2 | Harry Styles | Harry Styles: Live on Tour | Mabel |- | April 11 | Lana Del Rey | LA to the Moon Tour | Cat Power |- | May 7 | Niall Horan | Flicker World Tour | Julia Michaels |- | May 11 | Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All Tour |- | June 4 | Arctic Monkeys | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Tour | Cameron Avery |- | June 21 | Shakira | El Dorado World Tour | Salva |- | June 25 | Queen | Queen + Adam Lambert |- | October 11 | rowspan=4| U2 | rowspan=4| Experience + Innocence Tour |- | October 12 |- | October 15 |- | October 16 |- style="background:#ddd;" ! colspan="4" |'''2019''' |- | June 17 | Phil Collins | Not Dead Yet Tour |- | September 18 | Little Mix | LM5: The Tour | Keelie Walker |- ! colspan="4" |'''2020''' |- | June 6 | Eric Clapton | Summer European Tour 2020<ref>{{cite web|author=Scott Bernstein|url=http://www.jambase.com/article/eric-clapton-tour-european-2020|title=Eric Clapton Announces European Tour 2020|publisher=Jam Base Magazine|date=2 October 2019|access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> |- ! colspan="4" |'''2022''' |- | April 10 | Louis Tomlinson | Louis Tomlinson World Tour | Only The Poets |- | May 25 | rowspan=2| Dua Lipa | rowspan=2| Future Nostalgia Tour | rowspan=2| Griff |- | May 26 |- ! colspan="4" |'''2023''' |- | April 24 | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux Tour | Girlfriends<br />Phem |- | September 10 | Various ASAP artists | ASAP Live in Milan | |- | September 12 | Björk | Cornucopia | |-
|October 22 |50 Cent |The Final Lap Tour |Busta Rhymes |- |- | November 23 | rowspan=2| Madonna | rowspan=2| The Celebration Tour | rowspan=2| Stuart Price<br />Bob the Drag Queen |- | November 25 |- ! colspan="4" |'''2024''' |- | February 22 | Kanye West & Various artists | Vultures 1 Listening Party | |- |March 21 | Niall Horan | The Show: Live on Tour | Tommy Lefroy |- | May 28 | Jonas Brothers | Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour | Mimi Webb |- ! colspan="4" |'''2025''' |- | January 20 | Ateez | Towards The Light: Will To Power Tour | |- | March 26 | Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet Tour | Rachel Chinouriri |- |July 2 |Ado |Hibana World Tour | |- | October 19 | rowspan=2| Lady Gaga | rowspan=2| The Mayhem Ball | rowspan=2| |- | October 20 |- | November 26 | Big Time Rush | In Real Life Worldwide Tour |- ! colspan="4" |'''2026''' |- | April 3 | rowspan="2" |Various artists | rowspan="2" |K-Pop Forever! | rowspan="2" | |- | April 25 |}
==Sports== [[File:Forum Assago Parquet 7.jpg|thumb|2014 Euroleague Final Four]] The arena has hosted the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the 2003 IIHF Continental Cup Superfinal of ice hockey (together with Lugano's Pista La Resega), WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown in 2007, and the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
Since 2011, the Forum has also been home to La Grande Sfida, an annual tennis exhibition event played every Christmas. The arena also hosted the EuroLeague Final Four in 2014.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/114714/180 Euroleague.net Milan, Italy to host 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four.] and, in the same year, the finals of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.</ref>
The forum was the venue for the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2018 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/results/season1718/wc2018/index.htm |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.isuresults.com}}</ref>
Some matches of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship were held at the venue. The venue also hosted some group phase matches of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 which Italy hosted alongside Czech Republic in Prague, Georgia in Tbilisi and Germany in Berlin and Cologne.
In July 2024 the 19th World Kendo Championship was held at the forum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wkc2024.com/wkc2024-venue/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |title=Wkc2024 Venue }}</ref> In February 2025, the 6th stage of the ISU Short Track World Tour is held at the Forum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISU Short Track World Tour - Milano {{!}} Milano Cortina 2026 |url=https://milanocortina2026.olympics.com/en/isu-short-track-world-tour-milano |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=milanocortina2026.olympics.com}}</ref>
It also hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
==See also== * List of tennis stadiums by capacity * List of indoor arenas in Italy
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *{{Official website}}
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