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List of indoor arenas in Europe

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Esprit Arena
Friends Arena
The Manchester Arena.
Belgrade Arena, the largest arena within the European Arenas Association
Ericsson Globe
Hartwall Areena
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Peace and Friendship Stadium
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Arena Zagreb
O2 World
Papp László Budapest Sportaréna
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Armeets Arena
Pavilhão Atlântico
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Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch
Ondrej Nepela Arena
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Romexpo

This is a list of indoor arenas in Europe by capacity. A broad definition of "Europe" is used here, including Israel. The largest indoor arena in the European Union is the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, with a capacity of 66,500. The largest member of the European Arenas Association is the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, with a capacity of 25,000.

The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (i.e. for concerts). All venues with at least 10,000 seats are listed.


Arena Capacity Opened Location Country
Esprit Arena 66,500 2005 Düsseldorf  Germany
Friends Arena 65,000 2012 Stockholm  Sweden
Moscow Olympic Arena 35,000[citation needed] 1980 Moscow  Russia
St. Petersburg Arena 25,000[1][2] 1979 St. Petersburg  Russia
Belgrade Arena 25,000[3] 2004 Belgrade  Serbia
Sinan Erdem Dome 22,500[citation needed] 2010 Istanbul  Turkey
Manchester Arena 21,000[4] 1995 Manchester  England
Pavilhão Atlântico 20,000[5] 1998 Lisbon  Portugal
Ethias Arena 20,000[citation needed] 2004 Hasselt  Belgium
The O2 Arena 20,000[6] 2007 London  England
Lanxess Arena 20,000 1998 Cologne  Germany
Earls Court Exhibition Centre 19,000[7] 1939 London  England
Armeets Arena 19,000 2011 Sofia  Bulgaria
Olympic Indoor Arena 18,700[8] 1995 Athens  Greece
Bizkaia Arena 18,640 2004 Barakaldo  Spain
Torino Palasport Olimpico 18,000 2005 Turin  Italy
Žalgiris Arena 17,500 2011 Kaunas  Lithuania
O2 Arena 17,360 2004 Prague  Czech Republic
PostFinance-Arena 17,131 1967 Bern  Switzerland
Sportpaleis Antwerp 17,000 1933 Antwerp  Belgium
Bercy Arena 17,000 1984 Paris  France
Palau Sant Jordi 16,500[9] 1990 Barcelona  Spain
Arena Zagreb 16,500[10] 2008 Zagreb  Croatia
Westfalenhalle 16,500 1952 Dortmund  Germany
Color Line Arena 16,000[11] 2002 Hamburg  Germany
Ericsson Globe 16,000 1989 Stockholm  Sweden
Wiener Stadthalle 16,000 1974 Vienna  Austria
Fernando Buesa Arena 15,504 1991 Vitoria-Gasteiz  Spain
Malmö Arena 15,500 2009 Malmö  Sweden
Palacio de Deportes 15,500 1960 Madrid  Spain
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 15,500 1983 Stuttgart  Germany
Hartwall Areena 15,000 1995 Helsinki  Finland
Telenor Arena 25,000 2009 Bærum  Norway
Minsk Arena 15,000 2009 Minsk  Belarus
Helliniko 15,000 2003 Athens  Greece
Odyssey Arena 15,000 2000 Belfast  Northern Ireland
Peace and Friendship Stadium 14,905 1983 Athens  Greece
Grand Arena Bordeaux 14,900 2012 Bordeaux  France
The O2 Dublin 14,500 2008 Dublin  Ireland
Arena Stožice 14,480 2010 Ljubljana  Slovenia
Tesla Arena 14,475 1962 Prague  Czech Republic
O2 World 14,300 2008 Berlin  Germany
Scandinavium 14,000 1971 Gothenburg  Sweden
Hallenstadion 14,000 1939 Zurich  Switzerland
Khodynka Arena 14,000 2006 Moscow  Russia
LG Arena 13,928 1982 Birmingham  England
SAP Arena 13,600 2005 Mannheim  Germany
Motorpoint Arena Sheffield 13,500 1991 Sheffield  England
ISS Dome 13,400 2006 Düsseldorf  Germany
Sørmarka Arena 13,000 2010 Stavanger  Norway
Elmia Eventcenter 13,000 1961 Jönköping  Sweden
Arena Łódź 13,000 2009 Łódź  Poland
Adriatic Arena 13,000 2001 Pesaro  Italy
Manchester Central Convention Complex 12,500 1986 Manchester  England
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 12,500 1985 Glasgow  Scotland
Papp László Budapest Sportaréna 12,500 2003 Budapest  Hungary
Thialf 12,500 1967 Heerenveen  Netherlands
Abdi İpekçi Arena 12,500 1986 Istanbul  Turkey
Vallhall Arena 12,500 2001 Oslo  Norway
Arena Riga 12,500 2006 Riga  Latvia
Caja Mágica 12,442 2009 Madrid  Spain
National Indoor Arena 12,802 1991 Birmingham  England
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg 12,000 2000 Saint Petersburg  Russia
München Olympiahalle 12,150 1972 Munich  Germany
Wembley Arena 12,000 1934 London  England
Siemens Arena 12,000 2004 Vilnius  Lithuania
Velodrom 12,000 2000 Berlin  Germany
Leipzig Arena 12,000 2002 Leipzig  Germany
Spaladium Arena 12,000 2009 Split  Croatia
ČEZ Aréna 12,000 1986 Ostrava  Czech Republic
Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch 12,000 1983 Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkuhalli 11,820 1990 Turku  Finland
Jyske Bank Boxen 11,800 2010 Herning  Denmark
Spens Sports Center 11,500 1981 Novi Sad  Serbia
Spodek 11,500 1971 Katowice  Poland
Ergo Arena 11,400 2010 Gdańsk, Sopot  Poland
Mediolanum Forum 11.200 1990 Milan  Italy
Echo Arena 11,000 2008 Liverpool  England
Håkons Hall 11,000 1993 Lillehammer  Norway
Ankara Super Arena 11,000 2010 Ankara  Turkey
Nokia Arena 11,000 2005 Tel Aviv  Israel
Karen Demirchyan Complex 11,000 1983 Yerevan  Armenia
TUI Arena 11,000 2000 Hannover  Germany
Metro Radio Arena 11,000[12] 1995 Newcastle  England
Brussels Forest National 10,800 1970 Brussels  Belgium
Madrid Arena 10,500 2002 Madrid  Spain
Príncipe Felipe Arena 10,500 1990 Zaragoza  Spain
Löfbergs Lila Arena 10,300 2001 Karlstad  Sweden
ČEZ Arena 10,300 1960 Pardubice  Czech Republic
Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu 10,110 2011 Bratislava  Slovakia
Max-Schmeling Arena 10,012 1996 Berlin  Germany
Romexpo 10,000 1991 Bucharest  Romania
ExCeL London 10,000 2000 London  England
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo 10,000 1988 Seville  Spain
Halkapınar Arena 10,000 2004 İzmir  Turkey
Bremen Arena 10,000 2004 Bremen  Germany
TatNeft Arena 10,000 2005 Kazan  Russia
Arena 2000 10,000 2001 Yaroslavl  Russia
Omsk Arena 10,000 2007 Omsk  Russia
Saku Suurhall 10,000 2001 Tallinn  Estonia
Mytishchi Arena 10,000 2006 Mytishchi  Russia
Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena 10,000 2003 Athens  Greece
Bilbao Arena 10,000 2010 Bilbao  Spain
Capital FM Arena Nottingham 10,000[13] 2000 Nottingham  England

See also

References

  1. ^ "Петербургский скк" (in Russian). Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex Official Website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Belgrade Arena Profile". Belgrade Arena. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Manchester Evening News Arena History". Retrieved 6 July 2011. Attracting over one million visitors each year, the 21,000 capacity Arena was named 'International Venue of the Year' in 2002
  5. ^ "Sala Atlântico - Ficha de Detalhe". Pavilhão Atlântico Official Website. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ http://www.eco.co.uk/p/earls-court/21
  8. ^ "Athens Olympic Sports Hall (OAKA)". stadia.gr. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Palau Sant Jordi. Main Hall. Technical data". Barcelona de Serveis Municipals. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Arena Zagreb description". Arena Zagreb Official Website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  11. ^ http://www.o2world-hamburg.de/die-arena/zahlen-a-fakten.html
  12. ^ http://www.metroradioarena.co.uk/about-the-arena/
  13. ^ http://www.capitalfmarena.com/capital/venue
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