[2] A year after its inauguration, on 1 April 1967, The arena saw the home team Real defeat Simmenthal Milano to claim its third European Champions cup title after a 93–91 victory.

[3] During the 21 consecutive years that Real played on the field of the old pavilion it would conquer 5 European Champions titles, 4 Intercontinental cups, 17 League Championships, 10 Cup titles, 1 Supercopa of Spain, 2 Matches of the Community of Madrid and 16 Matches of Christmas.

[5] The tremendous successes in that period of time made the 5,000 seat arena too small for a team of that magnitude, and in 1987 the team moved its home matches to the Palace of Sports of the Madrid Community located in the Goya Street of Madrid.

Soon after Real decided to return and host its home matches in the arena in the start of the 1998–99 season, the arena was renovated at a cost of roughly 350 million pesetas[6] and reopened on 4 February 1999 and was also renamed Raimundo Saporta Pavilion in honor of the club director who had died in February 1997.

[1] The demolition of the arena took place in August 2004,[7] and Real Madrid moved its home games to Palacio Vistalegre.