List of indoor arenas in Europe
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
Current arenas that can be used for football
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.
Arena | Capacity | Opened | Location | Country |
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Paris La Défense Arena | 40,000 | 2017 | Nanterre | France |
SC Olimpiyskiy | 30,000[31] | 1980 | Moscow | Russia |
Telenor Arena | 26,000 | 2009 | Bærum | Norway |
SCC Peterburgskiy | 25,000[32][33] | 1979 | Saint Petersburg | Russia |
Vikingskipet | 20,000 | 1992 | Hamar | Norway |
Egilshöllin | 18,000 | 2004 | Reykjavík | Iceland |
Vallhall Arena | 12,500 | 2001 | Oslo | Norway |
Sportkompleks Illichivets | 12,000 | 2007 | Mariupol | Ukraine |
Göransson Arena | 10,000 | 2009 | Sandviken | Sweden |
ABB Arena Syd | 10,000 | 2007 | Västerås | Sweden |
Arenas under construction
Arena | Capacity | Opening | Location | Country |
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Arena Polivalentă | 20,000 | 2022 | Bucharest | Romania |
Tampereen monitoimiareena | 13,000 | 2021 | Tampere | Finland |
Swiss Life Arena | 12,000 | 2022 | Zurich | Switzerland |
Proposed arenas
Arena | Capacity | Ground breaking |
Opening | Location | Country |
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Hala Narodowa | 24,000 | 2017 | 2020 | Warsaw | Poland |
MSG Sphere London | 21,500[34] | TBD | TBD | London | United Kingdom |
Arena Polivalentă | 20,000[35] | 2019 | 2022 | Bucharest | Romania |
YTL Arena Bristol | 17,000[36] | TBD | 2022 | Bristol | United Kingdom |
Sala Polivalentă | 16,000[37] | 2020 | 2022 | Timișoara | Romania |
New Cardiff Bay Arena | 15,000[38] | TBD | TBD | Cardiff | United Kingdom |
Arena Santa Giulia | 15,000 | TBD | TBD | Milan | Italy |
Quayside Arena | 12,500[39] | TBD | 2023 | Gateshead | United Kingdom |
SAP Garden | 11,500[40] | 2019 | 2021 | Munich | Germany |
Bergen Byarena | 11,000[41] | TBD | TBD | Bergen | Norway |
Helsinki Garden | 10,500 | TBD | TBD | Helsinki | Finland |
Uppsala Arena | 10,000 | TBD | TBD | Uppsala | Sweden |
Sala Polivalentă | 10,000[42] | TBD | TBD | Iași | Romania |
Sala Polivalentă | 10,000[43] | 2020 | 2022 | Brașov | Romania |
See also
- List of indoor arenas by capacity
- List of association football stadiums by capacity
- List of European stadiums by capacity
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