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This is a list of indoor arenas in Europe by capacity. A broad definition of "Europe " is used here, including the entirety of Russia , Turkey and Azerbaijan , Georgia , Armenia , Kazakhstan .
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.
Current arenas
Štark Arena , Belgrade
Sportpaleis , Antwerp
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall , Marousi
Manchester Arena , Manchester
AccorHotels Arena , Paris
Altice Arena , Lisbon
O2 Arena , London
Lanxess Arena , Cologne
O2 Arena , Prague
File:PalaOlimpico esterno 01.JPG Pala Alpitour , Turin
Palau Sant Jordi , Barcelona
Mercedes-Benz Arena , Berlin
Ziggo Dome , Amsterdam
PostFinance Arena , Bern
Westfalenhallen , Dortmund
Barclaycard Arena , Hamburg
Wiener Stadthalle , Vienna
Ericsson Globe , Stockholm
Royal Arena , Copenhagen
Arena Birmingham , Birmingham
Arena
Capacity
Opened
Location
Country
Štark Arena
24,232[1]
2004
Belgrade
Serbia
Sportpaleis
23,359[2] [3]
1933
Antwerp
Belgium
Tauron Arena Kraków
22,000[4]
2014
Kraków
Poland
Manchester Arena
21,000[5]
1995
Manchester
United Kingdom
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
20,700[6]
1995
Athens
Greece
AccorHotels Arena
20,300[7]
1984
Paris
France
Altice Arena
20,100[8]
1998
Lisbon
Portugal
The O2 Arena
20,000[9]
2007
London
United Kingdom
Žalgiris Arena
20,000
2011
Kaunas
Lithuania
Lanxess Arena
19,500[10]
1998
Cologne
Germany
O2 Arena
19,000[11] [circular reference ]
2004
Prague
Czech Republic
Pala Alpitour
18,100
2005
Turin
Italy
Palau Sant Jordi
17,500
1990
Barcelona
Spain
Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin
17,400
2008
Berlin
Germany
Ziggo Dome
17,200[12]
2012
Amsterdam
Netherlands
PostFinance Arena
17,100
1967
Bern
Switzerland
Westfalenhallen
16,500
1952
Dortmund
Germany
Rotterdam Ahoy
16,426[13]
1950
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Royal Arena
16,100
2017
Copenhagen
Denmark
Barclaycard Arena Hamburg
16,400[14]
2002
Hamburg
Germany
Wiener Stadthalle
16,300
1958
Vienna
Austria
Ericsson Globe
16,200
1989
Stockholm
Sweden
P&J Live
16,000[15]
2019
Aberdeen
United Kingdom
Arena Birmingham
15,800[16]
1991
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Resorts World Arena
15,685[17]
1980
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Fernando Buesa Arena
15,504
1991
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Spain
Malmö Arena
15,500
2009
Malmö
Sweden
WiZink Center
15,500
1960
Madrid
Spain
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
15,500
1983
Stuttgart
Germany
Bizkaia Arena
15,414
2004
Barakaldo
Spain
Sinan Erdem Dome
15,400
2010
Istanbul
Turkey
Arena Zagreb
15,300
2008
Zagreb
Croatia
Ethias Arena
15,200[18]
2004
Hasselt
Belgium
Minsk-Arena
15,086
2009
Minsk
Belarus
Romexpo Dome
15,000[19]
1991
Bucharest
Romania
Palais 12
15,000[20]
2013
Brussels
Belgium
Ergo Arena
15,000
2010
Gdańsk /Sopot
Poland
Halle Tony Garnier
15,000
1988
Lyon
France
SAP Arena
15,000
2005
Mannheim
Germany
Hartwall Arena
15,000
1997
Helsinki
Finland
Hellinikon Olympic Arena
15,000
2003
Faliro
Greece
Jyske Bank Boxen
15,000
2010
Herning
Denmark
VTB Arena Small Arena
15,000
2019
Moscow
Russia
Peace and Friendship Stadium
14,905
1983
Piraeus
Greece
3Arena
14,500
2008
Dublin
Ireland
Arena Stožice
14,480
2010
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tipsport Arena
14,475
1962
Prague
Czech Republic
Palacio Vistalegre
14,000
2000
Madrid
Spain
Scandinavium
14,000
1971
Gothenburg
Sweden
Hallenstadion
14,000
1939
Zürich
Switzerland
Megasport Arena
14,000
2006
Moscow
Russia
Park&Suites Arena
14,000
2010
Montpellier
France
Atlas Arena
13,805
2009
Łódź
Poland
Ülker Sports Arena
13,800
2011
Istanbul
Turkey
First Direct Arena
13,781[21] [22]
2013
Leeds
United Kingdom
Gliwice Arena
13,752
2018
Gliwice
Poland
FlyDSA Arena
13,600[23]
1991
Sheffield
United Kingdom
Festhalle Frankfurt
13,500
1909
Frankfurt
Germany
Sparkassen-Arena
13,500
1952
Kiel
Germany
ISS Dome
13,400
2006
Düsseldorf
Germany
Sørmarka Arena
13,000
2010
Stavanger
Norway
The SSE Hydro
13,000[24]
2013
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Elmia Eventcenter
13,000
1961
Jönköping
Sweden
Adriatic Arena
13,000
1996
Pesaro
Italy
Flanders Expo
13,000
1986
Ghent
Belgium
Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
12,760
1991
Badalona
Spain
König Pilsener Arena
12,650
1996
Oberhausen
Germany
Siemens Arena
12,500
2004
Vilnius
Lithuania
Mediolanum Forum
12,500
1990
Assago
Italy
Papp László Budapest Sportaréna
12,500
2003
Budapest
Hungary
Thialf
12,500
1967
Heerenveen
Netherlands
The SSE Arena, Wembley
12,500[25]
1934
London
United Kingdom
Caja Mágica
12,442
2009
Madrid
Spain
Arena Armeec
12,373[26]
2011
Sofia
Bulgaria
Galaxie d'Amnéville
12,200
1990
Amnéville
France
Olympiahalle München
12,150
1972
Munich
Germany
VTB Ice Palace
12,100
2015
Moscow
Russia
Zénith de Strasbourg
12,079
2008
Strasbourg
France
Baku Crystal Hall
12,000
2012
Baku
Azerbaijan
Trondheim Spektrum
12,000
1963/2019
Trondheim
Norway
Palais des sports de Grenoble
12,000
1967
Grenoble
France
Forum Braga [pt ]
12,000
1981/2017
Braga
Portugal
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg
12,000
2000
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Velodrom
12,000
2000
Berlin
Germany
Arena Leipzig
12,000
2002
Leipzig
Germany
Zetra Olympic Hall
12,000
1983
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ostravar Aréna
12,000
1986
Ostrava
Czech Republic
Bolshoy Ice Dome
12,000
2012
Sochi
Russia
Barys Arena
12,000
2015
Nur-Sultan
Kazakhstan
Almaty Ice Palace
12,000
2016
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Gatorade Center
11,820
1990
Turku
Finland
Luzhniki Palace of Sports
11,500
1956
Moscow
Russia
Gran Canaria Arena
11,500
2014
Las Palmas
Spain
Saab Arena
11,500
2004
Linköping
Sweden
Spodek
11,500
1971
Katowice
Poland
Utilita Arena
11,400[27]
1995
Newcastle
United Kingdom
Pais Arena
11,000
2014
Jerusalem
Israel
Arkéa Arena
11,300
2018
Bordeaux
France
Arēna Rīga
11,200
2006
Riga
Latvia
Plaza de Toros de La Ribera
11,046
2001
Logroño
Spain
Gavlerinken Arena
11,000
1967/2006
Gävle
Sweden
Europarque [pt ]
11,000
1995
Santa Maria da Feira
Portugal
PalaLottomatica
11,000
1960
Rome
Italy
M&S Bank Arena
11,000[28]
2008
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Håkons Hall
11,000
1993
Lillehammer
Norway
Ankara Arena
11,000
2010
Ankara
Turkey
Karen Demirchyan Complex
11,000
1983
Yerevan
Armenia
TUI Arena
11,000
2000
Hanover
Germany
Centennial Hall
11,000
1913
Wrocław
Poland
Tbilisi Sports Palace
11,000
1961
Tbilisi
Georgia
Coliseum da Coruña
11,000
1991
A Coruña
Spain
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
11,000
1999
Málaga
Spain
Unipol Arena
11,000
1993
Casalecchio di Reno
Italy
Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
11,000
2001
Nuremberg
Germany
Laugardalshöllin
11,000
1973
Reykjavík
Iceland
Spaladium Arena
10,931
2009
Split
Croatia
Forest National
10,800
1970
Brussels
Belgium
The SSE Arena, Belfast
10,800[29]
2000
Belfast
United Kingdom
Hall XXL
10,750
2013
Nantes
France
Iradier Arena
10,714
1941
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Spain
Chizhovka-Arena
10,600
2013
Minsk
Belarus
Madrid Arena
10,500
2002
Madrid
Spain
Pabellón Príncipe Felipe
10,500
1990
Zaragoza
Spain
TatNeft Arena
10,400
2005
Kazan
Russia
Menora Mivtachim Arena
10,383
1963
Tel Aviv
Israel
Löfbergs Arena
10,300
2001
Karlstad
Sweden
Tipsport arena Pardubice
10,300
1960
Pardubice
Czech Republic
Eisstadion an der Brehmstraße
10,285
1935
Düsseldorf
Germany
Plaza de Toros de Illumbe
10,241
1998
San Sebastián
Spain
Slovnaft Aréna
10,110
2011
Bratislava
Slovakia
Max-Schmeling-Halle
10,012
1996
Berlin
Germany
Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno
10,000
1892/2006
Lisbon
Portugal
Oslo Spektrum
10,000
1991
Oslo
Norway
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo
10,000
1988
Seville
Spain
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
10,000
2004
İzmir
Turkey
ÖVB Arena
10,000
2004
Bremen
Germany
Arena 2000
10,000
2001
Yaroslavl
Russia
Arena Omsk
10,000
2007
Omsk
Russia
Saku Suurhall
10,000
2001
Tallinn
Estonia
Mytishchi Arena
10,000
2006
Mytishchi
Russia
PAOK Sports Arena
10,000
2000
Thessaloniki
Greece
Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena
10,000
2003
Athens
Greece
Bilbao Arena
10,000
2010
Bilbao
Spain
León Arena
10,000
1948
Léon
Spain
Plaza de Toros La Cubierta
10,000
1997
Leganés
Spain
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
10,000[30]
2000
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Kiev Palace of Sports
10,000
1960
Kiev
Ukraine
B&W Hallerne
10,000
1960's/1996/2014
Copenhagen
Denmark
Főnix Hall
10,000
2002
Debrecen
Hungary
Olympiahalle Innsbruck
10,000
1963
Innsbruck
Austria
Stadthalle Graz
10,000
2002
Graz
Austria
St. Jakobshalle
10,000
1976
Basel
Switzerland
SEG Geneva Arena
10,000
1995
Geneva
Switzerland
National Gymnastics Arena
10,000
2014
Baku
Azerbaijan
Steel Aréna
10,000
2006
Košice
Slovakia
d'Coque
10,000
1982/2002[31]
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
BTarena
10,000
2014
Cluj-Napoca
Romania
Vaudoise Aréna
10,000
2019
Lausanne
Switzerland
SC Olimpiyskiy , Moscow
Telenor Arena , Bærum
Currently these arenas are primarily used for indoor sports and/or other events i.e. music concerts, but can also receive association football or rugby matches in the winter, unlike the US and Canada domes, which are enclosed stadiums primarily used for outdoor sports.
Telenor Arena could be considered the only dome in Europe from its opening in 2009 until 2011, when the association football club Stabæk used it for their home matches before returning to their old home, Nadderud Stadion , as the club couldn't support the rent to play at Telenor Arena. The next domed stadium to open in Europe was Paris La Défense Arena in 2017.
Arenas under construction
Proposed arenas
Arena
Capacity
Ground breaking
Opening
Location
Country
Hala Narodowa
24,000
TBD
TBD
Warsaw
Poland
MSG Sphere London
21,500[33]
TBD
TBD
London
United Kingdom
Arena Polivalentă
20,000[34]
2020
2023
Bucharest
Romania
YTL Arena Bristol
17,000[35]
TBD
2022
Bristol
United Kingdom
Sala Polivalentă
16,000[36]
2020
2022
Timișoara
Romania
New Cardiff Bay Arena
15,000[37]
TBD
TBD
Cardiff
United Kingdom
Arena Santa Giulia
15,000
TBD
TBD
Milan
Italy
Quayside Arena
12,500[38]
TBD
2023
Gateshead
United Kingdom
SAP Garden
11,500[39]
2019
2021
Munich
Germany
Bergen Byarena
11,000[40]
TBD
TBD
Bergen
Norway
Helsinki Garden
10,500
TBD
TBD
Helsinki
Finland
Sala Polivalentă
10,059[41]
2020
2022
Brașov
Romania
Sala Polivalentă Regina Maria
10,212[42]
2020
2022
Iași
Romania
Uppsala Arena
10,000
TBD
TBD
Uppsala
Sweden
See also
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Sovereign states States with limited recognition